GIVE-IT-AWAY to make a difference!

Give-It-Away donates £20,000 to support programmes run by SATRO 

Surrey-based charity SATRO is delighted to announce that Charlotte Grobien OBE, a unique and very special social entrepreneur, has stepped up to the challenge of changing young people’s lives by supporting our programmes to inspire them about their future careers.  Charlotte attended St Dunstan’s School, Woking on 15^th June where SATRO were delivering a Junior Business Game and presented her donation  cheque to Beccy Bowden, CEO, SATRO.  Beccy commented “It is an honour to work with someone as inspirational as Charlotte – not only has her donation enabled us to reach many more young people and ensure they take their next steps to a promising career,  I’m sure meeting her will also inspire them to achieve great things! There are many, many young people, even in a county as vibrant as Surrey, who struggle to find their way in life – often unseen and unknown about by the ‘general public’. Everyone at SATRO, staff and volunteers, is passionate about helping them and I'm delighted that all that hard work and determination has been rewarded by Charlotte’s support.”

Give-it-Away is unique in how it raises money for charity – it builds houses, sells them and then gives the profits to charities that fit with Charlotte’s charitable interests.  Charlotte supports small, local charities who work with vulnerable children and young people who have disabilities, learning problems, difficult home backgrounds and where there is also financial deprivation.  Charlotte’s donation will enable SATRO to run the Mobile Construction Classroom at Woodlands School, Leatherhead, support disadvantage students on their extended work placements and enable SATRO to reach out to young people with career and university advice.  She will also sponsor several events which are designed to stimulate and challenge young people and to develop skills in problem-solving, team-working and time management. These are skills which many employers value, especially those in STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths) related industries.

Charlotte commented “I was delighted to meet SATRO recently and to hear about the enormous number of programmes they are running in the Surrey area which benefit young people who may be unable to identify what their role in business and industry could be on leaving school.  By engaging them at a young age in a variety of hands on projects, they are better able to see their future  potential in careers which they may not have thought of.  I was especially pleased to see a construction based challenge!  I am very committed to providing as much positive opportunity as early as possible for young people and am very pleased that my contribution will be put to practical use”.

SCHOOLS OUT!

We have now had our last event of this academic year. However - there is no time to put our feet up and relax, as it's time to replenish all resources and restock for next year. We have already taken many bookings for the next academic year including numerous Business Games, Discovery Science Workshops and Careers Speed Dating Workshops. We also have a couple of events happening over the Summer Holidays. The Three Peaks Challenge, a sponsored walk, is taking place in August and our very own Dani Longhurst and Lisa Dimbylow will be facing the challenge amongst a group of others, any sponsorships would be very welcome!! We also will begin preparations for our Fundraising Concert that is happening on Saturday 18th October. For more details about any of these events please visit our website. Don't forget to keep checking our blog, Twitter & Facebook pages for updates and information. We hope you all have a lovely summer!

THE ASHCOMBE SCHOOL BUSINESS GAMES

Today and tomorrow, a lovely band of volunteers from Pfizer will be attending The Ashcombe School to help deliver another two SATRO Business Games. The volunteers will be working with our Deliverer to help support the Students in running their own stationery company. Throughout the day, they will be faced with many challenges including a business presentation towards the end of the workshop. We have delivered numerous events to The Ashcombe School this year including Careers Speed Dating Workshops and Inspirational Speakers. We have recently received this lovely testimonial from Chris Panting of The Ashcombe School...

"The Ashcombe have worked closely with SATRO for a number of years but over the past 12 months we have increased the number of events we have staged.  The support SATRO give is exceptional allowing us to offer new experiences to the students.  The recent Careers Speed Dating events have been some of the most successful extra-curricular activities we have done, with students and volunteers praising the impact of the session.  Students met several professionals from a variety of occupations and this interaction has helped to widen the horizons of a number of students and demonstrated that career paths are very varied.  The organisation of Margaret Royle was particularly impressive. SATRO continue to be invaluable supporters of the school and I cannot praise their contributions highly enough."