Buchan School pupils raised £1,048 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust in an effort organised by Olivia Hollreiser, aged 11, in her final year at the primary school.
More than 200 students took part in fundraising activities throughout the day, which included a rose sale with the assistance of Signature at Robinson’s and a ‘Big Bounce’ competition in which children were given the opportunity to pay £1 to compete in a series of space hopper races.
The Big Bounce is a competition designed to show how a similar form of physiotherapy can help children who suffer with cystic fibrosis improve their breathing.
Winners of the competition were awarded their own space hopper.
Buchan pupils also took part in a non-uniform day. Boys were asked to wear something blue to symbolise breath while the girls wore floral or rose print clothing. ‘Sixty-five Roses’ is an international nickname for cystic fibrosis designed to help young children who have difficulty pronouncing the word.
Olivia said she was inspired to organise the ‘65 Roses Day’ fundraiser by her 11-year-old friend Jennifer Dunlea, who suffers from the recessive genetic disorder.
‘I wanted to do something to support my friend, Jen Dunlea,’ she said. ‘Jen is fun, smart, pretty and really strong despite living with cystic fibrosis, an illness that sometimes makes things really hard for her. I am very happy we raised so much money to help children like Jen.’
