Belfast Telegraph-Thousands of pupils going potty for charity

Belfast Telegraph: "Thousands of pupils going potty for charity

By Kathryn Torney
22 November 2005

Thousands of young people in schools across Northern Ireland are going 'potty' in a bid to raise vital funds for a leading cancer charity.

The Mini Pots of Hope programme, launched earlier this year by Yellow Pages and Marie Curie Cancer Care, provides a fun opportunity for pupils to get their hands dirty by planting daffodils and taking them home in their own personally designed flower pots.

Up to 3,600 pupils from 47 primary schools across the province are currently planting and decorating their pots from the grow-your-own kits"