Mansfield Woodhouse school students fundraise to replace dinner lady's stolen bike
Several students of Manor Academy in Mansfield Woodhouse were recently recognised for their efforts by their teachers after showing incredible kindness towards one of the school’s midday supervisors, creating a fundraiser to replace her e-bike after it had been stolen from outside of her home.
Rachal Bartram joined Manor Academy in 2022 and as a part of her role, is often the first point of contact for students in need of support or assistance during lunchtimes.
Students and midday supervisors will often engage in conversation during this time, building a positive professional relationship.
When Rachal mentioned to a student that her electric bike had been stolen from outside of her home to year 10 student Tyler, she had no idea her conversation would lead to such an act of generosity.
Upon hearing of Rachal’s misfortune, Tyler mentioned this to fellow year 10’s Lennon, Olly, Callum and Harry.
The students leapt into action with Lennon and Olly creating a GoFundMe page.
In the description of the GoFundMe, Lennon wrote a heartfelt message:
‘Hi my name is Lennon and me and my mates thought of a good idea to help our kind-hearted dinner lady get her bike back that she had stolen from her home.
She is a kind loving woman and deserves a lot better than she got’.
The message has clearly resonated with both the school and local community as after sharing the page, the students have managed to raise an incredible £845 in the hopes of Rachal being able to replace her electric bike.
When asked for the reason the students would organise something so generous, the Olly said: "Ms Bartram is kind and caring and always looks out for us so we thought it was right to raise money to replace the bike that had been stolen.”
Lennon added: “I heard miss had her bike stolen and wasn’t pleased, she is a very nice lady and I thought I’d do something nice and get her the bike back that she deserves.”
Callum said: “Miss didn’t deserve to get her bike stolen, she is always kind and generous to us so we wanted to give back to her.”
In response to the student’s generosity Ms Bartram also added: “I cannot thank the students enough for what they have done and to everyone who has contributed it means the world to me.
“The students are a credit to Manor Academy and to their parents.”
After presenting Ms Bartram with the fundraising total, Manor Academy also took a moment to recognise the students for their efforts presenting them with some reward vouchers to be used in the school’s dining hall.
Deputy headteacher Chris Hudson also added: “As a school we are so proud of these students for the kindness they have shown to a member of staff.
“Their actions have really displayed the values of our school and commitment to the local community that as a school we strive to inspire in our students.”