A
warm hello to all of our friends in our final newsletter of 2014.
Short
but sweet...
Due
to your extraordinarily generous donations over the past four years,
we decided that 2014 would be a 'year off' of fundraising.
That
does not mean it has been all quiet at Selvin HQ, on the contrary...
Douro
Half marathon
Vicki
got back into her running shoes and took on the Douro half marathon
earlier this year.
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She
completed the course, not with a personal best time, but given the 31
degree Portuguese heat, and the sun stroke she suffered afterwards,
it was, all in all, a relatively successful event!
Twelve for Twelve
After
taking a year off of fundraising, we will be back in 2015 with a new
challenge, 'Twelve for Twelve,' twelve events over the next twelve
months.
Events
have not yet been finalised for the entire year, but the first few
events include:
- Hyde Park 10K
- Brighton Half Marathon
- 5k Glow Run
- London Easter 10k
- Bupa 10k
We
must however note that these are subject to change on account of an
anticipated arrival in 2015!
Primary
and kindergarten schools in the Quechua-speaking communities of
Triunfo and Maldonado, in Sachaca on the outskirts of Arequipa, in
Peru.
The
project that we work with in Central America, The Phoenix Project,
also seeks to provide Secondary school scholarships to the pupils so
that their education can be continued.
By
providing the teaching and education materials that are needed in
these schools, it frees up school funds to allow this money to be put
towards a teachers salary, and for meals to improve the nourishment
of the pupils.
More on this to follow in the new year.
And
finally, a great big huge thanks...
For
your continued support in 2014, and for generally making Selvin what
it is. Its been an incredible four years, with schools in four
Central American countries receiving much needed school and teaching
supplies.
This
simply would not have happened without you!
Happy New Year amigos de Selvin x
Happy New Year amigos de Selvin x
