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MARCH 2010: ISSUE 10 Website: www.southwark.ac.uk Telephone: 02078151600
Learners raise
Book sale boosts
cash for Haiti
earthquake appeal
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SOUTHWARK College has Liz said: “Often old
backed an appeal to help Learning Resource Centre
something soon. We set everything up the day
the people of Haiti rebuild stock is sold with the money
before, creating posters to let the rest of the
their lives following the put back into Learning
College know about our cake sale, baking cakes
devastating earthquake, Resource Centre income.
and setting up stalls.
which killed more than However, the College
“We were really pleased with the response we
200,000 people and injured previously organised a book
got. Even though we hadn’t prepared things that
300,000 in January. sale to keep open a youth
much in advance the College learners really got
The College raised £124.53 centre in Peckham so I
involved. We ended up selling lots of cakes and
across its three centres thought it would be good
raising a fair amount of money too.”
through the sale of old idea to do something like
Together, the College managed to raise over
Learning Resource Centre this again and use this
£100 for Save The Children on behalf of Haiti.
books and donations from money to help a country
However, there was a cunning plan behind the
staff and learners following ill-equipped to deal with a
event that enabled the Student Ambassadors to
the tragedy two months disaster of this scale.
double their expected aid figure.
ago. The proceeds will go “Trolleys of books were
Ricardo Dias said: “We decided to hold the event
to the Disasters Emergency bought for anything up to
in the reception area so passers-by and visitors to
Committee to fund 50p per title with people
the College could see what was going on. Holding
emergency shelter and also happy to make a
it in a College room would have restricted it to
toilet facilities to help generous donation. It was a
learners only and we didn’t want that.
prevent the spread of very simple idea but every
“I really enjoyed doing it and the response we
diseases. little helps. The feedback
received has encouraged me to plan further
The book sale was the from learners was excellent
fundraising events in the future. We are looking
idea of Liz Ramsey, - they were really pleased to
at doing something else for Haiti as a College.
Learning Resource Centre do their bit.”
We are also holding an event for Sport Relief
Manager at the Waterloo The money was banked on
that I’m looking forward to - I think I’ve caught
Centre, and ran for four a weekly basis and a cheque
HELPING HAND: Liz Ramsey, Learning Resource
the fundraising bug!”
weeks from January 18 will soon be sent to the DEC
Centre Manager at the Waterloo Centre
until February 12. to boost appeal funds.
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