Porridge And Pens Ghana

Congratulations Cecilia for your brilliant achievement of running the Half Marathon for Porridge and Pens. Thank you so much for choosing us as your charity. We know it is close to your heart as a sponsor for Girl Power. Raising nearly three times your target in just a couple of weeks was amazing. The money you have raised will go a long way to support our projects in Ghana.
Is it too soon to persuade you to join us at the Ghana Marathon next year? 😆. Maybe we should let you get your breath back first!

Today Cecilia is taking on the Royal Parks Half Marathon for Porridge and Pens!

Reading and feeding this morning!

Celebrating our amazing girls on #Internationaldayofthegirl working hard to change their futures for the better. #international #girl via ripl.com

A reminder to get your tickets for this event in advance please. Lots of entertainment for the children and lots to take home.

One of our amazing Girl Power sponsors is running the Royal Parks Marathon in aid of Porridge and Pens. Please show your support to Cecilia for this brilliant challenge. https://www.justgiving.com/fundrais…/Ce cilia-Santi-o-Desanti

One of our amazing regular donors who supports our Girl Power Project is going the extra mile and running the Royal Parks Half Marathon this weekend! We are so grateful to all our regular donors who give monthly so we can fund the vital work we do in Ghana. We have spaces on lots of major half and full marathons nationwide and the International Accra half or full marathon 2019, get in touch for more details. Good luck Cecilia! https://www.justgiving.com/fundrais…/Ce cilia-Santi-o-Desanti

The children at Reed and Feed are loving visiting the library and snack time.
Just £60 pays for all these children to attend on a Saturday.

Everyone is welcome to our charity update talk. Come and see what we have been doing, where your donations go, hear about our new projects and see our plans for the future. Please bring along friends and family. Feel free to bring your own drinks and nibbles. We will have a stall with some of our products made with Ghanaian materials available to purchase.
No tickets needed. The talk is free

Jemma has spent a lovely evening giving a talk to Chelmsford Phoenix Rotary Club. Thank you to all the members for your fundraising and support for our charity.

UPDATE:*** GREAT NEWS. Alice now has a lovely new sponsor***
We have many other children looking for sponsors. Please contact us if you would like to hear about them.
Alice Opoku has recently joined the school and is in the nursery class. Her father, Kwabena Opoku, has sadly passed away so she lives with her mother, Ruth Opoku, who is a petty trader selling small items at the side of the road. It is hard for her mother to make ends meet as a single parent so they are very... happy to have been offered a place at the school whilst we look for a sponsor.
If you would like to sponsor Alice at £7.50 per month to ensure her education, two meals a day, medical cards and vaccinations please let us know. You will receive regular photos and updates of Alice.
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Tickets are selling for our Pirates and Princesses Party. Ages are a guide only. Older and younger children welcome. Strictly limited to 20 pirates and 20 princesses.

Children were very excited for story time with Madam Dora today!

We are happy to hear that James and Rebecca will be heading back to Ghana October 2019 to take on the Accra Marathon to raise vital funds for our projects. Having previously visited Ghana in 2016 they can't wait to return to see how projects have grown. We are close to filling all our half and full marathon spaces so get in touch if you would like to take on the challenge of a lifetime.

88 children visited this week’s Reed and Feed Saturday Library Club. Such a thirst to learn.

Pirates and Princesses Party. An activity afternoon recommended for approx 4/5 to 10 year olds, in October half term, at Brightlingsea Sports Centre. Paint a pirate or princess pottery, make your pirate hat and sword or princess tiara and wand, tattoos, face painting, party games, decorate a cupcake. Each child gets a party bag to take home. Parental supervision is recommended especially for younger children. Ticket options are: Pirate, Pink pirate or a princess. Ticket will relate to your pottery, hat and party bag.

Today’s Fruit Drop with Kofi and Mabel. Thank you to anyone who has donated to provide these children with daily fruit.

Fab quiz night at The Rosebud Pub this evening. £203 raised and a really fun night. To top it off there was some really great food. If you are after a meal out then The Rosebud is a lovely place to go. Thank you for being the quiz master Sarah and organising the quiz.

Could you spare any time to help us? Would you like to join our fundraising committee?
Every year we need to organise several fundraising and information events throughout the year to raise money for our projects. We are looking for anyone that would like to join our fundraising committee and/or help us at events. We won't take up your time with lots of meetings and those we do have we hope to have over a pint at the pub! If you are interested in a way of helping the charity then we would LOVE to hear from you. If you can't attend the meetings but can volunteer for even one event a year then that would also be great.

What an amazing thing to do with your lives. Actually changing the lives of lots of families. In awe of you all.