Many of you may already know that in June 2019 Mango
Tree purchased this beautiful Portuguese villa on a
large plot of land. Providing a permanent
base to house a pre-primary school and afternoon tuition
classes had been a primary objective of the Charity
since the very earliest days. We have been really
touched that so many shared our dream and supported our
Brick By Brick Appeal. We thank all our wonderful
supporters who have helped us get so far. We aim to
build a two storey extension on the rear. You can see our plans for
The Mango Tree House here.
In August 2020 we completed the renovation of the
original house. You can real all about it
here.The end result will be simply
amazing and we are very excited that the end of this
journey is in sight. We estimate that the balance of
funds still needed to extend and furnish the House is
£50,000. With this in mind in August 2019 we launched a
new appeal – Brick By Brick – The Final Push*^. It’s an
enormous challenge but with your help we are determined
to rise to it.
Our Leaves For Learning Fundraiser
Over the last 3 years many supporters chose to take
part in our Buy A Brick Fundraiser. Each time a donor
gave we added a symbolic brick to the Walls of
Support which spread throughout our classrooms at
Mango House. They were a fabulous reminder of everyone
who gave a helping hand to make a permanent base
possible. In order to raise funds for our latest Appeal
we have started a Leaves For Learning Fundraiser. We
very much hope to cover the Mango House walls with trees
made from your leaves, monkeys and even some peacocks.
You can read about our Leaves For Learning fundraiser
here.
Our Furnish Our Classrooms Fundraiser
Whilst the completed Mango Tree House will be
fabulous we also need to fit out, furnish and equip it.
We need desks, chairs, blackboards, cupboards,
computers, ceiling fans, light fittings, sanitary and
kitchen ware. These things are essential to make the
facilities of the building fabulous for children too.
Over the next few months we will be putting together a
wish list on our Furnish Our Classroom page. We would
love you to donate for a chair, a desk, a table or any
of the things we will need. Whilst we developing our
list if this is something you could help us with please
email us at
mangotreegoa@hotmail.co.uk. Other Ways to Help
We really do need your help to make our plans a
reality. We have put together a list of ways you could
fundraise here. The ideas range from something as simple
as doing a car boot, selling something for us on ebay,
organising a Coffee Morning at home or taking cakes to
work or something as difficult as taking part in an
extreme challenge. If you need any help or advice please
contact us at
mangotreegoa@hotmail.com
If you have any ideas of organisations we could
approach for support please do let us know. And last but
never least please help us to spread the word about our
Challenge - a personal recommendation or introduction
would be very much appreciated.
* We are raising funds to extend, furnish and
equip The Mango Tree House. If for any reason we are
unable to extend the house or we have surplus funds
leftover we will use the donations to provide other
assets for our projects in Goa.
^Please note that all
Gift Aid recovered in respect of any donation is applied
to our General Fund unless donors specifically request
otherwise. |