A MUFTI day to raise money for The Link Visiting Scheme charity had an extremely personal poignance for one teacher at a Winnersh school.
Miss Jarnak, a teacher at The Forest School, in Robinhood Lane, organised the non-uniform day at the end of last term to raise £367.13 for the Link Visiting Scheme, a charity which befriends and supports older people in the Wokingham area, including her late grandmother Murcia Osborne.
Miss Jarnak said: “Valerie would visit my Nan regularly, she became a dear friend. It was lovely to have someone other than family going to see her for a chat, it was someone different for her to see.
“We lost Nan earlier this year and I wanted to show my appreciation to them by raising money however I could.”
Headteacher Mary Sandell echoed her sentiments, saying: “We like to support local charities who are often overlooked, and as the Link Visiting Scheme were so close to Miss Jarnak’s family we were delighted to lend our support.”
To find out more about the Link Visiting Scheme visit http://linkvisiting.org.
