After the jump being delayed due to thunder, Len completed his jump on 20 April 2013! In fact, he jumped twice. It was great to be there with all his supporters. Thank you again for all your support. We will be posting photos soon on our facebook page. Go here: www.facebook.co.nz/GiftedKidsProgramme to check them out!
""Challenge Vertigo, my fundraiser for Gifted Kids, has reached target four ($10,000) and so I am now bound for the Sky Tower Jump on 20 April (weather permitting). But this is not about me - it's about some of the extraordinary Kiwi kids that we try to help get the most out of their primary and intermediate years. $10,000 will go a long way to paying for just 2 of those kids for one year so, whilst it is fantastic that we achieved our target, we can still use all the help (and donations) we can get. To all those who have donated to this Challenge I would like to thank you on behalf of the kids. To all those still contemplating making a donation - please do, every donation goes a long way"" Thank you Len, Gifted Kids is so lucky to have such a committed Chairperson. If you are still wanting to donate to our cause you can here https://www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/LensLaunch
We are so close to our final target! Our teachers, students, and Len are now working on the logistics for the events associated with each of the targets. The remainder of the events will happen in April. Help us out by contributing to the cause or encouraging your networks to do the same! Thank you so much for your support to date, it is very encouraging to see people believing in the cause as much as we do! Thank you!
So much has happened this past week! And there are a multitude of people to thank so far, especially as we surpassed the half way mark and Len is well on his way to achieving his goal. First, we'd like to thank Soar Printing for printing some beautiful well designed posters for us to put up in our classrooms and around the community. Our designer and volunteer extraordinaire gave some valuable time in helping us to achieve our goal. Thank you Todd Atticus for the time you gave! Second, after reaching our first Target, Len & 4 students from our Waikowhai Unit headed down Puhoi River in double Kayaks. You can check out photos on our givealittle page and also at www.facebook.com/GiftedKidsProgramme We'd like to thank the generous anonymous donor who covered the full cost of the kids and Len kayaking down the river! We'll be back soon with more updates!
Check it out! We are featured on the Givealittle home page: http://fundraise.givealittle.co.nz/?p=1873 Also, Len ward was last week elected as our Chairman of the Board. Congratulations Len, it's great to have someone that is truly committed to the cause - you will be a hard act to follow! It's not everyday that someone will jump from great height to help a cause.
We have officially reached the first target $2500. This means two things: first, next weekend we will be sending Len and some of our Waikowhai Students down the Puhoi River in Kayaks. Second, we will are over half way to reaching our second target $5000, the next challenge is for Len and some of our Tamaki students to do the Corkscrew Rollercoaster at Rainbow's End. The lovely people at Rainbow's End are sponsoring this for us, so get in behind the challenge and help Len on his way to doing the SkyJump! Have a great weekend!
All our donors so far have been so generous! We have even had one of our students give his pocket money to the cause. What a champ! If you have given a donation, thank you! It's great to have support from the community for this great cause. Please help spread the word and help raise awareness for gifted education in New Zealand. Link your friends to this page (www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/LensLaunch) or to our facebook page (www.facebook.com/GiftedKidsNZ) to find out more and keep up to date.
We are officially launching this fundraising campaign today at Waikowhai Intermediate School, Auckland at 2pm. If you'd like to come along please text or call 021 864644
