Wendy Lawrence encourages Bitterne Park School pupils to wear red for Ruth Strauss Foundation

PUPILS from Bitterne Park School dressed up in a flock of red outfits, after a token of inspiration by a staff member living with lung cancer.

The Wear It Red day was arranged by the school’s design technician Wendy Lawrence.

She was diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer three years ago of a similar form to Ruth Strauss – who died of a form of lung cancer that attacks non-smokers.

As a result, the school raised over £2,014 for The Ruth Strauss Foundation.

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