As many of you know in July and August I will be working with the charity Soft Power Education, and travelling to Uganda with Leeds RAG to build classrooms in developing schools.

 

Therefore in early July I will be CLIMBING THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN ENGLAND and then SWIMMING ACROSS THE LARGEST LAKE IN ENGLAND!! That's right, i'll be donning my running shoes to tackle Scarfell Pike and then swapping them for a wetsuit to wrestle Lake Windermere. This is a huge challenge for myself, I will be grateful   for any donations...little or small. Updates on my progress, training, and completition of my challenge will be given.

 

I need to raise £600 to pay for the building materials, machinery and local builder's wages! EVERY PENNY OF THIS WILL BE GOING STRAIGHT TO THE CHARITY, i am funding my own expenses myself.

Here's an idea of what your money will translate into... 

£5 could buy a shovel or 4 litres of paint
£10 could pay for 60 bricks
£20 could buy a truck load of plaster sand 

Why I'm doing it...

Soft Power Education is a British registered charity and Ugandan NGO working with communities in Uganda to improve quality of life through education.

In Uganda a law has been passed which states that the first 2 boys and the first 2 girls born to every family have the right to free primary school education. In reality however there aren't nearly enough schools or teachers to accommodate all these kids. So, Soft Power works with the Ugandan government to build extra classrooms in existing schools, this does not only reduce class sizes but Soft Power also has an agreement with the Ugandan government that for every classroom the charity builds, the government will provide a teacher (please check out the website for more infohttp://softpowereducation.com/).

 

Other fundraising events....

APRIL 16th...

I will be hosting a Northern Soul Night @ Holker Old Boys Club in Barrow. All entrance fee payments will go towards Soft Power Education. Starts at 8pm-12am, get your dancing shoes on and come on down.

MARCH 23rd...

Leeds people, come along to the Packhorse for a wonderful evening of music by Folk Society and some delicious cakes to delve into!