Car Boot Sale.

Last Sunday I did my first car boot sale :) It was pretty small, with only two other cars and some tables in the village hall. Even with this, and the fact the weather was being very temperamental, I still managed to raise another £30 towards the Kenya Fund.

I will hopefully be doing some more carbooting soon, even though for some of them I will have to get up at 4:30 am :( Well, it shows dedication I suppose!

It will also be good practice for when we go up Mount Kenya. As on the third night we will get up at 2:30 (ish) am to hike to the top in time for the sunrise, which is meant to be amazing. Then we will go back down the mountain to our camp for breakfast, then spend the next couple of days getting back to the base to then go to the school project.

Keziah

Lots More Money :)

So I now have a lot more money in the Kenya Fund thanks to a lot of different people!

Firstly I would say thank you to Masonic Lodge of Peterborough for donating £344 towards Kenya and Tanzania! It is really much appreciated. When I received this cheque, the local newspaper also got involved, so an awesome photo with me, the leader of the expedition, my headteacher, my dad and the representative from the Masons.

Also, big thanks to Julia Cozens for donating £20 :) thank you very much!!

So, for the future I have lots and lots of events coming up at school which we will hopefully be doing the refreshments for, including concerts, new intake evenings, art exhibitions and productions.

As well as this, me and some friends are planning to do a sponsored bike ride from Lincoln to Boston (which is thankfully down hill!). At the moment we aren't entirely sure on the dates, but I know I definitely need to do some more training. But it will all be part of the get Keziah fit enough to go to Kenya as well as raise the money to get her there...

Thanks again to all donating people :)

The Royal Wedding.

I'm sure nobody missed the hype surrounding last Friday and the Royal Wedding, with the parties and celebrations up and down the country.

In Frampton, they held a Royal Wedding Party at their local church, with over 70 people in attendance. This was run by a local restaurant The Samphire at Frampton, and I, along with two friends, were the waitresses for the day.

We did this in order to raise funds for the expedition, and we did this through a tip jar placed near the entrance. Thanks to the generosity of the local people, we managed to raise £73.82 towards the expedition costs, so I would like to say a huge thankyou to them. Also thankyou to Hermione and Chris who run the The Samphire for allowing us to help out.

More Money Into The Fund.

Well, it has been a week since I last posted, and since then I have been given another £40 from Yvonne and John Streeter and Rebecca Richardson, so thank you to them.

I have also organised a car-boot sale for the 22nd May in order to raise more money, should be good, unfortunately will have to get up pretty early.

I thought that I had better give you some idea of what exactly I will be doing whilst in Kenya, basically, my trip consists of 3 days of acclimatisation in Tanzania, followed by a 5 day trek up Mount Kenya, then the week long school project and finally some (we feel hard earned) rest and relaxation!

We will have to budget in food costs, water, accommodation, transport and all other costs daily, so this will be good practice for later on in life.

I am definitely looking forward to it at the moment, even though I am slightly apprehensive about the lions and other rather large animals...

Keziah

Fund-raising so far.

Since paying the original £100 deposit in January, I have been actively fundraising. I have been able to raise a further £220 towards the final total. This is partly due to a large number of refreshment stands that my team mates and I held at school events, which raised £70 for each of us. I have also contributed £100 from my own savings towards the expedition.

As well as these, I would like to say a huge thank you to Ted Fitzgerald and his colleagues who contributed £50 towards the trip, it is greatly appreciated.

I now have to raise around £1,680 to pay for the rest of the trip. We have organised more refreshment stands, as well as sponsored events, and we will be selling programmes at local events to raise money.

Introduction to World Challenge.

During the summer of 2012, as part of World Challenge, I am preparing to take part in a 4-week educational expedition to Kenya and Tanzania which will involve a challenging 7 day trek and work with the local community to help build or renovate a school and complete other projects to benefit that community.

 In 2003, primary education was made free to children in Kenya. Despite this the schools in many rural areas of the country still struggle for adequate buildings and equipment. This puts a huge strain on the quality and standard of education that the children receive. Our expedition aims to help by supporting a school building project thus aiding it and its community to have better facilities for learning in. We hope to change some lives for the better.

This is not an average school trip and is certainly not a holiday. It is a challenging expedition that will significantly benefit the local community and will teach the team valuable life skills such as leadership, communication and team working.

With your help we can make a difference to these children’s lives, giving them the chance of good education.

We each have the task of raising £2,000 to fund our place in the expedition. We have organized various events such as sponsored bike rides, refreshments stands and bag packing services for customers at local supermarkets. In addition we are planning other fund raising activities over the coming months.

Therefore my team and I are requesting sponsorship to enable us to go on this expedition and in doing so help the Kenyan community. I would be grateful for any assistance, be it sponsorship, fundraising events or professional advice.

With your help we can make a difference.