Fundraising Pt 2

By Andrew MacMillan On September 19, 2007 · Add Comment

The following is an extract from a letter written by Andrew MacMillan appealing for a new round of donations to fund additional school facilities at Got Matar:

At about this time last year, I wrote to you about the request that I had received from members of the Got Matar Community Development Group in western Kenya to help them raise €300,000 (about £200,000 or US$400,000) to build a secondary school. During this year great progress has been made, and the school is already up and running. My purpose in writing now is to thank all who have generously made donations or pledges, or shown interest, and to tell you what the community has achieved, using your contributions as well as funds raised locally. I will also outline their plans for the future and appeal again for your help…

	download the complete letter here (requires Adobe Reader)
	download the PEAS donation form here. (requires Adobe Reader)
	download the SONIA donation form here. (requires Adobe Reader)

It would be really great if we could raise an additional €100,000 (£67,000, US$125,000) between now and next September. This would be enough to finance the next general purpose classroom block (€30,000), one of the specialised training facilities (€30,000) and bursaries for 100 orphans for four years (€40,000). Should you feel able to contribute towards this goal and if you have not already completed a banker’s order, you may wish to use one of the donation forms and submit it to PEAS (in UK) or SONIA (in EURO zone) with a cheque or instructions to your bank. If you want to sponsor bursaries, please make sure you tick the appropriate boxes on the form.

The cost of a bursary for one pupil is £67 per year, or about £270 for the full, 4-year course at secondary school. This seems a small price to pay in relation to the huge growth in livelihood opportunities that it opens up for children who would otherwise stop school when only 12 years old.

The school has issued an open invitation to donors, so that you can see for yourselves how your donations have been used and meet children benefiting from sponsored bursaries. The school will also arrange for sponsors to correspond with bursary awardees and to receive their end-of term reports.

I believe that the record of achievement over the past year suggests that any further contributions that you are able to make will be well invested and will really make a huge difference to the lives of large numbers of children.

Andrew MacMillan
September 2007