AAARRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHH IT WAS SO GOOD!
I fly out on August 30th...42 days and counting!
I learnt loads of things about my project, and met my host! I met ALL my 5 partners and got told to buy a wedding ring! So overall a bit of a crazy week :)
My project seems even more super duper awesome than it did before and I cannot wait to get out there. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with this blog though. I think I want to keep it going but I'm not sure I'll have time and apparently there's a load of privacy issues around the kids because I believe a lot of them have been abused and that's why they're in the home.
I'm pretty knackered now as I haven't slept for a week and I can't think properly because I've been travelling for 2 days but I'll do a proper post tomorrow with pictures and everything!
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Sunday, 8 July 2012
Busy busy!
I've not posted in flippin AGES!
I've got my training starting on Saturday which should be fun. That's when I meet my partner and learn more about what I'll be doing in Africa. Then I'm going to Cornwall with Sarah (who I met on selection and who's going to Rwanda) and we're staying with my Grandparents for a week or so :)
I've got my training starting on Saturday which should be fun. That's when I meet my partner and learn more about what I'll be doing in Africa. Then I'm going to Cornwall with Sarah (who I met on selection and who's going to Rwanda) and we're staying with my Grandparents for a week or so :)
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Yet another open garden post!
So we opened our garden up to the public today for a local charity. We made lots of cake and sold tea and cake to the visitors oh, and honey of course! In total, we made over £700... and after I'd deducted the honey money, I was left with a very nice sum of roughly £600! I was AMAZED!! I would like to say thank you to all the people who came and had a look at the garden, and a very special thank you to the people who bought some cake or tea or made a donation!
And I can also reveal I HAVE RAISED ALL MY MONEY FOR PROJECT TRUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I still need some more for my 6 weeks travelling and a llittle for visas and innoculations, but I've raised my £5000!
On another note, a close friend who is raising money to go to Rwanda is in a fair amound of difficulty trying to raise her final amount, she is having a dog race event in 10 days and needs a minimum of 4 more businesses to sponsor a race otherwise the whole night gets called off. It's in Nottingham, but companies from anywhere can sponsor a race, so if you have a business that could spare £100 for a fantastic cause, or know someone who could help her out, please get in touch and I'll put you in contact with her, Thanks!
And I can also reveal I HAVE RAISED ALL MY MONEY FOR PROJECT TRUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I still need some more for my 6 weeks travelling and a llittle for visas and innoculations, but I've raised my £5000!
On another note, a close friend who is raising money to go to Rwanda is in a fair amound of difficulty trying to raise her final amount, she is having a dog race event in 10 days and needs a minimum of 4 more businesses to sponsor a race otherwise the whole night gets called off. It's in Nottingham, but companies from anywhere can sponsor a race, so if you have a business that could spare £100 for a fantastic cause, or know someone who could help her out, please get in touch and I'll put you in contact with her, Thanks!
My penny collection jar
A selection of the cakes
Cinnamon Buns
Me and an awful lot of cake!
Me and the Mother
The Mother and a neighbour
Some neighbours (also kids that I babysit!)
My penny jar with all the £1 at the top!
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Really rather quick post.
I'm aware that I haven't posted in quite a while, although this is more down to the fact that nothing interestin has happened than that I haven't been bothered!
Work at the Butchers is going really well and I'm really enjoying it which always makes things twice as nice. I made a penny collection box to put in there (took it in today) to match the one in the DVD rental shop and in the 4 hour shift I did today, I think nearly £5 went in, loads of people put in pound coins as well!!!! I'm going to take some pictures of all (3) of my jars and out them up for you!
As you can see from my thermometer, I have got over £3700 now, which means I happily hit my March deadline of £3000, so only another £1300 to go now and I have 3/4 months to get that :)
As a smaller, more personal note, a little girl I look after has just been accepted into a private school which means I probably won't be able to childmind her if she accepts the place and I wanted to tell her what an absolute pleasure it's been spending time with her, and how much me AND my family will miss our Wednesdays and Thursdays with her quirky and wonderful personality!
