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Fundraiser of the month: March 2006 Name: Lynda Clark Age: 18 Hi Lynda, how’s it going? So we hear you are currently fundraising for your upcoming gap year to Ghana - what will you be doing out there? In February 2007, I’ll be heading off to Ghana for five months with GAP Activity Projects. I’ll be volunteering in a primary school, teaching various subjects to children aged between nine and 11. I also hope to run a number of after school clubs, passing on my craft skills and hopefully learning some of theirs in return! Sounds great, what attracted you to this placement? When I was looking at all the different organisations that I could go with, Gap Activity Projects stood out as it is a not for profit charity. They also had some really good projects in Africa, somewhere I have always wanted to visit as it is so different to the UK. I also like the idea of staying with a local family, or teacher whilst out there as I think this will allow me to learn a lot more about the community I will be working in and get a lot more out of my time there. I’ll also definitely do some travelling after my placement but will probably plan it while I am out there, when I can find out from the locals the best places to visit.  So the big question... how much money do you need to raise to finance this?I need to raise about £3500 to cover the cost of the project, flights and equipment. Anything I manage to raise over this will be put towards buying as many resources for the children as I can carry out there! Is all of this money coming from fundraising or are you working too? As well as all the things I’m making to sell, I’m working at a department store on Sundays, at my college as a lunchtime supervisor during the week and also as a cleaner in the mornings before I start college. 5.30am starts aren’t much fun but hopefully it will be worth it! So what fundraisers have you come up with so far? So far I’ve been raising money by making craft items to sell. The products which have sold the best have been cards, phone hats and gift boxes. I’ve also sold a number of ‘Pebble People’ and have just started making a variety of phone charms. How did you come up with these ideas? I’ve always enjoyed making things and have made cards for my family since I was little (although I hope they’ve got a bit better since then!) so making them to sell seemed like a good idea. The phone hats started off with me making one as a joke but, after a couple of people said they liked them, I decided I may as well see if I could sell a few. Over 100 later and I’m still going! So how much money have you raised from this so far? So far I have sold 240 cards making £375 and 154 mobile phone hats making £260. Along with the other items I have sold, I have currently raised a total of £715 for my project.  How have you gone about selling these items - just to friends and family or have you gone further afield?I started off selling them to parents of students at my school at parents evenings (there’s about 2000 students... so quite a good market!) but have also set up a stall at some Christmas Fayres held by other schools in my local area. I’ve had a lot of help from a teacher, Mr Bogan, at my college - I sold him a hat at one of my stalls and the by the next day he had collected over 60 orders from students. With each hat taking about an hour to make, I didn’t have much spare time for a couple of weeks - but it was definitely worth it! I’ve also done well with the cards and am currently working on an order for 40 Thank You cards for someone’s wedding. How supportive have people been when you’ve told them what you are fundraising for? Most people I have spoken to have been really supportive when they hear about what I will be doing, especially when they realise that I am paying to volunteer. A couple of people have even offered to take a box of some of the items I’ve made into their work to sell there, which has been great. What other plans have you got for raising enough cash for your placement? I’ve just started making some red and white England hats with little footballs on for all those mobile phones who want to show their support for our team in the World Cup! What five tips would you give to someone planning to fundraise for their gap year? 1. Start early! Fundraising is hard work, especially if you’re still at college or university. The more time you have to prepare, the more likely you are to be successful. 2. Be different; try to think of something that hasn’t been done before. You’ll get a lot more interest if you’re doing something unusual.  3. If you decide to sell things, may sure that your prices are affordable, that way more people will be willing to help.4. Give your customers information on what you will be doing - the more they know about your project, the happier people will be to support you. Plus if you put an website or email address on your product, they might even tell their friends! 5. Finally, however you decided to fundraise, make sure you’re doing something you’re good at and enjoy - that way it doesn’t feel like such hard work! Finally, our mobile phones don’t look cold - so why does it need a hat?! I bet your phone spends most of its the day feeling lonely in your pocket or bag... why not show it that you appreciate the hard work it does for you by buying it a little knitted hat that will keep it warm and make it feel loved?! Nice one! Good luck with the rest of the fundraising - we’ll keep our fingers crossed! Thanks guys...  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