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Girton College Southern African Fund for Education ANNUAL REPORT 2001

Activities
Overview of the projects funded with the 2001 money
Plans for 2002

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Activities

Members of the committee were determined to hold a fundraising event in 2001 as well as collecting money from college bills, as it was felt that this was important in order to raise awareness. As such a wine tasting evening was held towards the end of Lent term 2001. Wine experts from Oddbins came to college to hold a tasting session on a number of different South African Wines. A discount voucher for Oddbins and food was also included in the ticket price. Information on the charities that SAFE has donated money to in the past was displayed in the room. Unfortunately the event was held on the same night as the college play, and so there was not great attendance. However, those that did come seemed to enjoy themselves. Hopefully we will repeat this event in 2002, this time with better timing and more publicity.

Towards the end of Michaelmas term 2001 a leaflet was produced which contained a short description of each of the charities that the money donated in 2001 had been given to. The leaflet also contained an opt out form. A copy was put in each undergraduate's pigeonhole in the last week of Michaelmas term. The distribution of the leaflets was advertised via the JCR communications officers, to ensure that everybody knew what SAFE was, and had the opportunity to opt out if they wanted to.

Members of the committee also attended a CUSAFE formal hall towards the end of the Michaelmas term, which helped to forge links with SAFE reps from other colleges