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Closed 04/10/2018
Weʼve raised £3,820 to set up a bursary in Didi's name for St Peter Claver school, Kroonstad, South Africa.
- Funded on Thursday, 4th October 2018
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Before she died, Didi (Mercedes) decided that she would like a bursary to be set up in her name at St Peter Claver school, Kroonstad, South Africa. This is a school run by Notre Dame nuns, offering education to children living in extremely challenging circumstances. Didi's first conection with the school began in the 1970s when she was still at school herself, and used to go to St Peter's to play music with the children. The bursary will be used to pay the very modest school fees for children who would otherwise be unable to attend school.
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2 years agoMary Stewart
2 years agoDear friends - thanks to your enormous generosity (and including donations given in South Africa) more than £4000 has been raised for Didi's bursary - and that is a truly wonderful thing. The first bursary was awarded last month (October) to a young student named Thabang Masienyana - please email me if you would like to see his note of thanks (sadly no room to post it here ...).
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86
Lis Allen
Aug 22, 2018
What a wonderful and fitting legacy 😊
£30.00
Anonymous
Jul 28, 2018
Thank you for the gift of Malarky. Remembering Mercedes with great affection xxx
Ms.P RAADT
Jul 23, 2018
Glad this is going well and a good memorial for Didi. Wishing you a future coloured by her gifts and your capacity for love.Do report back on progress
£30.00
Anouska Doyle
Jul 23, 2018
With love, Anouska xx
£100.00
Nina & Sophie
Jul 22, 2018
Dear Mary, we send you lots of love and hugs. We were so happy to meet Mercedes, she was really special.
£20.00
Mark Ashurst
Jul 22, 2018
With love for Mercedes and good luck to the children of St Peter Claver Notre Dame school from Pamela, Mark, Ruth, Lilian and Freddie.
Anonymous
Jul 12, 2018
Dear Mary I am so sorry for your loss. Love Katherine xx
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