Spalding High school students and The Rotary of Spalding and Welland donate ring-pulls to families in the Philippines in a bid to support poverty scheme

Kind-hearted youngsters have helped transform the lives of families in the Philippines who are living in ‘poverty and squalor’, after donating metal ring-pulls.

The year seven pupils at Spalding High School worked alongside the Rotary Club of Spalding and Welland to create and design donation boxes, which were brimming with collections.

All of the donations made will be transported to the Philippines by The Purple Community Fund charity, which helps families to become financially independent by teaching them to make items out of ring pulls.

Rotarians have been collecting and sending ring-pulls to the charity for several years.

The club’s Trevor Clay said: “The high school has been a great help this year in boosting the rotary’s own efforts. We were delighted to receive invaluable help from them in our ongoing efforts to raise families in the Philippines out of poverty and squalor.

“It has also helped the year seven girls to learn about recycling and the need to help struggling communities in less fortunate lands across the world to survive.

“This would be a fun and rewarding project for other schools in Spalding to join in with, whether it’s primary or secondary. Spalding Rotary would be delighted to receive as many ring-pulls as can be collected.

“There are amazing items of jewellery, handbags and more which are made in workshops out of humble throw-away ring-pulls from drink-cans.

“It helps to generate income, food, independence, self-respect and education in schools from the profits made.

“We would also like to thank our invaluable friend of Rotary, Andrew Inkley, who gladly allows his clothing shop on Vine Street in The Crescent to be a collecting point for ring-pulls from the public to help this initiative to have maximum impact.”