June 23rd saw the annual fete at the Village School in
Hampstead, London. Since 2005 the Village School has been a huge supporter of
Fodad. The parents and staff encouraged by the Principal, Miss Gay have
generously supported fund-raisers enabling Fodad to open a school playground
in Ratmalana as well as feed the children at the school every day for the past
7 years. The fact that the children are fed means that not only are they as
healthy as those from better off families but that their parents are encouraged
to send them to school knowing that they will at least have one good,
nourishing meal each day.
The fete at the school is the major fund-raiser for
FODAD and luckily it did not rain. Once again the parents went out of their
way setting up stalls selling wonderful cakes and sweets and ensuring that there
was lots of fun and activities for the children, including an inflatable slide,
clown performances and workshops, sponge throwing, as well as an amazing
blend-your-own smoothie by bike stall.
Della and Don arrived to find that
the Friends of the Village School had printed a beautiful poster which no-one
could miss as they came into the school. Times are hard, and we understand
that before this summer’s fund-raisers there was less than £5 in the coffers.
So thank you everyone at the village school – your support has been consistent
and absolutely amazing! Without you we could not possibly have achieved so
much.
