| News Archive Anna Taylor scored a deserved double when she was again honoured for her voluntary work.
The award, named after the School’s most celebrated Old Girl, the suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst, recognises the efforts of those pupils who go an extra distance to support charitable causes. Over the years, Anna has raised over £700 through making and selling greeting cards and, assisted by her school friends, has raised a further £600 for St Ann’s Hospice which is based near her home, at Heald Green. It is one of the UK’s largest hospices with 60 in-patient beds, and seeks to support patients with life-threatening illnesses, and their families. In 2005, she was named Greater Manchester's Young Volunteer of the Year in recognition of her work. Explained Anna: “The Hospice needs to raise £16,000 every day in voluntary contributions to meet its running costs and it remains a cause that is dear to my heart. “I enjoy the challenge of thinking of new ways to raise money for the Hospice, and in the past I have designed and sold my own greetings cards, held a Christmas Fair in school and other fund-raising stalls. I have also spent some Saturdays working in the Hospice shop in Cheadle, and I hope that I can do voluntary work within the Hospice once I am 16. I am grateful for the support I continue to receive from staff and students at my school and I would urge everybody to find out more about the work of the Hospice by visiting their website: www.sah.org.uk, “she added. MHSG Head Mistress Christine Lee-Jones said: “It is extremely rare for any pupil to have received this prestigious award twice but Anna richly deserves this honour in recognition of her dedication to this deserving charity.” |
