Zach's Trip To Tanzania
Tue 27th October 2015 | | By
This is my third season with Colls and it goes without saying that I have thoroughly enjoyed my time there. As a Media Officer, my main responsibilities are to write and update the Match Reports, the website and the Facebook page alongside Gibbo and I also run the PA system on a Home Match Day.
The purpose of this article is to inform you of a little project I will be fulfilling next August. Eleven months from now I will be travelling over to Tanzania to do some charity work with Thornleigh Sixth Form, the Sixth Form College in Bolton I go to.
Now, allow me to tell you how this opportunity came about – let’s call it adding meat to the bone. Thornleigh Sixth Form is an extension of the school I went to, Thornleigh Salesian College, emphasis on the word Salesian.
The Salesians are a Catholic group from Italy that have established places of education and child based centres across the world. The Salesians were initially formed to help poor children and they believe that at the heart of life should be fun and enjoyment and, since their establishment in 1859, the order has grown and grown.
There are currently eight Salesian schools across Britain, for example Farnborough Salesian College in Farnborough. Interestingly, those supporters of Bootle or Litherland REMYCA should be aware there’s a Salesian school in Bootle - Savio Salesian College. Salesian schools can be found across the world.
Moshi, in Tanzania, is one of those locations and every year, to 'lend a hand' to the wider Salesian community, a group of Sixth Form students fly over there.
Anyway, this trip was well publicised in June, when the trip was advertised a large number of students applied and only 12 (I think) could go. Recognising what a fantastic opportunity this is, I of course applied and after a workshop style interview and a formal interview it was revealed that my place was secured. I was ecstatic.
So, what will we be doing in Tanzania? As a group, it depends. Those students who want to go and study Medicine in University or have some kind of career in Medicine will have the opportunity to go and work in the local hospital whereas, those who don't will be working with the local Salesian school, teaching the children and contributing to the education in which they receive.
This will by no means be a typical Holiday; it’ll be more of an experience, of course we will be having a good time along the way but this is the heart of Africa, where severe poverty is a lifestyle only known to most of the population. We’ve been told not to expect the amenities in life we have here in England – this of course was expected.
As this is charity based work we have to raise our own funds to enable us to go. I have to raise £1,500 - this will cover our flight costs and our food budget amongst other things. And this is where I asked for the Colls' help because I feel, together, both parties can help each other out and we can raise a good amount of this money.
Of course, not all of it will come from this one source, I will be exploring other raises of fundraising (no doubt that at some point my hair will be shaved off). To raise £1,500 we have been set targets. So, to start getting near this amount I will be doing a number of things at the Club.
The first method is a good old fashioned one, a bucket. Said bucket can be found on the bar. Of course, I would like to thank you in advance for any donations whatsoever. I will also come around the ground with a 'Football Card' during Home game; this will be a good way again for me to raise some funds and a good way for you of course to win some money also.
Other, more ambitious projects are currently being planned between Emil, Gibbo, the Club and I. Events such as sponsored walks are being discussed and details I am sure will be revealed soon. If you have any suggestions of your own then please do let me know.
The purpose of this article was to let you know about my project, what it is, how it came about and the fundraising that needs to be done. I hope I have done this and I hope I have managed to portray how firstly, honoured I am to be going on this trip and secondly, how excited I am but also how challenging this project will be. I am not kidding myself but, I wouldn't have it any other way.
I've talked to Gibbo and Emil and we feel raising money is doable and we've also agreed that I will keep you all updated through Programme notes and articles such as these. Once again, thank you so much for your help and if you have any questions, suggestions or donations please do let me know when I'm 'on my rounds'.
Zach
Atherton Collieries Secretary Emil Anderson adds:
“When Zach said he had been awarded a spot on the trip he wondered if the club could help him out in his fundraising campaign. A few of us had a quick confab and we were in total agreement that helping to send Zach to Africa would be our charity for the campaign. In fact we felt privileged that he asked us to help him.
“He is the match day voice of the club, a role he fills with consummate ease and he also stars on the Counties Podcast. He has already raised around £150 at the club and we are hoping that the total reaches £1000. He is certainly a braver man than I was at his age but then again the world is an awful lot smaller these days.
“He is planning a sponsored walk to Ashton Athletic in April to finish off the fundraising and he has pressganged a few of us into joining in the fun. I presume we will all be dolled up in the obligatory fancy dress. That is a day we can look forward to!”
