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University digs deep
Members of the University community have been giving time
and money generously in a number of recent charity events.
Over £250 was raised by cake bakes for Macmillan Cancer Relief. Sue
Connor of the University Reception raised £143 by selling cakes and
organising a raffle, which was won by Jane South from the Department of
Economics. The Department of Electronic Systems Engineering raised a
further £131.98 for the national charity.
Margaret Everett, from the University’s Post Office, undertook a 12
mile sponsored ride on her horse, Murphy raising over £100 for the Make a
Wish Foundation. Make a Wish grants wishes to children, aged 3 to 18
years, with life threatening diseases.
Peter Simpson, Assistant Engineer in the Estates Management Section,
encouraged colleagues to get involved in the Colchester Fire Swim.
Lynne Shelley, Purchasing and Contracting Supervisor, said: 'Four of us
volunteered and then regretted it because we were given the 4am slot!
Contractors and suppliers gave donations and we received a 14 inch remote
controlled VW Beetle from Radio Spares. This was auctioned at the
University for £36 so in total we raised over £2,000 for the Fire Services
National Benevolent Fund and other local charities. We must be mad as we
have already booked for next year!'
In the Department of Computer Science, Kevan Wilding has been raising
money to send a 24 strong group of 15 to 20 year olds, from Havering, to
Kenya to build two residential centres with local young people. Previous
visits have taken place but this is the largest trip planned, with fund
raising events including table sales and quiz nights. This month Kevan has
been involved in raffling a laptop computer, with many tickets sold at the
University.
Kevan said: 'The University of Essex was one of the largest purchasers
of tickets and it was nice to see Jessie Mallinson from Language and
Linguistics win the laptop. This project is not just about doing work for
the people of Kenya but about working with the people of Kenya to help
build the centres.'
For more information about Make a Wish visit:
www.make-a-wish.org.uk/. For
information on the Fire Services National Benevolent Fund visit:
www.fsnbf.org.uk. For more
information on the Kenyan building project visit:
www.essex1841.com/Kenya2005.htm.
