Caroline Pankhurst

My big botanical story!

Fundraising for The South London Botanical Institute
£614
raised of £500 target
Big Botanical Birthday Challenge, 28 July 2020
We're encouraging supporters, members, volunteers, and local families to take on a fun, botany-inspired challenge this year. Help us to celebrate 110 years of the SLBI and keep us going through the Covid-19 crisis. We hope you'll join us!

Story

The South London Botanical Institute (SLBI) is a magical place that encourages and enables local schools, families and groups to study plants. As with most places, the SLBI has had to close its doors to schools and visitors due to the Government's lockdown requirements for Covid19. At a time of ecological crisis, when we need more people to learn about the importance and beauty of the plant world, I'm fundraising to help keep this special place thriving.

I've been lucky enough to work at the SLBI since 2014, and know how much it manages to do with very little money. I really want to make sure that it survives the Covid19 crisis and keeps its work going long into the future. 

During lockdown I've taken a lot of photos of the wildlife visiting my garden, as well as of the plants changing through the seasons. I'm using these as a basis for a fun story about these wild characters, aiming to mention at least 50 plants along the way. 

All words and pictures are © Caroline Pankhurst. 

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About the campaign

We're encouraging supporters, members, volunteers, and local families to take on a fun, botany-inspired challenge this year. Help us to celebrate 110 years of the SLBI and keep us going through the Covid-19 crisis. We hope you'll join us!

About the charity

Founded in 1910 the South London Botanical Institute hosts a beautiful botanical garden, library and herbarium. We run a wide range of courses, workshops, school visits and events, encouraging people of all ages and backgrounds to learn about and be inspired by plants.

Donation summary

Total raised
£613.15
+ £126.25 Gift Aid
Online donations
£613.15
Offline donations
£0.00

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