We are up and running!

This time last year, Stu was volunteering in Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua and saw first hand the shortfall of teaching and school supplies in local schools.

When he returned, we decided that we would like to do something to help the children in these schools and by raising funds we seek to support the delivery of education through providing much needed teaching and school materials to assist with the delivery of education for those who need it the most.

After many months of hard work, The Selvin and Friends charity was born. Our aim has been to create a small friends and family charity that seeks to raise £1000 in 2011 through taking part in a number of fundraising events


Why Selvin?

Whilst trying to decide on a name for our charity we heard the sad news that one of the children Stuart taught in Guatemala had passed away.

We decided that it would be a fitting tribute to name our charity after the bubbly bundle of energy that was Selvin, and everything we achieve will be Selvin's legacy


How you can help!

We will be raising funds by taking part in a number of activities throughout the year including the Edinburgh Marathon in May and the British 10k in July.

We kicked off our campaign on a cold Sunday on 6th March when we both took part in the Silverstone Half Marathon. Stu finished in an impressive 2:12 whilst it took me a rather more modest 2:26 to complete the 13.1 mile course.

I am now battling through sore legs to continue training for the Edinburgh Marathon, a prospect that makes me a little nervous!

We can only achieve our target with your support, any amount you are able to sponsor us for completing these events will make a huge difference to the communities we are supporting. If you are already taking part in an event and would like to fundraise for us, that would be amazing! Please speak to either myself or Stu if you would like further information on this.

We have also had friends offer to raise money through other fundraising ideas such as selling cakes, this is both extremely generous and much appreciated.

Together we can keep Selvin's legacy alive by providing children in some of the worlds poorest areas with the materials they require for a meaningful education.


Gracias amigos de Selvin, Vicki and Stu