Parry, Mrs Kate Hornsby, Mr Matt Walton and Mr Steve Apps for making this trip so fantastic. As a result of fundraising, this year we donated:
Further plans for 2016‑17 include the development of a Servant Leadership gap-year programme, a Community Day in February 2017 for senior citizens, and the introduction of a Charity Cup for Speech Day.
• Dental treatment for 22 children • 100 mattresses • Curtains for the girls’ and boys’ accommodation • Poly tunnel covers • £1,600 of DIY and craft equipment • A sound system • Clothes and shoes
The Residential School for Children with Special Needs in Bradet, Romania.
In June, Miss Elizabeth Rawkins led another post-GCSE trip to Bradet, in which 24 Fifth Form pupils (six girls and 18 boys) had five fantastic days of play, DIY, craft, cuddles and of course, the hokey-cokey! College is indebted to Miss Elizabeth Rawkins, Mr James Chaloner, Mrs Fiona
Special thanks to the following for their fundraising contributions: Mrs Fiona Parry, who completed the Cheltenham Half Marathon, and Finlay Milton (L6, XT) and Elliott Napier (L6, XT), who completed the Three Peaks Challenge in aid of Bradet. Produced with the kind permission of the childcare department of Brasov, Peter Svolis and Victor Eckhold of Hotel Galaxy Films shot and edited a short film to document and celebrate the very special experience of College pupils spending time with the children of Bradet. The film is available to view on the College website:
http://www.cheltenhamcollege.org/BradetResidential-School-Video Images from Bradet reproduced with kind permission from the Childcare Department, Brasov
Gogar Primary School, Kenya
Through the Vanessa Grant Trust, we are working to secure sponsorship to pay for the secondary education of one girl and one boy from Gogar Primary School. We have currently agreed to sponsor a bright and disadvantaged boy, Ernest Mwangi, who is one of three children in a family whose father has died and whose mother only earns enough money for the absolute basics, including food but not education for her children. In his words, the sponsorship will enable him ‘to achieve my dreams and become a better person in the future.’ To find out more about sponsorship, visit the Vanessa Grant Trust website: http://www.vanessagranttrust.org
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COLLEGE COMMUNITY
fundraising initiatives for the next year include supporting Toilet Twinning, IT4Kids, and a joint school Santa-fun run with the Prep.
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