Time's Flying..

I haven't updated my blog in a while, mostly due to the constant terror of Results Day, which thankfully has now come and gone! Thankfully I have managed (somehow) to secure my place at Newcastle University to study Geography, which I will start after my 8 months in India. So much excitement in one year!

My Fundraising has been coming along well recently, as the Victoria Methodist Church next to my house has kindly allowed me to hold a COFFEE MORNING on Saturday 13th September.

There will be food, fun and face painting so all are welcome to come!

I have also made worked 6 days a week this month, making me £1000 closer to my target! :D

This means that I am currently over halfway through fundraising!

I received an email this morning from a charitable trust I contacted earlier this year and they have very kindly offered me £300 towards my project, with the condition that I keep them updated via letters and photos, which is a very small ask! So so happy, it's made my day! 

DONATION!

So I'm super happy because a couple of days ago I received a donation from a charitable trust of £300! This is going to go a long way in helping me reach my target, as I've now passed the £1000 landmark :)

Past Fundraising..

Firth Park School Stall

                                                           Tuck Box at Team Fostering!

Starting Off..

Hi guys,
I've never written anything like this since English GCSE (and even that was probably awful), so bear with me if I'm a little rusty. So to start off I'll explain what I'll be writing about for the next 5 months!
In May this year I went to what I though would be another boring assembly at school, but it turned out to be one that will probably change my life completely. A lady gave a talk on a charity called Project Trust, a charity that specialises in sending young adults aged 17-19 on long term volunteering placements all over the globe. I applied as soon as I could, and the next thing I knew I was on a ferry to the Isle of Coll for a selection course. During the week I stayed with a host family and with 3 other awesome girls - Jade, Charlotte and Lauren. The week in Coll consisted of interviews, presentations and lessons that were designed to find out whether Project Trust was right for us and where we should go on our 8 month project.

 

We finished the week off with a traditional ceilidh which was fab (even though I can't dance to save my life). It was one of the best weeks of my life and I met some truly amazing people!
A few weeks later I received a letter saying I had been selected to go to India for 8 months, teaching English in a rural primary school. I will go with one other girl, who I will meet on the training course in November.
Since the selection couse I have completed my Alevels, and have started my fundraising. I need to raise £4870 for my 8 months in India, which is a huge challenge. Since I started i've realised just how difficult this will be to raise, but I am determined to do it. Thankfully, soon after I was selected I landed a job at Decathlon Sheffield, which will be my main source of fundraising.

Meet the Team!

I have also been selling truffles, making £170 from that so far (photos coming soon) and had 2 facepainting stalls, raising over £200. I've had a lot of help with these from my mum and my boyfriend Harry, who have been fantastic :)
Here's the link to my Justgiving page:
https://www.justgiving.com/Isabelle-Kidder/
Thanks for your support!