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🎃 We’re going to America!

Posted 3 years ago by the Penpol Pumpkins

This is a message I really wasn’t expecting to write (especially after just two weeks!), but I’m delighted to say that we’ve reached our fundraising target!!  The £10,000 from GoFundMe along with the nearly £15,000 from companies sponsoring the Pumpkins means we’re going to go to America in two weeks time!

On behalf of myself, Penpol School and of course the Penpol Pumpkins themselves I want to say a massive thank you to each and every one of you for your support, generosity and kindness in the last two weeks.  We couldn’t do this without you and seeing our whole community rallying around these students has left us all feeling completely overwhelmed.

When we return from America we are hoping to share our experience with other schools in Cornwall and hopefully encourage them to take part in the FIRST LEGO League too.  To this end if we find ourselves in the situation where we have any leftover money, the Pumpkins would like to purchase some LEGO Robotics kits to share with other schools.  This will enable them to build on their success by creating a legacy of encouraging more children in Cornwall to take up STEM and Robotics in their schools.

Thank you once more for all the support and be sure to keep an eye on our school website to see how the Pumpkins get on when they arrive in America!

Jacob Woolcock

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