Last week, the most successful Summer Project to date came to an end. In its 8th year, parents, pupils and staff were invited to attend an afternoon of celebration as the project closed and we looked back at the achievements of ReachOut!’s young people and volunteers over the past year.
Certificates were presented to attendants of the Summer Programme to award effort in maths, English and science as well as sports, dance, drama and Art.
Volunteers were also celebrated as ReachOut! awarded its Summer Programme volunteers as well as its volunteer mentors from various projects throughout the year; individuals who have committed from 30 to 100 hours of their time and without whom, the projects could not go ahead.
The presentation ceremony was intermitted with impressive dance acts from the Summer Programme and parents and carers were able to view a beautiful display of the children’s art work.
We also heard from Ed Lehmann (left), ReachOut! Chair of Trustees, who thanked the volunteers, The Petchey Academy and the ReachOut! staff. ‘its fantastic to be involved in something like this, something so positive, where so much fantastic, constructive energy is funneled into making our community and our society a better place to live. We at ReachOut! firmly stand for education as a cornerstone to a civilized society, we believe education is the thing that we need most of all... in building a society we can all feel proud to be a part of… we want next summer to be even better!’
The event was run and hosted by the team of Junior Mentors. The team decorated the hall, compèred the ceremony and hosted a drinks reception to round of the afternoon.
ReachOut! would like to thank the Ernest Cook Trust, Jack Petchey Foundation, Help a Capital Child, Garfield Weston Foundation and Macquarie Group Foundation for funding this project.Steph Pickerill
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