We May Have Forgotten to Mention...

Hi everyone,

We're really hoping that you will have caught the Wrington website updates we've been posting, including the one inviting anyone to come and hear us give a brief talk at Wrington Chapel this Sunday 2nd September (tomorrow!) during the usual 9.30 service. Everyone is more than welcome :)

Apologies for the late notice, but supposing you are a casual follower of us who enjoys using the internet late at night, yet enjoys getting up early on Sunday mornings, you may be able to come, and you would be very welcome. We'll be showing some of our many photos of the trip, as well as sharing briefly what we made of the experience, thanks to all your help.

We hope to see you there!

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

We're Home...

Namaste everyone!

You'll be relieved to know that we're all finally home safely after nightmare delays and other travel issues both ways, but we've come back with the most amazing experiences and memories to share. We hope you all caught some of our updates on the Wrington website (http://www.wrington.net/archive/2012/georgiemarthajas.htm) while we were in Calcutta, but we'll give some more detailed reports of what happened soon.We've also got lots of videos and thousands of photos we want to share with you, so look out for those! 

Thank you all so much for all your help in getting us there, we had such a brilliant, unforgettable time!

Georgie, Martha and Jas x   

India Here We Come...

Unbelievably, the moment has finally arrived, and the three of us are off to Calcutta, India tomorrow! We fly from Heathrow to Dubai (7 hours) and then on from there to Calcutta (or Kolkata, as it’s known locally!) via a five hour flight and will be doing the same in reverse on the 14^th August. Any last minute ideas for travel entertainment would be much appreciated…

The bags are packed, the jabs injected and the visas finally arrived (Halleluia!), but one thing that we must still do before we leave is thank you all for your continued support, financially, physically, spiritually and emotionally. We honestly could not have done this without you all, as being faced with the task of raising £3,000 at the beginning of this year (the final year of our A levels, no less!) was certainly not an easy one, nor a challenge we took lightly, but we are so thrilled to announce that because of your amazing generosity, creativity (so many brilliant fundraising ideas!) and dedication, we have succeeded in reaching that target.

The fundraising itself has been such a fun process, and we honestly can’t believe the response we have had, but knowing how much support we’ve received will only make the trip itself more fantastic and inspiring. We can’t wait!

Please do continue to pray for us for these next few weeks, and while the internet connection in Calcutta is reportedly not the best (!) we will try to keep you all informed of our progress, and plan to share all our stories and experiences properly with everyone when we get back. So, once again, thank you very much, and…wish us all the best!

Lots of love,

Georgie, Martha and Jas x  

A Round of Applause for Wrington Youth Drama...

We would just like to thank everyone who came out to see Wrington Youth Drama perform their 'Night at The Musicals' show at Chapel this evening. We hope you enjoyed yourselves, and are very grateful to you for your generous donations, especially when it came to cake!

We'd also like to thank Wrington Youth Drama for all their support, you've been incredible! We're sure those of you who attended will agree that all the performers were fantastic, as were their dedicated backstage support team of directors, choreographers and MDs, as well as costume, makeup, sound and lighting specialists, not to mention our amazing Front of House team! Again, thank you all so much, we love you!

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

'A Night At The Musicals' ON TOUR

Just a quick reminder that the wonderful Wrington Youth Drama have decided to take their show 'A Night At The Musicals' on tour to the West End of Wrington...the URC Chapel!

Doors open at 6.45 for a 7pm start on Tuesday 29th May, and you can get your tickets for just £3.50 on the door. Yummy homemade refreshments will also be available, so we hope to raise as much as we possibly can for our trip in what is likely to be our last ever fundraising event!

Please do come, and bring all your friends!

See you on Tuesday,

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

Check Us Out!

Another massive thank you is in store, this time for Richard Thorn, who has kindly created us our very own section of Wrington Village's website, an honour indeed!

Check it out here: http://www.wrington.net/specialinterests/calcuttaproject.htm

You can also have a look at some of the photos from the Youth Drama performance on 9th May, which we supported: http://www.wrington.net/webarchive/2012/fairweek/youthdrama.htm

Hope you like it!

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

Successful Quiz Evening!

We'd just like to say a massive thank you to everyone who came out to support our Quiz Night at Wrington Chapel  on Friday evening. We hope you had a great time eating homemade lasagne and lots of delicious puddings, answering tricky questions and meeting some new faces. An extra-special well done to our winning team, 'The Latecomers', who successfully trumped the runners-up in a tie breaker question about the distance between Wrington and Calcutta. Any guesses? :)

Our thanks must also go to the wonderful people who supported us tirelessly on the evening, especially our 'Kitchen Staff' and of course to Quizmaster Steve and his glamorous assistant Caroline, as well as all you lovely people who donated lasagnes, raffle prizes or puddings.

