Fundraising
PowerPoints and plantain: fundraising for EducAid
By Olivia Burns, EducAid Volunteer Charities are rarely ever free from anxiety about fundraising. To trust in the sustainability of many projects, you need to have confidence in the sustainability of the funding. However this can be a hard task when, especially in the UK, much of the public feel overwhelmed by the…
Read MoreThe Marple Band’s Music From Musicals Concert for EducAid
by Imaan Sheikh The Marple Band are a highly-regarded, traditional brass band in the Stockport community. They regularly engage in performances, fundraising, charity work and to nurture their relationship with the community. Last year the band performed a Music from Movies concert and donated to EducAid. If you are in the Stockport area, be sure to check…
Read MoreStanton House walk 100km and raise £6,546 for EducAid
I was fortunate enough to be one of twelve Stanton House employees that tackled the London to Brighton 100km walk. EducAid is a charity that we are truly passionate to support and I cannot believe that through many generous donations we were able to raise enough money for EducAid to provide an education, food…
Read MoreAll we want for Christmas…
Sometimes it’s nice to know how your donation is going to be used and appreciated. We try to tell you how we use your money, but over the Christmas it can be really rewarding to send out items that are in constant need and use in our schools. We’ve compiled a short list of things that we really…
Read MoreHow do you as teachers support children who are confused or frightened by events going on in their world?
When it’s ‘all going crazy’ out there, what are we to do, as educators? We have to provide an alternative rhetoric, other ways of seeing and doing things. To quote the American First Lady, ‘When they go low, we go high!’ When the rhetoric around us is full of hatred and vitriol, scorn and derision,…
Read MoreBike Ride: What a day!
The EducAid team had been busily preparing for the Bike Ride for weeks and weeks; Farah had been organising registration with the event organisers and a stall to host the riders, Amelia had been contacting companies to get hold of some products for our goodie bags and general well-being, whilst Adrian and I were busy in training (*cough*).…
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