Get Sally to Ghana!

It’s a tough time for jobseekers but Sally Greenwood is one recent graduate determined not to let this year go to waste. In January, she is off to Ghana to volunteer in an orphanage for six months.

Sally’s worthy work in Ghana will be unpaid but she is raising money to cover the cost of her accommodation and flights - a wise decision in this time of economic uncertainty.

She has secured funding from various sources, including a charity called the Hazel's Footprints Trust who sponsor dedicated volunteers doing placements abroad. This trust was set up in memory of Hazel Scott Aiton, a much-loved young girl, who had a life-changing experience volunteering in Namibia before she tragically died in a car accident in 2004.

People also sponsored Sally to run 10 km dressed as a safari car. Sally gave her view on this challenge, saying: “The cardboard boxes around my midriff made the run even harder, but it was worth it for the donations and the photos up on Facebook.”



So far, Sally has managed to raise 26% of her target.

She is now looking forward to her next fundraising event - a barn dance with a live band in Derbyshire’s Hartington Village Hall.

Please visit Sally’s JustGiving page to see more details about her barn dance and her other fundraising.

Good luck Sally!