Final Fundraiser!

Let's continue to make poverty history and have a great time doing it.

We have almost raised the funds for two orphan homes. Join us in celebration and be a part of the answer to the very real needs these children have.

Everyone who has donated, contributed, prayed and served, we would love you to come and celebrate with us!

Wine and Cheese Gala Event

When: Saturday 19 May from 7-11pm

Where: Flat 1, 65 Putney Bridge Road, SW18 1PF (map link below)

Suggested donation: £10-15

Choice wines and delicious cheese platters await you...

See you there.

If you are unable to join us, donations can also be made online at:
www.justgiving.com/watotohousebuilders

from Debbie and friends

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New Targets...

So if you have seen our just giving website lately.. you will see that we have.... BLITZED OUR TARGET!! YAY!! So, we have decided to keep going and see how much we can raise!

Speaking to the Watoto team yesterday, they have recently changed their conditions for teams going out to build houses.. they now require the £8000 for the house, and then a further £8000 for infrastructure. The reason behind this is that people are donating enough to build the house, but now, there are homes built, but the kids cant live in them yet as the surrounding areas are not ready... so... we have increased our target to a WHOPPING £16000! So lets see how we go! (we are still going to go by the way, and our money will be used whereever is needed!).

We are currently at £12,300 = £3,700 to go....!

Thanks to everyone who made it to the quiz last night! We had a great time and the winning team was 'google us' who powered ahead and left the rest of us in their tracks! Well done guys!! We raised a total of £168.00 last night!

Next event coming up is the Cultural Evening on Sat 17March - a night not to be missed!

Thanks everyone!
xox Corinne.

Quiz Night - Wednesday 14th March

You are invited to a QUIZ NIGHT.
Location: St Agnes Church Hall, Kennington Park Gardens, SE17 3NP Nearest Tube: Kennington (one stop from Waterloo)
Time: from 7pm to start at 7:30pm
Date: Weds 14 March
Suggested donation per person: £5 (please bring cash!) BYO
All proceeds will go to Watoto Child Care Ministries.

Teams will be for up to 6 people - either come as a team or individually and we will make up teams on the night.

I hope to see you there! Please feel free to forward this to your friends.
Thanks,
Margo

Cultural Event - 17March 2007

With the success we had at the last cultural event.. run by the amazing duo - Alice and Adam.... they are putting on another one to raise more money for our Watoto fund!!

There will be a range of top-class performances.. with singing, dancing, and acting!

Tickets are £10 each, will be held at the same place, near old street tube station. From 7pm.

Tickets will be available at church on Sunday.

See you there!

Nearly there!

There was another group of people from our church that were also rasing the money for a house.. they did a MAMMOTH 2 day walk in Wales, and managed to raise about £4500! Well done guys!!
But unfortunately they were unable to keep going, and have graciously decided to give their money to us - to go towards our house! Thanks so much beautiful people!!

So.. currently we are on £10,500... £500 to go... !!!!
We have a quiz night, a chocolate and champaige testing evening, and hopefully and 80's finale party to celebrate our completion and congratulate ourselves!!

I'll keep you posted with the events coming up, as they are finalised.

So excited!!
xo Corinne.

Successful Fundraising Ideas

DVD night.

A good way to raise money - invite some friends over to watch a few DVD's, chat, etc. With a pot for donations, and perhaps a few leaflets explaining what Watoto is and what we are trying to acheive.
I would recommend £3 minimum donation or whatever people are prepared to give. Also, perhaps ask everyone to bring either a snack or something to drink, so that one person doesnt end up buying everything!
Another good tip is to rent dvd's from a local library rather than a video store as it is cheaper and they usually have a pretty good selection. People from Seven Sisters and Walthamstow got together to raise some money doing this, and it was a great success!

Well done guys!
xo Briony.

Orphans Christmas Down Under!

Some amazing people from the other side of the world decided to have an 'Orphans Christmas' this year. This entailed a whole bunch of people from all over the world, coming together in Sydney, Australia to spend Christmas together as they were away from their families.
They had an awesome time, and raised AUD$140 for our house! (thats about £60!)

Thanks guys!

Happy New Year everyone!!

xox

Bunty's Coffee Morning - 25th November 2006

Margot's family friend had a coffee morning to raise ££ for our house... here's what she has to say!

I was so impressed when listening to the story told by Margot regarding help given to Watoto by a number of dedicated friends, that I volunteered at short notice to offer my home to hold a coffee morning to raise funds and a little publicity to this good work.

I am an 84-year-old Second World War proud ex Wren, unable either physically or financially able to help overseas, so was delighted to rally up friends to give their time and money. The sun was shining and the morning was a huge success, a splendid number of people enjoyed coffee, a chat and happily bought from the Bring and Buy table. One friend showing initiative dashed out and gathered the windfall apples from my garden and sold them!

Mary, my friend, handed round a lovely picture of two beautiful children and explained to everyone what Watoto is all about.

God willing, I will do the same again next year.

I wish the group great success.

They raised just over £200 for us!
You go girls!!!

xox