In a joint venture  involving the KidsOut charity and the Rotary club of the City of Wolverhampton all the children at Pine Green special academy were given christmas presents and treated to a trip to the Birmingham Christmas market.

Rotarians Steve Cartwright, ambassador for KidsOut, and Richard Green just before handing out the presents.

Pine Green is a unit dedicated to taking children on the long and difficult journey from poor behavioural conduct and emotional problems to a stable and worthwhile lifestyle achieving significant qualifications and a good social outlook. It has been our privilege to witness at first hand the patience and caring skill of the staff as they lead the children along this path.

Feedback from the staff after the trip to the market included:

“students shared money so they could gain gifts they wanted……polite, well mannered and respectful to the general public….student B opened the doors for people to come into McDonalds….helped the lady on the helterskelter tidy up the mats after use….chatted to people on the train about their trip……very proud of them all.”

Richard Green