CHILDREN in Barnsley have been thanked after sending a message of hope to ebola medics.
Pupils from Holy Trinity School sent cards and gifts to cheer members of the Ministry of Defence Medical Unit, (MDMU) as they worked to help victims of the deadly virus.
The crisis caused by ebola has led to the MDMU being deployed to Sierra Leone to care for health workers who have caught the disease.
Holy Trinity pupils came up with the idea of sending them letters and gifts and now the children have been thanked by the medics they wanted to help.
Teacher, Chela Wilson, whose brother-in-law is a medic in the army, co-ordinated the project, alongside art teacher Louise Seagrave.
Year seven pupil, Jonathan Foyers, said: "It was great when we heard that we got feedback from the soldiers. It was also good that they got our cards for Christmas."
Ailish Pope, a year 11 pupil said: "It was a nice way to show how we appreciate their work. It was also a touching reply."
Private Emma Caton said: "The parcels absolutely lifted the spirits of everyone who received a surprise parcel from the children.
"It was really heart-warming that they had put time and effort to put them together to make us smile. I would like to say a massive thank you."
