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Leeds teachers take charity bungee plunge
DAREDEVIL pupils and teachers at a Leeds school proved they were in a different class – by jumping 165 feet off a crane.
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Pupils, teachers and members of the community took the bungee plunge at Carr Manor High School in Moortown, as part of an annual fundraising and awareness drive for the Anthony Nolan Trust.
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More than 50 donors signed up to the bone marrow register at the event, which was first held in 2007 after a former pupil lost her three-year-old son to leukaemia. Lamara Edmeade's son Myah, also known as Rocky, died after waiting for a year for a bone marrow match to be found.
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Another pupil, 16-year-old Scott Wilson, is currently receiving treatment after being diagnosed with leukaemia last year – and he went along to the event to support his brother Sam, who completed the challenge.
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James Laxton, a teacher at Carr Manor High, said: "It's a fantastic community event and the pupils really loved the bungee jump.
"I did the jump as well, for the second year running. It's scary looking down but it's worth it to raise the money and awareness.
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"The Anthony Nolan Trust is a very important cause for the school and we raised around 3,000, which is a huge amount.
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"Lots of people from the community have pitched in and helped out and we're delighted with the support. Scott was diagnosed in May last year and he's doing ok, but he'll be receiving treatment for the next five years.
"It was great to see him here and his illness has brought the cause even closer to the pupils' hearts than it was before."
The event was organised by Mr Laxton and his colleague Kwame Westerman, along with Year 11 pupils from the school's xl group, an offshoot of the Prince's Trust.
The teenagers have also taken part in car washes, bun sales and sponsored events to raise money for the Anthony Nolan Trust, which matches healthy donors to people needing bone marrow transplants.
* For information about the Trust and signing the bone marrow register, visit: www.anthonynolan.org.uk
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