http://www.redballoonlearner.org.uk
I have decided to give some of my time to a very charitable cause.
Red Balloon Learner Centres, rescue severely bullied children who have removed themselves from mainstream school, because they can no longer cope.
Red Balloon Centres provide a safe leaning environment with specialist teachers, so that these children can study until they are ready to return to main stream school, take exams, or get a job.
The founder of Red Balloon Learner Centres set up the first school in her home in Cambridge fifteen years ago. There are six centres open at present in the UK.
Red Balloon is the only organisation in the UK to actually provide a academic tuition for the GCSE and A Level syllabus and exams, as well as counselling.
My time is spent in a most interesting way, and for a very useful cause.
I am involved in raising awareness of this Charity, but also involved with fundraising for this brilliant cause.
For more details and to donate - www.redballoonlearner.org.uk
About Me
- Marilyn Rodwell
- The Wedding Drums - my novel set in an early 20C village in Trinidad is almost here. Two young girls, Amina and Sumati plot to escape their arranged marriages and plan to live life following their own dreams. But Sumati falls in love and runs away, putting Amina's plans in jeopardy. Neither of them bank on what is in store for them. Soon they face the adult world of scheming men, corruption, prostitution and violence, and life in the village will never be the same again.
Marilyn - I've never heard of this charity but it sounds a really worthwhile cause. I hope it goes well.
ReplyDeleteHi Sally, Red Balloon is a very worthwhile charity. I haven't been so excited about something in a long while...apart from writing my series of books! So yes, I hope it goes well. It will!
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