With the New Year underway, we thought we’d spotlight the newest addition to our Sporting Marvels family of schools: Cwmclydach Primary.
“In September, Cwmclydach became the first school added to our roster in more than two years”, said Team Leader, Lawrie. “Throughout the period, we’d been battling on several fronts – financial, personnel-wise and also, operationally – to dig the kind of foundations that can give us the substance and longevity to see this vision through to fulfilment”.
In the run-up to Christmas, some of our key All-Stars mooted the idea of putting on an event that could bring the wider body of All-Stars together while at the same time raising money for our work in East Africa!
How amazing is that?! Young people in Rhondda fundraising for the work we do in Tanzania!!!
When the Marvels took to the big stage just two short Christmases ago, no-one could have imagined that “Panto Season” could grow into such a big deal within the Sporting Marvels calendar!
When we give the kids the opportunity to voice what they really think about being part of the Mighty Marvels junior schools programme, the letters come thick and fast.
And when we publish excerpts of what they’re saying in our updates, the feedback comes equally thick and fast from our partners!!
So by popular demand, after a first helping in last month’s issue, we thought we’d serve up a Part 2! And once again, Sporting Marvels is abbreviated to SM to save on space -
Hang around the leaders and it’ll not be long before you get the impression that 2011 is already thought of as the best year yet in the history of Sporting Marvels!
And nowhere is this more evident than in the project’s out-of-school special events programme.
Team Leader, Lawrie, told us, “We’re a ministry that strives to be the best we can be and with the heart, enthusiasm and passion of our amazing team, it’s a fact that 2011 has seen more kids attend our events than the previous two years combined!!”
Adventure Day” has been a big part of Sporting Marvels for years now, and it keeps getting better and better!
Such was the demand to be at the October Adventure Days that one school that couldn’t provide a bus, had the kids transported to the venue in convoy, parents’ cars!