We managed to raise an incredible £522.54, and we couldn't have done it without you!

Thank you so much again,

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

P.S. Our final event will be in collaboration with Wrington Youth Drama again, on Tuesday 29th May. More details to follow :)

A Night At The Musicals...

We are very proud to be supporting Wrington Youth Drama's 'A Night At The Musicals' Production tomorrow evening, and are extremely grateful to them for their kindness in donating a share of their profits to our cause :) Thank you guys!

We hope to see some of your lovely faces there :)

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

Another Delicious Event...

The Indian Supper we hosted last night at the chapel went really well, so thank you so much to everyone who came to support us. We had a great time serving you lots of yummy food, and hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

Congratulations to the winning mini-quiz team, who kindly shared their big box of chocolates with all our guests! If that's whet your appetite for more general and specific knowledge, please come along to our Quiz Evening at Wrington Chapel on Friday 18th May. We'll let you know more details (including how to get tickets!) closer to the time, but for now please save the date!

Thank you,

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

Just to Clarify...

There will be no Car Wash today, as some of you may have read in the Village Journal. Sorry for any confusion caused!

However, if you are looking for a nice way to donate to our cause, please come along to our Indian Supper at Wrington Chapel next Friday, 16th March at 7.30pm. Tickets are only £10 for some delicious food and entertainment, and are available from us or Amors Stores in Wrington!

Thank you, sorry, and we hope to see you soon,

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

Currently in a State of Shock...

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we managed to raise a mind blowing £750 at Monday's Fundraising Concert! :) Thank you so so so much for all of your amazing support, we are completely overwhelmed by everyone's interest and generosity and cannot even begin to explain how much we appreciate it!

So much love for you all!

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

Fantastic Fundraising Concert! :)

We are so thrilled to announce that our Fundraising Concert at Wrington Chapel on Monday evening went really well, and all the acts were absolutely amazing.

We kicked the event off with the Year 13 Band, who named themselves ‘The Checkers’ for the evening. They played five songs from their impressive repertoire, including ‘Mercy’ and ‘Valerie’, to thunderous applause.

Next up was singer/songwriter Maisie Wallace, who played three of her own songs beautifully, including ‘The Old Sea Captain’, which she won the Clifton High School talent show with in 2011.

Following her was Sam Dobinson, who performed a lovely rendition of Newton Faulkner’s ‘I’m Not Giving Up Yet’.

Our very own Martha then took to the stage managing to sing ‘The One That Got Away’ beautifully whilst simultaneously playing the piano in an emotional performance. What a great multi tasker!

Charlie Lloyd then played the guitar and sang to four lovely songs in a mind-blowing debut live performance, with a little audience participation of course! Thank you for being brave enough to “Do this!” and share your incredible gift with us J

Luke and April then closed the first half of the concert, playing guitar and singing to two moving songs.

We then had a really fun interval, filled with drinks, chatting and lots of amazing cake. Thank you so much to everyone who baked them for us, we love you all J

After the interval, Martha treated us to another performance, this time singing the hilarious ‘I Cain’t Say No’ from the musical Oklahoma! which certainly put the audience in a bright mood!

Continuing with the musical theme, husband and wife duo (cute!) David and Catherine Tisdall then took to the stage for a really powerful piano/singing performance.

Martha’s dad John then sang ‘Stars’ from the musical Les Misérables and ‘One Day Like This’, and had the enthusiastic audience all clapping along by the time he’d finished.

Emily, Dael, Chris and Corin were our final act, performing ‘Hey Ya’ and the beautifully moving ‘Fix You’ by Coldplay, which even included the use of a mandolin. How exciting! J

However, The Checkers then played a fabulous encore of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Superstition’ to see the audience out safely, after hopefully enjoying a really fun evening.

Well done and thanks to everyone who performed, you were all incredible! Also, we’d like to say a massive thank you to everyone who helped us set up and run the evening, and of course, to everyone who came to support us. You were a brilliant audience!

Thanks for reading. We’ll let you know how much we’ve raised as soon as possible J

Georgie, Martha and Jas x  

Amazing Weekend :)

Hi all,

We've just come back from an amazing weekend with some of the people we will be going to Calcutta with, so excited! :)

We've also been sorting out a few last minute things for our Fundraising Concert, which it's not too late to get tickets for :) They're only £5 each, or £3 for Under 12's, and you can buy one from any of us or from Amors in Wrington. We will also have some available on the door, so head up to Wrington Chapel for 7pm or email us to reserve yours: threegirlstwoweeksonemission@hotmail.co.uk Lovely homemade refreshments will also be available!

See you there!

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

First Vaccinations!

