Sarah Gaylard

Rotary Club of Farnborough District 1145

Guest speaker in February 2019 at one of the clubs weekly lunches, speaking about my work with Hope for Children and my climb up Kilimanjaro. The club contributed £250 to my fundraising efforts.

My experience with the Rotary Club has been fantastic, introducing me to lots of people within my local community and providing opportunities to give back in various ways. Most recently, this has involved taking part in their annual Christmas float,… Show more

Rotary Club of Farnborough District 1145

Guest speaker in February 2019 at one of the clubs weekly lunches, speaking about my work with Hope for Children and my climb up Kilimanjaro. The club contributed £250 to my fundraising efforts.

My experience with the Rotary Club has been fantastic, introducing me to lots of people within my local community and providing opportunities to give back in various ways. Most recently, this has involved taking part in their annual Christmas float, knocking on doors to spread word of the Rotary Club's work and collect donations vital to their cause. Show less

For one week, I lived off the same rations as a Syrian Refugee in Jordan as part of the 'Ration Challenge' which was a humbling and eye opening experience. Sharing my experience across social media platforms, I was able to fundraise £339.20 for Concern Worldwide, surpassing my goal of £314 which can provide 2 refugees with food, medicine and education for a year. I plan to do this annually to continue supporting refugees across the world.

I raised £630 for Mind, the Mental Health Charity in a variety of ways from bucket collections to bake sales whilst in my final year studying at Loughborough University.

I first learnt about this charity whilst studying at Loughborough University as part of the student's union RAG programme and this took me to London in March 2017 to take part in my first street collection. I continued to fundraise for the charity further into my time at University after signing up to the Kilimanjaro expedition. Fundraising for over a year in advance to the challenge through various initiatives such as presenting about the cause to my local Rotary Club, receiving a £250… Show more

I first learnt about this charity whilst studying at Loughborough University as part of the student's union RAG programme and this took me to London in March 2017 to take part in my first street collection. I continued to fundraise for the charity further into my time at University after signing up to the Kilimanjaro expedition. Fundraising for over a year in advance to the challenge through various initiatives such as presenting about the cause to my local Rotary Club, receiving a £250 donation, I reached a final grand total of £3,018.49. As part of the Loughborough team, our fundraising went towards a local project in Moshi, Tanzania at an orphanage called 'Amani' which we were fortunate enough to visit and gain an insight into how our fundraising would make a difference. I successfully reached the summit of Kilimanjaro in September 2018 which was also a huge accomplishment personally. Show less

I volunteered at the Trussell Trust in my local charity shop in North Camp. This involved organising stock and preparing items for sale to raise money for emergency food and providing compassionate, practical support to local people in crisis.