Fundraising
What I’ll be Doing to Help in Borneo
Camps International's Borneo projects are now well established and have been running for over 5 years. Based around the two main themes of Sustainable Social Development and Biodiversity Conservation, they are spread across 5 main locations: Tinangol in northern Sabah near Kudat; Mantanani Island off the west coast; Bongkud near the town of Ranua and Mt Kinabalu; Kipouvo on the outskirts of Kota...
What I’ll be Doing to Help in Borneo
Camps International's Borneo projects are now well established and have been running for over 5 years. Based around the two main themes of Sustainable Social Development and Biodiversity Conservation, they are spread across 5 main locations: Tinangol in northern Sabah near Kudat; Mantanani Island off the west coast; Bongkud near the town of Ranua and Mt Kinabalu; Kipouvo on the outskirts of Kota Kinabalu in the Penampang area; and Batu Puteh in the east of Sabah on the banks of the Kinabatangan River. They also have 2 smaller locations; Luanti situated near Bongkud and Kampong Banjaran Crocker which is 80km south of Kota Kinabalu. In Borneo they are also adopting permaculture and...
Volunteer for Stand Tall for Giraffes
KAT Marketing delivered 'Stand Tall for Giraffes' on behalf of Colchester Zoo's 50th birthday and I thoroughly enjoyed, at the very young age of 9, assisting with the schools and charity collections. I joined the 'Giraffe Guardians' volunteer group (with my parents!)...
Choir and Singing for Charity
I am in Royal Hospital School's Chapel and Chamber choirs and have taken part in numerous charitable gala concerts. I love to sing and support community events and so the two often go hand in hand. I've sung at the Royal Albert Hall for the Barnardo's concert, at St...
Six-Year-Old Runs 38 Floors of ‘Gherkin’ for NSPCC
Youngest ever participant in ‘Step Change’ raises £1,000 At six years old I became the youngest person ever to run up all 38 floors of London’s iconic ‘Gherkin’ building, after taking part in the NSPCC’s Step Change challenge on 6 March 2010. I joined hundreds of...
Bear Diaries Challenge
This reminded me of being back at primary school when you used to take the class toy on holiday with you – a very simple but brilliant idea! I purchased a bear from the Colchester NSPCC Business Group and showcased a diary of his 'work experience' for 2 weeks. Over 60...
Collections at Football Grounds for Charities
I have joined my Mum and my teachers in charity collections at football grounds at the weekend; we always challenge each other over whose bucket is the heaviest with donations – and we often raise over £1,000 for the day's efforts! Causes have been for NSPCC, St...
Pet Photography Stand for Suffolk Community Foundation
At my school fete I was asked to create an original charity stand idea and – knowing we all love our pets – I thought I could put my photography skills to the test and run a pet photography stand. They say never work with children or animals – and I was a child...