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Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Old Boy Ashley Farrell returned to the School to thank the
Charities Committee for their contribution towards his charity work
in Nepal, to tell the Sixth Form about his Nepalese adventure and
to encourage them to get involved with charity work in the
Himalayan country.
Ashley had spent 6 weeks in Nepal over the summer of 2008
working for the "Future for Nepal" charity. He was with a team of
students from Durham University's Charity Committee. He told the
Sixth Form how his visit included teaching Nepalese children,
trekking to the Annapurna base camp and indulging himself in the
culture of this fascinating country. In order to fund the trip he
had to raise £1050 for the charity and £1050 for travelling
expenses. Bolton School Charities Committee had helped him raise
the money by pledging £300 to the cause.
In summation, Ashley said: "I would like to thank the School for
not only supporting me financially but also for giving me the
inspiration and knowledge that I was then able to pass on to the
pupils in Nepal. I would like to thank the School for the memorable
lessons, whose experience I drew from in order to create my
own."
Ashley left Bolton School in the summer of 2007 and is now a
student at Durham University. He will be returning to Nepal
in the summer of 2009, leading a team of 20 students in another
charity mission. He will raise money for his next visit by running
the Barcelona marathon in March of 2009.
His full report can be downloaded.
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