April 6th 2013 changed my life forever. This is the date I found out that my wonderful, beautiful friend Sarah Groves had been killed in Kashmir, India.

 

Her death was utterly devastating for so many people, but due to her great love of life, adventure and of making a change in the world, the Sarah Groves Foundation was set up - through this, her legacy will live on, and she will continue to make a change in the world.

 

Sarah's inspirations in life came from children, art, fitness and adventure and a Foundation has been established in Guernsey to support these four things.  It has full Trust status and is administered by the Guernsey Community Foundation www.foundation.gg

 

Adventure and Fitness will be how the funds will be generated (for example summiting Kilimanjaro, or people running marathons)

 

The funds raised will be allocated between:

Children will provide facilities, experiences and opportunities to young persons under the age of 16 that would otherwise be out of their reach financially or from an organisational perspective.  In many cases participants will come from deprived backgrounds both locally and overseas.

Art will provide educational experiences, opportunities and equipment to young persons under the age of 21 that would otherwise be out of their reach financially or organisationally. 20% of funds available within this category go towards an art bursary at Sarah’s school in Ascot where she spent 7 very happy years and where they still have very fond memories of her.

 

This Foundation represents Sarah and her inspirational philosophy of life.

 

Any donations are warmly welcomed, and thank you so much for your kindness and support! I will be paying a part of the travel and accomodation costs, and some of the money I fundraise will go towards the rest, but over 50% of money raised is purely for the Fund, which means that as a group we hope to raise, after all expenses, over £50,000!!! Which will be incredible for the Fund! 

 

Here is a link to a video that captures Sarah’s beauty and desire to make a change in the world: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvJr3Pux-QQ

 

THANK YOU <3