For 11-year old Jack Ravencroft from Moseley, it took a lot of courage when he decided to play his violin to bypassers on New Street in Birmingham on a Friday afternoon.
But Jack had a purpose that he felt very passionate about - he was set to raise funds for the RSPB’s Save the Albatross campaign.
No only did Jack gather enough courage to play for strangers, he raised £50 through sponsorship and a further £58 from busking.
King Edwards VI Five Ways School in Birmingham had set all new Year 7 pupils five summer holiday challenges - one of which was to raise money for a charity through sponsorship.
As an RSPB Wildlife Explorer member, Jack was already aware of the Save the Albatross campaign, and he and a friend had spoken about it in an assembly at his old primary school last term.
Jack is one out of hundreds of youngsters across the UK who have felt so strongly about the plight of the albatross that they raised money for the campaign this year.
Since the appeal was launched in January, children have raised an astonishing £41,000 through activities such as sponsored walks, selling cake and old toys.
Jack is very interested in conservation work, but he is also a keen violinist and plays in the Birmingham Schools Music Service Junior Strings Orchestra. His other passion is cycling and he currently races for the U12's section of Halesowen Cycling club.
Jack said about playing: "I was a bit nervous to start with, but everyone was really nice and encouraging".
For more information on Wildlife Explorers go to http://www.rspb.org.uk/youth/index.asp