Children Of Watamu

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to friends old and new who are helping the children. Together we have and can make a big difference to these vulnerable children. Here are just a few of the people who have helped. If you have a story, want to help by way of donation or sponsorship please contact us. sue@childrenofwatamu.net

 

Brenda Groves and her friend Ann Marie Summers work at Crown Packaging based in Wantage Oxon. They are tireless in their fundraising for the Happy House Kids.
 Brenda decided along with their colleagues that after Christmas they would do a sponsored slim to raise some much needed money for the Happy House. The slim ran for 6 weeks and between them they lost a total of 20.5lbs but found £597. Well done everyone!!
Just before Easter Brenda received a bottle of Baileys (she wishes to thank Alistair) Again with the Happy House in mind she decided to do a raffle at Crown Packaging. All the staff was so very supportive, even to donating extra prizes. A total of £106 was raised.

I wish to sincerely thank Brenda, her friends, family, and especially the staff at Crown, for their continued support. It is due to the kindness and generosity of people such as these that makes our hopes and dreams for these very vulnerable children possible.

The Slim team - Denise, Ann, Julie, Jane, Kim & Brenda.

 

Sadly, in January 2008 Graham Warren was shot and killed during a burglary at his home. His wife Chris contacted me to say that a memorial service was being organised for Graham and instead of flowers Chris had asked family and friends for donations towards our work with the children. I am so grateful to them both as the fund has raised £1,500. It will be such a great help  towards our work for the Happy House Kids. Chris and her daughter Sam have all my admiration to be able to think of the plight of others during this terribly sad time in their lives.

Nick Thomas is starting a Sponsored Slim and intends to lose 3st.  by the 25th of September 2008. Here are the links for Nick. If you can support him please do.

Latest - Nick is pleased to report that he weighted in today at 19st 1lb , very  nearly 2st loss all but 1lb so a very successful week on that side. plus a total up of the money raised so far is £563.50 with still more promised, so he is well pleased with all the support he is getting from friends and family.
Update 9th June within the last two weeks Nick has lost another 3 lbs.
Week 2 Nick Thomas loses another 2lb!!
Week 1 Nick Thomas loses 6lb but raises £200!

Take a look at Medway RFC a club Nick belongs to and are supporting his slim www.mrfc.net  

Margaret & Jerome Anderson contacted me recently to say they would like to support our work. They looked through the website at what help was needed and decided to donate £200 towards our Text Book appeal. Margaret is a retired English teacher and Jerome a Science teacher, so we have decided to buy some English & Science books for classes 7 and 8 in the Primary School. Thank you both so much it is due to the kindness and generosity of people such as yourselves that makes out work with the children possible.

In February Dave and I were delighted to have meet Chris and Helie Franklin at Turtle Bay Beach Club. They had been in touch with us before we left the UK in January. Chris wanted to come to Watamu to see what he could do to help us with our work for the children, as his specialty is video, photographs and websites. We have Chris to thank for our fantastic new website and promotional DVD. Chris & Helie sponsored two of our children, bought bicycles ad made a substantial donation towards the Happy House. Thank you both so much See some of Chris's photos on our FACEBOOK Page