Our African Auction of Promises was a triumph. Everything worked. We spent the afternoon decorating the dining hall and setting everything up. The boys all served at the tables and organised the bar. We showed a film about the school in South Africa that we’re raising money for. We got an ex student who had been to the school to talk about his experience….he relayed the story of arriving at the school and presenting the students with a football pump and how they had all erupted with cheers and tears at the sight and he talked of his conversation with one of the pupils who walked four hours there and back everyday to get to school and he talked of how he and the rest of his group had tears in their eyes and about how the experience had stayed with him forever and he talked about what still needed to be done – that they had no proper flooring and that the kitchen was in the library and that the boys need uniforms and books and, and, and…
and then our boys sang a song….
and then we made sure everybody had loads to drink…
and then we started the auction…
and then I think we might have raised over £20,000.
I couldn’t be more pleased.
It’s going to make such a difference.
April 25th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
That’s fantastic!!! How incredible that you have achieved something that is going to make so much difference to those children. Well done you. And even more of a pat on the back for being so magnanimus (oh I am such a crap speller) about your ex’s win
April 26th, 2009 at 12:14 am
Wow, sounds amazing!
Glad it all worked out perfectly. So what will the money you guys raised be spent on?
Claire x
April 26th, 2009 at 10:37 am
I agree with Nicola.
Well done you for being the ‘better’ person and for raising so much money for such a good cause.
x
April 26th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
ooops sorry about the worng name on the comment – didn’t realise my bf was logged in!
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