I spent the day catching up with admin, banking and general publicity. Flyers for the showcased ordered, and all in all a productive day. I then went to the school that I did the recent project with for an end of project meeting. What a fantastic and positive meeting it was. The feedback I got was rather humbling, and the reaction from seeing the kids again was delightful.....I had a bit of a tear in my eye when I got hugged! It was a tonic that I think I needed, and all in all, the perfect way to close the project off. The charity that paid for the project has lost it's funding, and that is heartbreaking on so many levels. Just looking at their website and seeing the amount of amazing and inspiring projects that have been created is quite awesome. The experience I had was a significant one, and I just weep at the thought of how many projects will now not happen as a result. The tiny amount of money that these cuts will save just beggars belief when you consider the work that they do. The children I worked with will not get a chance to work on projects like this without the funding, and I think that is a crime. They have learnt about teamwork, confidence building, communication, history, theatre, lighting, literature and language as a result of this project...all for the sake of a few thousand pounds. When I see the waste in other areas that is not being touched, it makes me so angry.
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