News - Kipawa

Prudential RideLondon race is getting close!

13/7/2019

Alice, Ross, Bryce, Will and David - five keen, Kipawa-supporting cyclists from across the UK - will be tackling the gruelling Prudential RideLondon challenge on 4th August.

The course follows much of the route from the 2012 Olympic road race event. Starting at the Olympic park, they will cycle out to the Surrey countryside, tackling the famously tough zig-zags of Box Hill, before returning to London past many iconic landmarks to finish on The Mall.

The race will be hard, but the training is even harder! Please give them a few quid to spur them on
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ride-london-kipawa

Sign up for the 100-mile Prudential RideLondon Cycle race

22/5/2019

FRIDAY is your last chance to sign up for the Prudential Ride London 100 mile cycle race in aid of Kipawa.

All our previous riders have had an amazing experience, riding in a mass cycle event, on closed roads through Surrey and past some of London’s most famous landmarks.

Please share with / tag all your cycling mates and get in touch NOW to secure your place. We can give you all the help you need with fundraising.

https://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk/events/100/

Edinburgh Quiz night!

6/3/2019

Get your team together soon for another great Kipawa Quiz Night on 12th April.

Summerside Bowling Club, Summerside Street, Edinburgh
7pm for a 7.30pm start
£5 per person
Maximum of 6 per team

Places are limited so book your spot soon by emailing kipawacharityevents@gmail.com. There will be prizes and lots of fun!

Cycle for Kipawa!

3/3/2019

We are looking for riders to take on an epic 100 mile cycle for Kipawa. Spread the word!

https://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk/events/100/

New Year's Resolutions!

5/1/2019

Hope all the New Year’s resolutions are going well?! Have you set yourself a challenge for 2019?

Entries for this year’s Edinburgh Marathon close tomorrow so why not sign up and raise some money for Kipawa while you’re at it? We can help with setting up fundraising pages, publicity - anything you need, just shout. (The training’s down to you though ).

There are also shorter distances and kids races available too if you want to get the whole family involved. Take a look:

https://www.edinburghmarathon.com/events/marathon/

Christmas donations

5/12/2018

Thank you so much to Gullane Primary School for suggesting in the most recent newsletter that families might want to give a donation to Kipawa* instead of giving Christmas presents to teachers. What a thoughtful and generous idea. To give you and idea of how far your donation can go in Kenya...

Only £20 buys lunch and porridge for a child at Mukuyu or Oaklands school for a whole school year, helping to keep them healthy and encouraging them to come to school.
£17 would buy a new desk, helping to reduce overcrowding in classrooms and making learning more comfortable for the children.
Just £7 would provide a school uniform for a child in need.
And for only £1, we can provide vital deworming medication to 5 children.

Please consider making a donation this Christmas.

http://www.kipawa.org.uk/donate-here.html

*other charities are available!

Gullane Primary School Kipawa Dinner

12/11/2018

We were treated to a delicious dinner this evening, beautifully prepared and served by the p7 children of Gullane Primary School (with some help from the staff of Greywalls Hotel & Chez Roux!).

Many thanks to M. Roux for his generosity in supporting the evening and to the staff of Greywalls. Thanks to Mr Adamson, Mrs Ross, Mrs McGillivray and all the other staff who made the evening possible. And particular thanks to the p7s who chose Kipawa as the charity to benefit from the evening.

Gullane Primary School nominates Kipawa for charity dinner

11/10/2018

We are so thrilled to have been chosen by the p7s of Gullane Primary School to benefit from their annual Chez Roux ‘Support a School’ charity dinner. We can't wait!

Kirsty's on her way to Kenya!

9/10/2018

Kirsty and her Mum and Dad have made it to the airport. They are excited to get to Kenya and see everyone!

Don't forget, we pay all of our own expenses for our visits, so every penny you give goes to help the children and families we support in Kenya. And there's still time to donate ....

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fund/BacktoSchool

Kiltwalk raises over £850 for Kipawa

17/9/2018

Well done to David, John and Brian who managed to walk 24 miles and raise over £850 for Kipawa at the Kiltwalk today. And, the Hunter Foundation will top up the fundraising by a further 40%!

Thanks to the support crew who were there to cheer them on at the 15 mile mark.

Great work guys. And thank you!