Friday, August 26, 2005
Donations Update - £112,000
Recent donations and pledges have moved the total raised for the Yorkshire School rebuild project on to £112,000.
Friday, August 19, 2005
"Curry with Fingers" fundraising event
The Yorkshire School in Sri Lanka rebuild appeal is proud to announce a major fundraising event to be held on Thursday, 17 November at the Aakash Restaurant in Cleckheaton - the largest Indian restaurant in the world! "Curry with Fingers" will be an event not to be missed, with excellent food, convivial company, and entertainment in the form of international artiste, Colin "Fingers" Henry, on the piano. This fun evening starts at 7.00pm for 7.30pm.
Tickets are just £22.50 per person, and tables of 8, 10 and 12 are available. To reserve your tickets, please contact Rtn Vaughan Houldsworth
Tickets are just £22.50 per person, and tables of 8, 10 and 12 are available. To reserve your tickets, please contact Rtn Vaughan Houldsworth
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Yorkshire School raffle tickets still available
Rotary Clubs throughout the District are reminded that there are still books of appeal Raffle Tickets available. Books were circulated to Clubs via International Chairs earlier in the year, with the raffle to be drawn on 16 October (at District Conference). If anyone requires further books then please contact the Rotary Club of Skipton, who will forward supplies.
Please do not forget to return completed stubs and money for tickets sold (or any unsold tickets) as soon as possible, to the Rotary Club of Skipton...that way we'll know how many tickets have been sold, and who could sell more tickets!!
Please do not forget to return completed stubs and money for tickets sold (or any unsold tickets) as soon as possible, to the Rotary Club of Skipton...that way we'll know how many tickets have been sold, and who could sell more tickets!!
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Support for Clubs
Individual Rotary Clubs who are able to support the appeal by visiting local schools and making a presentation and explaining about the Yorkshire School in Sri Lanka will be receiving support from the appeal Committee in the form of a CD with a purpose built presentation about the impact of the tsunami and the school rebuild project. Clubs who are able to help will also shortly be receiving copies of letters they can send to schools from their appeal Committee contact. Further help and support will also be available through your contact.
Monday, August 15, 2005
Donations Update - £106,516
Further donations and pledges to the appeal have taken the total raised to date to £106,516...please let us know if you, your Club, your company or organisation can help the appeal in any way. We are now well on the way to underwriting the rebuilding of the destroyed school at Batticaloa in Sri Lanka.
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Appeal Update for SW Group Clubs
The SW Group of District 1040 is hosting an update session about the Yorkshire School appeal at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 23 August at the Fire Station Community Room, King Cross, Halifax. Clubs in the SW Group are urged to support the meeting - and anyone else would be most welcome - to find out how the appeal is going, and to hear how you can support the appeal in the coming months through school contacts and other activities.
Donation Update - over halfway!!
Tremendous news! Thanks to the generous support of BUSC's Ski for Tsunami and further donations and pledges, the Yorkshire School appeal has now passed the halfway point on the way to the target of £200,000. The total now stands at just over £103,000.
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Huge Support from BUSC Ski for Tsunami
The Yorkshire School appeal has received huge support from the British University Snowsports Council (BUSC), who organised a "Ski for Tsunami" event. The funds raised through this event - totalling some £15,000 - are being given to the appeal to help boost the appeal, and to emphasise the importance that education has in rebuilding the community in Sri Lanka. Our thanks go to everyone at BUSC for this generous support.
Yorkshire Society supports appeal
The Yorkshire School appeal has been given the support of the Yorkshire Society in its efforts to raise £200,000 for the rebuilding of a school destroyed by the tsunami in Sri Lanka. The Society will be distributing information to encourage its members to support "Yorkshire working together to achieve something we can all be proud of"
Thursday, August 04, 2005
major fundraising event
Plans are underway for a major fundraising event in the District to support the Yorkshire School appeal - watch out for more details!
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Donations Update - £86,000
The project Committee had a meeting this evening, at which it was reported that donations and pledges have taken the total raised in the appeal to £86,000.
Monday, August 01, 2005
Donations Update - £83,069
More donations and pledges have reached the appeal, taking the total to £83,069
