Abbey Park School, Swindon Domestic Abuse Support Service (SDASS) and Justin Tomlinson came together for a special event to launch this year’s Easter Egg Collection.
For the third year Justin and the SDASS are joining forces to collect Easter eggs for families living in the refuge or supported by the organisation in the community.
While many of us can enjoy the beginning of Spring and the Easter period, for families living in the refuge or otherwise supported by SDASS things are a little less bright.
To bring some springtime happiness, Justin and SDASS are launching an Easter Egg Appeal and are asking for people to donate chocolate Easter eggs. In turn, the donations will be distributed to families supported by SDASS.
This year, for the first time, Abbey Park School (and other schools in The Park Academy Trust) are joining the appeal and asking pupils and parents to contribute to the collection.
To kick-start the collection a special event was held at Abbey Park School, with year 7 pupils and the Year 11 Leadership Team meeting Emma Maclennan from SDASS and Justin to learn more about the campaign and its importance.
It was also an opportunity for Emma to talk about the wider work of SDASS, and it work to support victims of domestic abuse and educational work with young people.
Justin also took a range of questions from students on different topics from how he supports local organisations like SDASS, why young people should vote, and issues around MP’s security.
Justin Tomlinson MP said “I am delighted that Abbey Park School has joined the campaign; it is an excellent opportunity to maximise the number of donations we receive. I want to say a big thank you to Alex O’Brien at Abbey Park School for reaching out and suggesting the school join the campaign.
It was a pleasure to meet the students, they were incredibly engaged and I was very impressed with the questions they asked – they were a real credit to the school.
I really would encourage people to consider picking up an extra Easter egg to donate to the campaign, it really will brighten up someone’s day.”
Donations can be dropped off at Justin’s Community Office, on the first floor of the Orbital Shopping Park customer service hub. The office is open between 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.
Emma Maclennan Children and Young Person Manager at SDASS Said:
“It was a pleasure to be at the launch of the Easter Egg Collection at Abbey Park School with Justin Tomlinson MP today. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting a group of year 7 and year 11 students who enthusiastically asked Justin and I impromptu and insightful questions.
I was delighted to have the opportunity to share the variety of services that SDASS offer, and in particular tell them about the work we are doing with schools in Swindon to promote healthy relationships. Thank you so much to Abbey Park for having me and to Justin for his continued support of the charity. I know the children at our refuge (Jenni's House) will be amazed when the Easter Bunny arrives!”
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