Zach's Trip To Tanzania
Tue 27th October 2015 |
By
This is my third season with Colls and it goes without saying that I have thoroughly enjoyed my time there. As a Media Officer, my main responsibilities are to write and update the Match Reports, the website and the Facebook page alongside Gibbo and I also run the PA system on a Home Match Day.
The purpose of this article is to inform you of a little project I will be fulfilling next August. Eleven months from now I will be travelling over to Tanzania to do some charity work with Thornleigh Sixth Form, the Sixth Form College in Bolton I go to.
Now, allow me to tell you how this opportunity came about – let’s call it adding meat to the bone. Thornleigh Sixth Form is an extension of the school I went to, Thornleigh Salesian College, emphasis on the word Salesian.
The Salesians are a Catholic group from Italy that have established places of education and child based centres across the world. The Salesians were initially formed to help poor children and they believe that at the heart of life should be fun and enjoyment and, since their establishment in 1859, the order has grown and grown.
There are currently eight Salesian schools across Britain, for example Farnborough Salesian College in Farnborough. Interestingly, those supporters of Bootle or Litherland REMYCA should be aware there’s a Salesian school in Bootle - Savio Salesian College. Salesian schools can be found across the world.
Moshi, in Tanzania, is one of those locations and every year, to 'lend a hand' to the wider Salesian community, a group of Sixth Form students fly over there.
Anyway, this trip was well publicised in June, when the trip was advertised a large number of students applied and only 12 (I think) could go. Recognising what a fantastic opportunity this is, I of course applied and after a workshop style interview and a formal interview it was revealed that my place was secured. I was ecstatic.
So, what will we be doing in Tanzania? As a group, it depends. Those students who want to go and study Medicine in University or have some kind of career in Medicine will have the opportunity to go and work in the local hospital whereas, those who don't will be working with the local Salesian school, teaching the children and contributing to the education in which they receive.
This will by no means be a typical Holiday; it’ll be more of an experience, of course we will be having a good time along the way but this is the heart of Africa, where severe poverty is a lifestyle only known to most of the population. We’ve been told not to expect the amenities in life we have here in England – this of course was expected.
As this is charity based work we have to raise our own funds to enable us to go. I have to raise £1,500 - this will cover our flight costs and our food budget amongst other things. And this is where I asked for the Colls' help because I feel, together, both parties can help each other out and we can raise a good amount of this money.
Of course, not all of it will come from this one source, I will be exploring other raises of fundraising (no doubt that at some point my hair will be shaved off). To raise £1,500 we have been set targets. So, to start getting near this amount I will be doing a number of things at the Club.
The first method is a good old fashioned one, a bucket. Said bucket can be found on the bar. Of course, I would like to thank you in advance for any donations whatsoever. I will also come around the ground with a 'Football Card' during Home game; this will be a good way again for me to raise some funds and a good way for you of course to win some money also.
Other, more ambitious projects are currently being planned between Emil, Gibbo, the Club and I. Events such as sponsored walks are being discussed and details I am sure will be revealed soon. If you have any suggestions of your own then please do let me know.
The purpose of this article was to let you know about my project, what it is, how it came about and the fundraising that needs to be done. I hope I have done this and I hope I have managed to portray how firstly, honoured I am to be going on this trip and secondly, how excited I am but also how challenging this project will be. I am not kidding myself but, I wouldn't have it any other way.
I've talked to Gibbo and Emil and we feel raising money is doable and we've also agreed that I will keep you all updated through Programme notes and articles such as these. Once again, thank you so much for your help and if you have any questions, suggestions or donations please do let me know when I'm 'on my rounds'.
Zach
Atherton Collieries Secretary Emil Anderson adds:
“When Zach said he had been awarded a spot on the trip he wondered if the club could help him out in his fundraising campaign. A few of us had a quick confab and we were in total agreement that helping to send Zach to Africa would be our charity for the campaign. In fact we felt privileged that he asked us to help him.
“He is the match day voice of the club, a role he fills with consummate ease and he also stars on the Counties Podcast. He has already raised around £150 at the club and we are hoping that the total reaches £1000. He is certainly a braver man than I was at his age but then again the world is an awful lot smaller these days.
“He is planning a sponsored walk to Ashton Athletic in April to finish off the fundraising and he has pressganged a few of us into joining in the fun. I presume we will all be dolled up in the obligatory fancy dress. That is a day we can look forward to!”
