The ALC is fortunate to have many dedicated supporters and several people who could not attend the quiz have donated to the charity retrospectively and the total raised is now £871.
Talk about Aquinoe
Last year St Giles church in Shipbourne (near Tonbridge in Kent) gave generously towards the water harvesting project at Aquinoe. On Sunday Jean gave a talk during the family service to let the congregation know a little more about the…
Successful quiz 2018
The annual fundraising quiz raised a wonderful total of almost £800 for the Aquinoe Learning Centre at the weekend. Despite a couple of setbacks over the question papers, the general mood in the Capel Village Hall was upbeat and the…
Quiz date!
Our major fundraiser for the Aquinoe Learning Centre – the annual quiz will be held in less than a fortnight. Preparations are all complete. Details are as follows: Date: Saturday 27th October Venue: Capel Village Hall, Falmouth Place, Five Oak…
Min’s Party Raises Money for Aquinoe
Min’s seventieth party has raised two hundred and fifty pounds for the Aquinoe Learning Centre. Min accompanied Jean to the school in Kitale in February and was highly impressed with what goes on at the school. She celebrated her birthday…
Duke of Edinburgh Award Reaps Rewards for Aquinoe
‘A’ level student from Tonbridge, Matthew, has been a volunteer for the ALC for the last couple of years. He did some of this as part of his Duke of Edinburgh Bronze and Silver Awards and, more recently, has been…
High degree of education
Last weekend saw two Aquinoe high-flyers adding to their qualifications. The Director, Josphat Shaduma, was awarded his PhD in Special Education. He has been working for this for ten years, despite having a full-time post lecturing at Maseno University and…
Table Top Fundraiser
Plaxtol Memorial Hall was the venue for a table top sale to which Lynne and Jean took the remaining items from the Tonbridge Festival stall along with some delightful new decorative reindeer created by Lynne. There was a steady stream…
Funds raised at Tonbridge Festival
Trustees, Lynne, Clive and Jean along with Dave manned a charity stall at Tonbridge Christmas Festival today. The event included switching on the Christmas lights in the town and fireworks, as well a parade, morris dancers and singers. Amongst a…
Weekend Quiz Raises Record Total
The Aquinoe annual quiz was held in Five Oak Green on Saturday 7th October 2017. As ever, the trustees were delighted with the support from everyone at the village hall and also from those who couldn’t attend but still gave…