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Nottingham company boosts school’s fundraising efforts

Nottingham company boosts school’s fundraising efforts

Back row (holding the flag) l- r: Daniel Livingstone and Conrad Dabrowski
Front row l – r: Gemma Charvet, Lucy Gascoigne, Leon Phillips (with bucket) and Kyle Henderson


PK education in Theatre Square, Nottingham, has boosted the fundraising efforts of two teachers from The Kingsmead School in Derby by £1000.

Lucy Gascoigne and Kyle Henderson, both Pastoral Leads at the school, are off to work in the Kenyan slums at the end of May, as part of a trip which is being organised and run by Derby County Community Trust and Africa Adventures. Lucy and Kyle have to raise nearly £5,000 to fund the two-week trip.

As part of the trip they will help build two new classrooms, renovate existing buildings and teach students, many of whom are HIV-positive and are orphans.

Following the donation from PK education, together with funds generated through raffles, cake sales, a beard shave by Kyle and a white collar boxing match by Lucy, the pair are now more than half way to their fundraising target.

It is the second time that teachers from The Kingsmead School, which offers provision for students with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties at sites across the city, have taken part.

Last year's trip to Kenya not only had a profound effect on staff but also students in the school. Lucy said: “A DVD was produced of the trip last year. Whenever we play it the students are completely silent and many of them get emotional.

“We really appreciate the donation from PK education. It's an amazing amount and has helped significantly towards our fundraising efforts. The total seems much more manageable and achievable now.”

Gemma Charvet, National Sales Manager at PK education, who presented the money to the school said:

“We were only too happy to donate to Kyle and Lucy's fundraising efforts. The learning experiences they will bring back from the trip will benefit the students at Kingsmead School immensely as well as help underprivileged children in Kenya.”

Kyle added:

“It's such a great opportunity that we couldn't turn down the chance to go and see what life is like out there. We're really excited about the trip but also appreciate it will be an eye-opener. Until you see it for yourself, you can't fully understand the hardships the young people have to endure every day of their lives.

It's going to be hard to deal with, but we're going out there to try and improve their lives, even if it's in a small way.”

Lucy and Kyle will also be filming their experiences while in Kenya and using the film and their experiences as part of the School's global education, citizenship and PSE lessons.

 “We've seen videos from past trips and it's heart-breaking to see. Living in England, we have everything we could ever need and it's easy to take that for granted.

I think going out there will show us that we need to be very thankful for many aspects of the life we  lead here and we want to bring some of that message back.”

Kyle and Lucy leave on May 26th for two weeks - and can't wait to get started.

Lucy said:

“There's been a lot of build-up and preparation and we're eager to get going but we know it's going to be tough.”]

If you would like to donate to Lucy and Kyle's fundraising efforts, please contact 01332 715970.

 


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