Hello everyone,

The endless cycle of painful vaccinations has begun, finally! Georgie had Hepatitis A and Typhoid this morning :)

Come and check out the swelling at our Fundraising Concert on Monday 20th February at Wrington Chapel! Tickets are only £5 or £3 for Under 12's, and they're definitely worth it! Go to Amors to get yours, or contact one of us. There will also be some tickets available on the door, so get there for 7pm or email us to reserve yours: threegirlstwoweeksonemission@hotmail.co.uk

Thank you!

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

No Going Back!!!

The flights are now confirmed, we ARE going to Calcutta at the end of July this year! Woo hoo!

If you'd like to help us to raise enough money to actually pay for this trip, please please please make sure you get a ticket for our Fundraising Concert on Monday 20th February at Wrington Chapel. They're only £5, or £3 for Under 12's (available at Amors or from one of us), so it's basically the best possible night out for a fiver ever. Fact.

Thank you!

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

Current Fundraising Total :)

We just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has attended any of our events or talks so far, and to all those lovely people who have given some really generous donations. We are beyond grateful for all of your help, and thought you might like to know our current fundraising total:

An amazing £866!

Thank you so much! And don't forget, we are doing lots more events to get our total up to the £3000 we need, including a concert on Monday 20th February at Wrington Chapel. Tickets are only £5, or £3 for Under 12's, and there will be refreshments available as well. Please get your tickets from one of us or from Amors in Wrington.

Hopefully see you there, and thanks once again,

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

Videos From Sunday Service

Morning everyone!
Here are the links to the videos from the talk we did at our beloved Wrington Chapel (http://www.wringtonchapel.co.uk/) on Sunday 5th February, as promised :)

'Children from the Slums of Kolkata (Calcutta) Given Hope' : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deK8XtlupPo

Another video that we would have included if it hadn't been for technical difficulties!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD8_Baf4Yjc

Hope you enjoy these, let us know!

Thanks,

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

Sunday Service :)

Thank you to everyone who supported us at Wrington Chapel this morning, we had donations of £94 for our bacon sandwiches and cakes, and really appreciate your help and generosity! We are so excited to go and having all your help just makes the process so much more fun!

We hope you enjoyed our talk, and found it interesting, please feel free to contact us if you have any questions, ideas or suggestions.

Thanks,

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

Successful Table Top Sale :)

Thank you so much to everyone who came to our Table Top sale today! It was a great success, with loads of wonderful donations and some beautiful cakes :) In total, we managed to raise £407, so brilliant, thank you!

We are now preparing for our Fundraising Concert on Monday 20th February at Wrington Chapel :) Tickets are £5 (£3 for under 12's) and are available from any of us, or from Amors in Wrington.

Once again, thank you all so much, we had a great time!

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

Thank You!

Just wanted to say another huge thank you to everyone for all the amazing donations we've received so far (only a few of which are pictured above!), we are amazed at your generosity!

See you on Saturday!

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

New Postcard!

Our new postcards have arrived :)

Here's a sneak peek at what they look like, click to enlarge....

What do you think? Come and get yours on Saturday!

Thanks,

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

Online Business Card

Check out our brand new online business card, and spread the word!

http://threegirlstwoweeksonemission.vpweb.co.uk/

Thank you :)

See you Saturday!

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

Massive Thank You...

We would like to thank everyone for all the wonderful donations for the Table Top Sale we have received so far. We really appreciate all the help :)

See you on Saturday at the Table Top Sale!

Thanks again,

Georgie, Martha and Jas x

Possible Promotion Design?

Just been working on some possible designs for postcards to hand out to people... what do you think?

The blue border around the main body of text won't be there, by the way!

Georgie, Martha and Jas x 

Planning Meeting :)

Just had an amazing planning meeting, discussing loads of ideas for fundraisers! 


Watch this space!


Georgie, Martha, Jas x

Hello world :)

Hello everyone :)

Thank you so much for checking out our blog! We are Jas, Georgie and Martha, three teenage girls who are planning to go to India in July 2012 to work with the charity Good News Children Education Mission (http://www.gncem.org/).

We will be helping in the slums, at the charity's baby care centres, in their mobile schools, homes and churches, and we can't wait to go!

However, to do so, we need to raise £3,000. And that's where we could really use your help...

We've got two big fundraising events coming up, so please make sure you come along and support us!

We will be holding a Table-Top Sale on Saturday 4th February at Wrington Scout Hall from 9.00am – 12.30pm. Come and find lots of bargains, or maybe sell some unwanted Christmas presents etc, to get ready for that spring clear out! There will also be crafts, refreshments and hair braiding available :)

On Monday 20th February we will be holding a Fundraising Concert at Wrington Chapel, again with all proceeds helping to fund our trip. Doors open at 7.00pm, Tickets are £5 each, £3 for under 12’s. Contact one of us to get yours :) There will also be a limited number available on the door!

Thank you :)

Georgie, Martha, Jas x