Hot off the press - our November newsletter
Rather than a pinch and a punch on the first day of the month, please take a look at our November newsletter - hot off the press!
Friends of Dagoretti Children - educating bright but disadvantaged children in Kenya
Tuesday, 31 October 2017
Monday, 23 October 2017
Christmas cards with cheer
Announcing the sale of our three new designs of Christmas Cards, which from Monday 30th October will be selling in packs of five in Westland Sundries at Hardy and Village Market, Karen Country Club, Coast and Country and KPS. On Saturday 28th October they will also be on sale at the Purdy Arms Organic Market.
Tuesday, 17 October 2017
With a little help from my friends...
Each year we encourage our secondary students to attend holiday tuition over the long summer break. This year it was led by past student, Jack Omondi and other helpful senior students who gave up three weeks to come to Mahali Pa Watoto kindergarten, where our office is based, to use the classrooms and new container to teach our Form 1-4 students.
All the subjects were taught, but the main emphasis, as always, was on maths, chemistry and physics - the subjects which the students seem to have most difficulty with.
It was the first time we used the container, and it proved to be a very good learning environment with good space and ventilation.
Thank you, Jack, for leading the team of senior students. We are sure the Form 1-4s will reap the benefits this year - particularly those Form 4s taking KCSE in November. We wish you all the best of luck and hope that you achieve the results that you deserve!
Alice flies the Kenyan flag in Turkey at the "Deaflympics"
It is with such pride that we are so pleased to let you all know that Alice Atieno achieved fourth place in all her events at the "Deaflympics" Deaf Olympics in Turkey, held over two weeks this summer. It was her first trip overseas and what an adventure it proved to be!
She was the Kenyan representative in the 100m and 400m running races and also for the javelin - scooping fourth place in all three events! Having narrowly missed out on bronze medals this year, she is aiming for silver next time round!
Well done Alice - all of us at FDC are immensely proud of you! Good luck next time and thank you for these photographs! What a role model you are to fellow deaf students. Your happy face says it all!
It is with such pride that we are so pleased to let you all know that Alice Atieno achieved fourth place in all her events at the "Deaflympics" Deaf Olympics in Turkey, held over two weeks this summer. It was her first trip overseas and what an adventure it proved to be!
She was the Kenyan representative in the 100m and 400m running races and also for the javelin - scooping fourth place in all three events! Having narrowly missed out on bronze medals this year, she is aiming for silver next time round!
Well done Alice - all of us at FDC are immensely proud of you! Good luck next time and thank you for these photographs! What a role model you are to fellow deaf students. Your happy face says it all!
Friday, 13 October 2017
Summer fun and fundraising - Part 2
The second generous donation came from SAWA (South African Women's Association) in Kenya, who kindly put us forward as the lucky recipient of funds raised at their Blue Moon Ball - held at Muthaiga Country Club at the end of June. The evening was a huge success and the auction saw many bidders vying for some great offers in the auction and Muthaiga Club once again did a very professional job with much creative input from all the SAWA organizers - with beautifully decorated tables and a delicious three course dinner adding to the convivial ambience of the evening. Dancing to the live music aided digestion and all in all a great evening was had by party-goers and organizers alike!
Our huge thanks to all at SAWA - the 1.8M donation will make a huge difference to our 52 secondary and tertiary level students and their future education!
Our huge thanks to all at SAWA - the 1.8M donation will make a huge difference to our 52 secondary and tertiary level students and their future education!
Summer fun and fundraising - Part 1
We are extremely fortunate to have received very generous donations from two separate sources over the summer.
The first donation came from a fabulously fun (and luckily not too hot!) tennis fundraiser and dinner in June. This was organised by past Karen residents, Clare and Hugo Norman (now living near Winchester, UK), who drew together a great bunch of tennis players, who were equally good at digging deep into their pockets to help raise the phenomenal and record sum of 2,200 GBP.
Clare had prepared the most delicious dinner, and with free flowing drink and "on the ball" entertainment thrown in, the evening was always going to be a huge success. Many thanks to Clare and Hugo who really went the extra mile for us - and to all those who paid and played!
We are extremely fortunate to have received very generous donations from two separate sources over the summer.
The first donation came from a fabulously fun (and luckily not too hot!) tennis fundraiser and dinner in June. This was organised by past Karen residents, Clare and Hugo Norman (now living near Winchester, UK), who drew together a great bunch of tennis players, who were equally good at digging deep into their pockets to help raise the phenomenal and record sum of 2,200 GBP.
Clare had prepared the most delicious dinner, and with free flowing drink and "on the ball" entertainment thrown in, the evening was always going to be a huge success. Many thanks to Clare and Hugo who really went the extra mile for us - and to all those who paid and played!
Our Annual Fundraiser - postponed until 2018
We would like to let you know that our annual fundraiser, scheduled to have been held once more at the Karen
Country Club on Friday 3rd November, has been postponed
until next year.
We will be back in touch with a new date in the New Year, so
please watch this space!
The Fundraising Committee, FDC
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