Lower Sixth Student honours her Grandmother's Memory with MND fundraiser

In a heartfelt tribute to her late grandmother, Lower Sixth student Ruby H organised a number of fundraising activities in aid Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Ruby's grandmother tragically lost her battle with MND in 2020, inspiring Ruby to take action and raise awareness and funds for this debilitating condition.

Last week, Ruby spearheaded an Orange colour-themed MND mufti day at School, rallying her fellow students and teachers to participate. Determined to make an ever-greater impact, she also completed the ‘Run Dorney Lake’ 5km raising over £2,000 in the process. Not usually a runner, Ruby now says that she has ‘caught the bug’ and is looking forward to taking on more challenges for charity in the future.

In response to her superb contribution to the MND charity, their spokesperson said “All the funds Ruby has raised will help make a real difference to the lives of people affected by MND, this amount could fund detailed analysis of the DNA of someone with MND to help us better understand the causes of the disease.”