Fundraising event

Yihaaah, my ticket to Cambodia is officially booked, so let the countdown begin! But, before leaving for my adventure on the 15th of July, I want to raise money to help the local children as much as I possibly can. Initially I came up with this idea while surfing the internet about volunteering. On several blogs and forums I noticed that a lot of volunteers who came back from their trip explained that they regret the fact that they didn't collect money for the local NGO they were working for. To avoid this, me and my family decided to organize a fundraising afternoon at our house, called 'Together for a better Cambodia'.

Before launching the grand event, lots of preparations had to be done. My aunt and cousin Eva proposed to make small teddy bears from their left-over fabrics, which you can adopt or buy. In total 45 unique pieces were made in different kinds of materials and colors, they are so cute! :) My mom, who is a real dessert master (!), wanted to help out by making home made melo cakes to sell during the event.

Finally the exciting day was about to start!! Despite the fact that the weather was too bad to sit outside, the event was a huge success! There were drinks, tapas and a lot of friends and family: what more could you wish for??  Overall, I am very very glad that I translated my ambitious idea to raise money into a whole event with all kinds of activities.  I would like to advice all volunteers to consider a fundraising event :)

Last but not least, I would like to thank everyone who contributed directly or indirectly to the success of this day! I guarantee that the money will be invested in the best possible way. I will take this positive vibe with me to Cambodia!

Watch and see:

Fundraising event 'Together for a better Cambodia'

Flyer: check | home made melo cakes: check | cute teddy bears: check!

There was a possibility to place a bet on the arrival time. 
They collected €300 all together, very cool!

The atmosphere was great! :)

There was also an opportunity to attend a wine or a beer workshop given by my friend 
Andreas Eckhardt, a wine expert from Van Eccelpoel .

All the teddy bears are sold out, I will take this pile of adopted bears with me to the school in Cambodia.

I also really appreciated the encouraging signals I received that day, like flowers and  positive notes. Our neighbors, who have 2 young boys Tuur and Josse, carefully selected useful material for the classroom. Thank you very much!