In a little over three weeks we will be celebrating the group's
first birthday.
There will be a special class on Saturday
28th May, from 17:00 - 19:00, followed by a celebratory meal. The class
will cost £6, and will be at The Community Hall, Donegall Avenue,
Roussillon Park, Chichester, PO19 6DF, the same place as our Monday classes.
It's also tradition to give gifts on
birthday's, and with that in mind I have set up a crowdfunding
page to help raise a little
money to grow our group even more in our second year.
Here is the story that goes with the page:
"I set up the Oficina da
Capoeira group in Chichester from scratch almost a year ago - the group's first
birthday is on May 28th!
Capoeira is a mix of music, dance and martial
arts, and it has been great to see the group grow - it started with classes
every Thursday, and now there are classes on Mondays as well. Together, the
Monday and Thursday classes are more or less covering the cost of the room
hire. However insurance, publicity and a dedicated phone mean the group is a
little in the red. I am ok with that, I always knew that I would have to cover
costs from my own pocket.
However, I have invested as much as I can
afford, and I am asking if you would be kind enough to donate a little money as
a first birthday present so that I can continue to grow the group and make it
self sustaining.
Your donation would help fund a publicity push
in Chichester. Printing flyers to distribute around local Chichester businesses
has been a very successful strategy - it has been the main focus of advertising
the group, and has resulted in almost 60 unique people trying out capoeria.
Growing the membership by just a couple of
regular students a week will help the group comfortably sit in the black, and
will allow me to not just cover the operating costs, but to save for other
resources - instruments for the music, fitness equipment to help with training
and banners that can be used at community events.
Any funds raised in excess of our target will
be used to help grow the group - depending on the amount raised, this may be
via the Chichester District Council's advertising channels, promotion via
social media or other local advertising oportunities.
Thank you very much for taking the time to
read this.
Graduado Kung Fu (aka David Wood)"
If you would like to contribute a
little money as a first
birthday present, I'd be eternally grateful!
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