Fishing for Schools sets £5k target for #GivingTuesday

Fishing for Schools (F4S) has set itself an ambitious challenge for this #GivingTuesday (3 December 2019) – we aim to raise £5,000 in one day to enable 30 more young people to take part in our courses next year.

Fishing for Schools (F4S) has set itself an ambitious challenge for this #GivingTuesday (3 December 2019) – we aim to raise £5,000 in one day to enable 30 more young people to take part in our courses next year.

We have two exciting activities taking place on the day – our Fishy Cake Bake and the Ring of Wessex Waters Challenge.

Each year on #GivingTuesday, charities and non-profit organisations rally their supporters for a day of maximum fundraising impact.

Fishing for Schools director Charles Jardine will be taking on six (or more!) of his local waters on the day in the Ring of Wessex Waters Challenge. Starting early, Charles will fish and attempt to catch on the Itchen, Wylie, Test, Dever, Avon and Ebble and at Dever Springs.

Charles will have to catch at each venue before he can move on to the next and is inviting sponsorship of at least £1 for each water fished and for each fish caught from our supporters.

Charles said: "It will be quite a challenge, due to the short number of daylight hours but the cause is so important. We know that the work we do with Fishing for Schools can make all the difference to the pupils who take part but we simply cannot fund as many courses as we would like to offer, so we need your help to fundraise. Please be generous and give these youngsters the chance to experience the countryside and outdoor learning with us."

You can donate to Charles' campaign at https://www.countryside-alliance.org/donations/fishing-for-schools-donation-december-2019

We are also asking our supporters to get involved in a Fishy Cake Bake and either bake or decorate a cake, or any other sweet treat, share it with friends, colleagues and family and make a donation to F4S through our special page.

Please share pictures of your bake or other fundraising activity on social media and spread the word of F4S with the hashtags #GivingTuesday, #TurnYourTuesday and #FishyCakeBake

So far, some of the schools we work with have signed up to hold fundraising activities on the day, including a sponsored walk at Three Ways School in Bath and fishy cake bakes at Purbrook Park School in Hampshire and the Orchard School in Canterbury.