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Fundraisers at Georgian Gardens Community Primary School
Local children supporting children in Kenya
Carol Groves, Trustee was invited to Georgian Gardens Community Primary School to give a presentation during an assembly this week. Carol was presented with a cheque by pupils Felicity and William in the sum of £592.00, which will go towards our sponsorship programme. Carol was pleased to hear that the pupils are learning about Kenya at the moment, and they had many questions for her. Some of this money was raised by the pupils doing a sponsored ‘bounce’. We are very grateful to Georgian Gardens for their continued support, and look forward to sharing more news with them in the future.
Silence is Golden
Silence was the order of the day at our Silent Auction. Bidding on paper at this popular event proved, again, to be an enjoyable way of getting a bargain and raising funds for the charity at the same time. Karyn Hinks, who organised this year's event said " Thank You to everyone who supported us by donating goods to be sold, or coming along and bidding". The total amount raised come to over £550.
Fresh Water at Victory School
Work of the well is now complete.
The 82 feet deep well was dug last year. Thanks to the staff and students of St Andrew's High School in Worthing who raised the funds for this work.
Since then we have conected the school to the mains elecricity supply and installed a pump in the well. This enabled water to be pumped to a storage tank above the well.
The second stage was pipe the water to the toilet block and the kitchen. Thanks to the staff and students of the International School, Eindhoven, in the Netherlands, who raised the money to pay for the pump and all the pipe work.
The best news of all was revealed when the first water was pumped from the well and found to be of such a quality that the school now has a supply of drinking water.
Antiques Quiz
Ian, Dan, Rhys and Karyn speculate on the age, value and purpose of some puzzeling antiques
Our thanks to Frank Wilson of Wilsons' Antiques who organised the event and was question master for the evening.
Indian meal raises £760
Fantastic night at our indian meal fundraiser. We raised a total of £760. Thanks to all who came and supported us.
New Year Thank You Message
Our Chairman, Carol Groves, has recorded a short "New Year' video message for all our supporters. You can watch the video below or on our YouTube site at http://www.youtube.com/mombasachildren.
The House Next Door
Those who have visited Victory Freretown school in Mombasa will recall a run down building next to the school. The owner of the building, having renovated the house, has rented it to our school. The building has four bedrooms, a large room for food preparation and washing but could also be used for meetings or storage. A small kitchen, a sitting room, and shower room with "proper" toilet facilities. Visitors from Europe might particulary appreciate the latter.
This will enable the school to provide accommodation for students when necessary, not least borders from Secondary Schools when they come back to Mombasa for the holidays. No longer will teachers and pupils have to share the same toilets. The house will provide a useful base for visiting groups as well as a meeting room or possible staff room.
St Andrew's Street collection in Worthing
On Saturday 19th November Teachers and Students of St Andrew's High School entertained shoppers in Montague Place, Worthing with music while they collected for the Charity. The total amount raised came to £239. Well done St Andrew's.
Quiz night raises £440 for feeding programme
Our popular annual quiz night has raised £440, which will be put towards the feeding programme at our school.
The cost of buying food in Kenya has risen sharply in recent months, in part due to the drought that has hit eastern African countries hard. As a result, we are now having to raise more than ever before to pay for the food that provides our children with what is normally the only main meal they have each day.
If you would like to donate towards our feeding programme, you can do so online now at http://www.justgiving.com/mombasachildren/.
Ben's sponsored haircut!
Longstanding supporter Ben Scrivens has raised over £100 for Friends of the Mombasa Children by letting the children at our school cut and braid his curly locks!
Ben was challenged to the 'hair cut and braid' on a recent trip to the school, where he was volunteering on behalf of the charity.
Ben agreed to let the children work their magic if supporters back home would put their hands in their pockets and sponsor him to do it. He has raised over £100 so far - if you like the results and want do donate yourself, please go to http://www.justgiving.com/BensHairCut/ now!
August 2011 newsletter
You can download our latest newsletter by clicking here. The newsletter contains an important update about the effects the famine in East Africa is having on our school and the wider community - and how you can help.
'WELL-done' - nearly there!
Thanks to the ongoing support of St Andrew's School, Worthing, Friends of Mombasa Children have been able to dig out a well at Victory School.
Stages One and Two - the digging out of the well and concreting the surround and metal lid for safety, are now completed.
Stage Three - installing an electric pump with underground piping - will be completed as soon as electrcity is connected to the school.
Stage Four - the final stage. This is where water will be available to the school on a daily basis. We will also check the feasibility of selling water in the local area to help with the upkeep of the well and any maintenance charges.
Charity trustees Carol and Shirley have been able to witness the completion of stage two andDan will be overseeing stage three in July on his visit to the school.The well will enable fresh water to be pumped to the toilet block to improve sanitation and, in the future, it will help provide the school with fresh drinking water for the children and staff.
We are also installing electricty at the school, which will improve conditions for evening revision and otherwork at the school and will enable us to provide computers and other equipment to aide learning. The fans, lights and other elements have been installed - we're almost ready to go!
Littlehampton quiz night success
A quiz night at Littlehampton's Maltravers Club has helped local young people raise £680 towards their fundraising efforts to get to Mombasa later this summer.
More than 96 people took part in the quiz, organised by group member Mel Short. Mel and seven young people, led by charity Trustee Dan document.write("Purch");document.write("ese"); , will be supporting the work of the charity at the school from 4th - 18th July.
Dan said, "The quiz night was a great success and everyone had a good time. Every penny raised will help my group get to Kenya and share their talents and skills with the children at Victory school."
During their two weeks in Mombasa, Dan's group will be helping to renovate part of the school's grounds and help with lessons - including drama and sports.