FEEDING DREAMS (UK)

Supporters' Stories

Belfast Fundraiser

In Nov 2023, Feeding Dreams' UK Ambassador Clare McKinney organised another successful fundraising event at Belfast's Merchant Hotel. 80 women were in attendance for an afternoon packed with fashion, food and prosecco! Hosted by Cate Conway, there were amazing talks from Feeding Dreams Cambodia co-founder Arlene Gormley; Katherin Ferries, a personal stylist; special guest speakers Sandra Daly, holistic therapist, Christina Maxwell owner of Empowered Gym, Denise from bare naked, Caoihme from Accessorised by Elite. The goodie bags were sponsored by BPerfect cosmetics, Ultraceuticals Ireland and Vermillion Clinic. Over £3,000 was raised which will help finance the much-needed services for children provided by FDC in Cambodia.

Recent Volunteer Sara
I am here again at Feeding Dreams Cambodia with a friend who has never been before and today, 5 other friends plus my daughter and my niece joined us for another week at the school. 4 of them have visited before in 2018, when we came on a group visit. Feeding Dreams and the Cambodian people touched me deeply and I returned on my own in 2019. Since 2020, we, as a group have been trying to visit Feeding Dreams, so this is long awaited! We mostly work alongside the Khmer teachers, helping with English & Maths through formal learning, but also through songs and games - the children have big smiles on their faces and so do my friends. Everyone at the school is so friendly and helpful and interested in the new ideas that volunteers can bring. The children love to learn a new game and can get quite competitive! In the evenings, at 5pm, older students come to Feeding Dreams, mostly to concentrate on English.
The friend that came with me at the start said: “Feeding Dreams is a wonderful organisation, it does so much good, teaching the children & giving them an opportunity to have an education, get some food, sometimes clothes and they have a lot of support which is so important for these children who don't have very much - they come from very poor families, so it's important to have the support, so important. It's been amazing, an amazing experience, one of the best experiences of my life.”
For myself, before I left the UK I thought this would probably be my last visit as I have been 3 times, but now I'm here I know it certainly won't be. I am in awe of the achievements of the Feeding Dreams management team and the staff that they employ. So many children are getting this help & support that I hope and pray that the education that they receive will break the poverty cycle and bring change to these impoverished, beautiful people.

Churches Together in Bingham

have chosen Feeding Dreams as their charity to support over the next 2 years. Several fundraising events have been organised.

20th October 2022: Beetle Drive

10th December 2022: Christmas Big Sing

21st January 2023: Quiz

21st February 2023: Pancakes

1st November 2023: Beetle Drive

9th December 2023: Christmas Big Sing

Pirates on the Thames

In November 2019, 12 Feeding Dream Supporters from Bristol, “The Dirty Dozen”, completed the challenge of visiting 12 historical London riverside pubs for 12 pints in 12 hours. The dozen were dressed in pirate costume with a mind to relieve passersby of cash for Feeding Dreams. Their progress around London was broadcast live on WhatsApp to their supporters in the UK and around the world. Their aim was to raise about £3,000, currently the total stands at over £5,300. So thank you to all the pirates and their sponsors. More …

Bingo and Boogie in Belfast

On the 26th of October 2019, Roberto Lewsley and Anthony McKiernan held a Bingo with cabaret entertainment at a local social club in Belfast. Husbands Robert and Anthony are going to Cambodia in January and worked so hard to put on an amazing night that raised £2900.
Robert and Anthony would like to extend heartfelt thanks to each and every small business in Belfast that kindly donated to the raffle- it means so much to have this support for the 800 kids and their families at Feeding Dreams.

Sky Dive Raises £3000

Seven brave volunteers took to the skies, collectively raising a whopping £3000 for Feeding Dreams Cambodia. The skydive took place on Sunday 20th October 2019 in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. The courageous group would like to thank "Wild Geese" skydiving centre for creating an extremely enjoyable experience for the volunteers.

Flames & Fireplaces Quiz Night 2019

On the 5th of October 2019, the Lisnagarvey Hockey Club was the venue for the "Flames & Fireplaces Quiz Night 2019". Despite the weather being somewhat wet and windy, over 100 contestants put their general knowledge to the test in aid of Feeding Dreams Cambodia.
1st Place went to “I Know it-I Know it- I Know it NO I Don’t!” made up by Gareth, Stuart, Jonny, Nick, Barry and Paul. Huge thanks to Sandra Daly, husband John Daly for hosting and Martina from Flames and Fireplaces for sponsoring the night that raised an amazing £2,601 for Feeding Dreams Cambodia.

Waxathon, Northern Ireland

Massive thank you to Genna Woods for organizing a ‘waxathon’ in the Hertford Arms in Northern Ireland, raising a massive £755 for Feeding Dreams Cambodia. Thank you to everyone that supported the event, especially our poor guys getting waxed, the wonderful businesses that donated raffle prizes and the lovely people that came to cheer the boys on!! Genna is taking part in a skydive in October with seven other people to raise vital funds for Feeding Dreams Cambodia.

Tough Runner Race September 2019

Well done to the team from Ardmore Group for taking part in the “Tough Runner” race on Saturday 7th September. The gruelling 10KM run through London's Finsbury Park raised £1,300. Congratulations to everyone on completing the race and thank you for supporting our Y.E.S Academy football program. 