Work at the Butchers is going really well and I'm really enjoying it which always makes things twice as nice. I made a penny collection box to put in there (took it in today) to match the one in the DVD rental shop and in the 4 hour shift I did today, I think nearly £5 went in, loads of people put in pound coins as well!!!! I'm going to take some pictures of all (3) of my jars and out them up for you!
As you can see from my thermometer, I have got over £3700 now, which means I happily hit my March deadline of £3000, so only another £1300 to go now and I have 3/4 months to get that :)
As a smaller, more personal note, a little girl I look after has just been accepted into a private school which means I probably won't be able to childmind her if she accepts the place and I wanted to tell her what an absolute pleasure it's been spending time with her, and how much me AND my family will miss our Wednesdays and Thursdays with her quirky and wonderful personality!
Monday, 9 April 2012
Just an update
So I'm really enjoying working at the Butchers! And I now childmind for two families on a regular basis (every weekday after school) I've had a couple more donations, I might be doing a wine tasting night if I can get a nice free venue! My old secondary school is split into 5 'houses' and each house has a charity week, where they choose a charity and have to raise as much money as they can for that charity, so that might be a little fundraiser. I'd also possibly go in and maybe do an assembly or speak at the morning teachers briefing, but I seem to have a radio silence from the teacher who's helping me organise :s
Other than that, there's not much else to report. I think we find out where exactly we're going sometime this month, so as soon as I find that out, I'll put up where I'm going and find some information on it!
Other than that, there's not much else to report. I think we find out where exactly we're going sometime this month, so as soon as I find that out, I'll put up where I'm going and find some information on it!
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
I have a job!!
I HAVE A JOB! It's at the local butchers, and it's only 3 hours a day (7 on Saturdays) but it pays well and it's completely flexible around my childminding! So now I should be earning roughly £200 a week! Not too shabby for a unqualified 17yr old who's only in the country for 6 months! In fact, by my calculations, I should have raised all my money by mid May! (with no extra fundraising and a childcare dilemma I've currently got, working its-self out!)
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Doughy Ideas
So what with the new found bread making skill, I'm thinking of selling freshly made brioche or croissants and selling it at morning rush hour at the train station! I have to work my way through countless rules and regulations and so on cause...well...folks like to make things difficult :)
In other news, I've made around £100 total from a penny collection jar I placed in a local shop, which means my penny jar at home is almost full (its so heavy I sprained my arm trying to lift it from a funny angle the other day!) so I'll try and get a picture up of that because it certainly looks impressive!
I've been babysitting a lot recently (last night, now, tomorrow AND Saturday) so that's bringing the cash in nicely! And after making a fundraising thermometer for my bedroom wall last Saturday (I wanted to make it big, but I over-estimated my height so now I'm going to need a ladder after I hit £3000) I reckon I've got around £2700, which is OK. Mum does keep reminding me that I've used more than half my time raising only just half the funds, so I'm beginning to panic. But I only sent my charity letters off a month or two ago and I've got this thing with Damson Restaurant going on, so hopefully that will help. I've also got a guaranteed childminding job every week day which I didn't have before Xmas.
Better get cracking!
In other news, I've made around £100 total from a penny collection jar I placed in a local shop, which means my penny jar at home is almost full (its so heavy I sprained my arm trying to lift it from a funny angle the other day!) so I'll try and get a picture up of that because it certainly looks impressive!
I've been babysitting a lot recently (last night, now, tomorrow AND Saturday) so that's bringing the cash in nicely! And after making a fundraising thermometer for my bedroom wall last Saturday (I wanted to make it big, but I over-estimated my height so now I'm going to need a ladder after I hit £3000) I reckon I've got around £2700, which is OK. Mum does keep reminding me that I've used more than half my time raising only just half the funds, so I'm beginning to panic. But I only sent my charity letters off a month or two ago and I've got this thing with Damson Restaurant going on, so hopefully that will help. I've also got a guaranteed childminding job every week day which I didn't have before Xmas.
Better get cracking!
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