Hi this is Helena, one of the members of the WOHAA fly high team.
This week we've been doing some fundraising.
On Monday we had a cake sale on the year 7 parents evening, and managed to earn a fair amount for Wings of Hope. We sold all the cakes we bought, and all in all, it was a success.
We also had another cake sale on Wednesday, where we sold cakes to people at our school's Spring concert. In doing so, we managed to earn more money by selling cakes.
Another thing our group has been doing is selling cards. The idea is, that we sell people a little piece of card, and they go away and draw something on the card - this can be something to do with wings of Hope, or anything that they feel represents them, for example, their likes and hobbies. We will put the cards together, and create a collage. Also, the person who draws the best design on the card wins a 15 pound itunes voucher.
Sara is busy with our snapshots project, which we will have to give in to Wings of Hope by the end of this week.
Helena
Friday, 5 March 2010
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Fundraising efforts
Hi again!
At the moment, we are planning a series of events and programmes that would raise money and/or awareness for the Wings of Hope charity.
We are organising a choir and also several solo and ensemble acts to perform at a shopping centre!!!. We hope to be able to, while enjoying ourselves, to raise awareness of the children's needs. We have written to Brent Cross shopping centre, and plan to send letters or emails to other shopping centres too. If this plan can go ahead, we want to give out flyers at the shopping centre while performing or in between acts that give information on the charity and details on where they can donate.
Also, we are organising small bake sales within our school on evenings where school events take place e.g. Parents' Evenings and school concerts.
We also have discussed with a teacher of the possibility of tutoring younger students at school for a small donation.
At the moment, we are planning a series of events and programmes that would raise money and/or awareness for the Wings of Hope charity.
We are organising a choir and also several solo and ensemble acts to perform at a shopping centre!!!. We hope to be able to, while enjoying ourselves, to raise awareness of the children's needs. We have written to Brent Cross shopping centre, and plan to send letters or emails to other shopping centres too. If this plan can go ahead, we want to give out flyers at the shopping centre while performing or in between acts that give information on the charity and details on where they can donate.
Also, we are organising small bake sales within our school on evenings where school events take place e.g. Parents' Evenings and school concerts.
We also have discussed with a teacher of the possibility of tutoring younger students at school for a small donation.
How to donate
If you would like to donate money to this charity, please donate at: www.justgiving.com/flyhigh
Any amount would be much appreciated-and it all goes towards educating children!
Donating through JustGiving is a great way to donate-it's simple, fast and secure. And if you are a British taxpayer, we are able to claim back 28% that would otherwise go to taxes!
Just to give you a general idea of the amount of money it takes to educate a child, it takes £120 to educate a child in Malawi for a year. That's roughly the cost of an iPod! And in India, it takes £150 to fund a child's education for a year. That's even less than the amount of money it takes to buy a coffee everyday for a year! Also, a child's education for a whole month costs less than the amount spent on an average family's weekly shopping at the supermarket!
So please dig deep and donate to this worthwhile charity.
Any amount would be much appreciated-and it all goes towards educating children!
Donating through JustGiving is a great way to donate-it's simple, fast and secure. And if you are a British taxpayer, we are able to claim back 28% that would otherwise go to taxes!
Just to give you a general idea of the amount of money it takes to educate a child, it takes £120 to educate a child in Malawi for a year. That's roughly the cost of an iPod! And in India, it takes £150 to fund a child's education for a year. That's even less than the amount of money it takes to buy a coffee everyday for a year! Also, a child's education for a whole month costs less than the amount spent on an average family's weekly shopping at the supermarket!
So please dig deep and donate to this worthwhile charity.
welcome!
Thanks for taking the time to visit our WOHAA blog!
Just wanted to let you know who we are and what we're doing. We are taking part in the Wings of Hope Achievement Award (WOHAA) which is a scheme for young people organised by the Wings of Hope Charity. Our WOHAA team is called 'Fly High'! We aim to raise money and awareness for this charity using the most innovative yet practical ways possible and have lots of fun! Wings of Hope is a charity that provides a free education for unprivileged children and orphans in India and Malawi.
Here's the link:
www.thewingsofhope.org
We plan to use this blog to update people on our fundraising efforts, so please keep on checking our blog for more exciting stuff!
Just wanted to let you know who we are and what we're doing. We are taking part in the Wings of Hope Achievement Award (WOHAA) which is a scheme for young people organised by the Wings of Hope Charity. Our WOHAA team is called 'Fly High'! We aim to raise money and awareness for this charity using the most innovative yet practical ways possible and have lots of fun! Wings of Hope is a charity that provides a free education for unprivileged children and orphans in India and Malawi.
Here's the link:
www.thewingsofhope.org
We plan to use this blog to update people on our fundraising efforts, so please keep on checking our blog for more exciting stuff!
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