If you would like to support the courageous group, donate on the Virgin Giving page https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Ardmorerunner

Below are some past fundraising news items undertaken by our supporters prior to our name change from Schools for Children of Cambodia to Feeding Dreams (UK).

British 10K 2018

Our thanks go to Iain Robertson who ran the British 10K London for SCC on Sunday 15th July and managed to raise £460 which will be split between our three projects in Cambodia. These funds will make a huge difference to the lives of many Cambodian children. Well done and thanks from the children in Cambodia.

Kevan's Golf Challenge

On 22nd June 2018, Kevan Highley played 4 rounds of golf in one day to raise money for Schools for Children of Cambodia. Thank you for your support.

British 10K 2017

Our thanks go to Steve, Arlene, Baykal, Heather and Callum who ran the British 10K London for SCC on Sunday 9th July and managed to raise over £2,000 which will be split between our three projects in Cambodia. These funds will make a huge difference to the lives of many Cambodian children. Well done and thanks to all of you from the children in Cambodia!

In May 2017 I had the opportunity to spend a month volunteering at the school and nursery in Anlung Pi, supporting the teachers in English language lessons, and what a fantastic opportunity it was!  Despite the language barriers I felt I really got to know the children well over the course of the month, and what a fantastic group of children they are, some of the happiest and grateful children I've ever come across, and witnessing first hand what this school offers them and the better future it can provide was such an eye opening experience for me.  My time in Cambodia has special place in my heart and I'll continue to support this school and similar projects in any way I can.
Nicola Black

Click for information about volunteering at Anlung Pi.

AFESIP Yoga Classes

We're pleased to report that thanks to the hard work and commitment of Jan, Raphael and Charlie Brazil along with support from SCC, lots of young women in the AFESIP shelter are enjoying regular yoga classes. Not only are these classes fun, they also have proven therapeutic value in helping people recover from trauma. We'd like to thank the Brazil's, Delphine at Krama Yoga, Leslie Guyton and AFESIP for making this possible.

Supporters

Juliana Jennings sadly passed away in December 2016, aged 85. She was a kind and generous woman who always thought about others less fortunate than herself. She was full of compassion and kindness and was a committed supporter of SCC, giving generously to the vulnerable children. We would like to express our deepest sympathy to her family and friends, she'll be sadly missed. SCC would like to send heartfelt thanks to Juliana, on behalf of all those children she helped in Cambodia.
Donations to SCC have been made in memory of Juliana. Thank you to all those who contributed, £283 was raised.

Thank you Jack Gillett for your support

On 4th December 2016 Jack ran the Angkor half marathon to support schools in Cambodia. The race took place in the World Heritage site, the start and finish are in front of Angkor Wat temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Read about Jack's fundraising..

Mersey Walk

Over two and a half days in September 2016 the four Trustees at SCC walked the River Mersey from Liverpool to Stockport to raise funds for the projects we support in Cambodia. Read more.

British 10K 2016

Six amazing volunteers ran the British 10K London for SCC on  Sunday 10th July 2016. Our huge thanks go to Eileen, Dave, Gareth, Michelle,
Steve and Raphael who gave it their all and managed to raise  over £3,200 which will be split between our three projects in Cambodia. These funds will make a huge difference to the lives of many  Cambodian children. Well done and thanks to all of you from the  children in Cambodia!

Car Boots

Kevan, Anne and Liz raised £405 for SCC at the
Bottesford and Calverton car boots in April and June 2016.
Thank you to all those who donated or purchased items.

Congratulations Bunhor!

Congratulations to Bunhor on graduating with a Master's degree in Business Administration. 
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Visit to Anlung Pi School

Laura Fowler and her family visited Anlung Pi School in November 2015. Here's her report.

Cherry Ng - volunteer at Feeding Dreams

Thank you to Cherry Ng and all those who donated to her page in joining us in the battle to free Cambodian children from impoverishment.
Read about Cherry's fundraising..

British 10K 2015

Five committed volunteers ran the British 10K London for SCC on Sunday 12th July 2015. A huge thank-you goes to  Alistair; Callum; Dave; Iain and Tricia who gave it their all and raised over £2000 which will be split between our three projects in Cambodia. These funds will be gratefully received and will make a huge difference to the lives of many Cambodian children. Well done and thanks to all of you from the children in Cambodia!

Zumbathon!

Year 7 students from Ysgol Bro Dinefwr, a school in Carmarthenshire, SW Wales have raised £1850 for 2 schools in Cambodia. Miss Emma Pilling, Head of Geography visited the schools on a visit to Siem Reap, Cambodia in 2011 and this is the 2nd time that pupils from the school have raised funds for VDCA ...
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Wendy Lofty from the UK volunteered at Feeding Dreams in May 2014

 She wrote about her experience -

'This school is excellent; it has opened my eyes to the suffering that goes on, but also the amazing help that can be available to the students.  It has inspired us to make a regular donation by sponsoring a child, and I really wish her the best of luck, and luck to every student, teacher and future volunteers, it’s such an inspirational place at FDC.'..  Read more