The event was held at
Howgills Friends Meeting House, Letchworth, Herts. The very attractive
venue is pictured here:
The
concert, performed to a capacity audience, helped raise over £800. This
excellent figure was helped by the kind sponsorship of Selex Integrated
Systems of Welwyn Garden City.
Beads being sold as part of a KPP fundraising day at Holme Court School, Biggleswade, October 2009
In September, James Ream, Chairman of the Biggleswade Young Farmers
presented the Director with a cheque for £500, raised by
the young farmers over the year.
The children of Cambridge International Prep School set off on their sponsored cycle ride in the summer of 2009.
In June 2009, students
from the YMCA Skills Academy in Hayes, West London, organised and held
a jumble sale, raising nearly £180, a terrific achievement by these
youngsters who showed great commitment in order to complete the task
they set themselves. The appreciation of the trustees was expressed in
individual Certificates being handed to them by the Project Director at
their Presentation Ceremony on 25th June.
Some
of the students of the YMCA Skills Academy displaying their Certificate
of thanks for their fundraising, with staff member Lorna Cyrus.
Students and staff of the YMCA Skills Academy, Hayes, with Porridge Project Director Kate Wrangham-Briggs
Kate receiving the funds raised by Hayes YMCA Skills Academy students
In
February 2009, Northolt Methodist Church held a service dedicated to
the Kasiisi Porridge Project, marking the start of a year of
fundraising for the project. Here the Rev. Kip Bennett explores the
concept of generosity using porridge oats in his sermon!