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 Young people at Lowton Youth Club have been busy raising money for
various causes lately by getting involved in a number of events.
In September, the group staged the ‘Love Music, Hate Racism’ gig at
Lowton Civic Hall, a night of dance music that saw local amateur DJs and
MCs showing off their skills.
Attracting over 280 people, the event raised over £350 to help those in
need following the 2005 Pakistani earthquake disaster, and a group of
six young people from the group travelled up to a Bolton mosque to hand
over the funds.
Yet, not resting on their laurels, the group next put together a coffee
morning, as part of the ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’, set up by the
Macmillan cancer charity.
This event, which raised over £30 for the cancer charity, saw young
people in Lowton popping in on their way to school to help out and stop
off for a quick cup of tea or coffee.
13 year-old Paige Davies, who arrived early to help out at the event
said that getting involved in a charity project is a great way of
showing people that not all young people are up to no good.
“Young people are always seem as always getting into trouble and stuff,
but a lot of us have worked on raising money for good causes, and I
think it shows that you can’t label us all the same,” she said.
Recommended Links:
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http://www.macmillan.org.uk - The Macmillan charity
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http://www.caiuk.org/pakistan_earthquake/index.htm - Pakistani
earthquake appeal
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