A kind-hearted seven-year-old girl, who lives in Ampthill, has raised nearly £800 by making and selling cakes in aid of the animals caught up in the Australian bushfires.
Florence Roberts, seven, who attends Firs Lower School in Ampthill, felt distraught when she watched TV coverage of the bushfires earlier this year and the devastation it caused to the wildlife and their habitat.
And so moved was the animal loving school girl that she decided to raise as much money as possible in aid of the animals by donating it to the WWF.
She asked her teachers at the Firs school if she could bake some cakes and sell them to her fellow Year 2 pupils. Impressed by her initiative, they decided to open the cake sale to the whole school and Florence went about baking as many cakes as possible for it.
She couldn’t believe it, then, when her cakes proved so popular that she raised a whopping £520.
Spurred on, she then spent another weekend making more cakes to sell at the workplaces of her proud parents, Erika and Stephen Roberts and in doing so; she raised a further £265, making a grand total of £785.
Proud mum, Erika says: “My daughter Florence was distraught after watching the news covering the Australian bushfires she raised her concerns at school, telling them that she wanted to raise money in aid of the animals. The school supported Florence and what originally started out as just a cake sale for Year 2 became a whole school cake sale.
The school raised a fantastic £520 in support of WWF and also recognised Florence for her compassion by awarding her “The Star award”. This is awarded annually to children who show outstanding care for our community or wider community.
“Florence did not stop there though because she wanted to raised more money herself and organised a cake sale at mine and my husbands place of work . Florence baked all the cakes over a weekend and again raised a super £265 for WWF. We are so proud of Florence.”
Florence, who would love to be a vet when she grows up, also became a Koala protector in January after donating £25 of her seventh birthday money to the Koala’s in Australia.
Adds Erika: “What Florence has done is incredible. Everyone in our family think she is amazing.”
