A school’s “exceptional” donations “brought pure joy and happiness” to a charity.
Schoolboys from Loyola Preparatory School, in Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, dropped off 341.65kg in donations to Epping Forest Foodbank on November 24, which the foodbank compared to “more than a baby leopard seal”.
The school, for children aged three to 11, was told it gave the largest ever donation, despite only having 155 pupils.
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A letter from the foodbank said: “Firstly, a huge thank you to you all.
“Your donation is exceptional. The thought and individuality of these hampers are truly heart felt.
“Your boys brought pure joy and happiness this morning, got stuck in with helping move the hampers, and really did bring a ray of light and joy to this dull morning."
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