Schools supporting SDCF

In recent days we have been enormously grateful to both Salesian College Farnborough and Blessed William Howard Catholic High School, Stafford for their support for the fund.

In the space of a couple of days, Salesian Farnborough contributed with their Annual Run for Sean and we were given the huge privilege of talking to the entire school in Stafford about the life and legacy of Sean.

Nothing would have given Sean more pleasure than seeing hundreds of young people taking part in these activities, in so doing helping young people in Liberia who live in very difficult circumstances.

Both schools gave their time and raised money and we are grateful to the young people and their teachers who made it all possible.

Salesian College "Run for Sean 2023"

As ever we are very grateful to the Year 7 age group at Salesian Farnborough who once again are taking part in the Run for Sean, this year on October 10th.

This annual event is a vibrant contribution from the staff and pupils at Farnborough and we thank them in advance for their efforts.

If you would like to make a donation of any sort in support of their efforts, you can do so securely by clicking HERE

Walk for Sean 2023

A huge thank you to everyone who braved a chilly Spring day to complete the WFS last Sunday ( 5th). At the time of writing this important fundraiser has raised £3333 and we are confident of more sponsorship/donations to come.

Once again it was a great family day as 100 people (plus almost as many dogs) walked a 5km route that started at the Sean Devereux 6th Form Centre.

It was lovely and fitting that Brother Michael Delmer, Sean’s headteacher and biographer, filed the “starting pistol” for the walk that marked the 30th Anniversary of Sean’s death. We were also really pleased that Maureen, Theresa and Rosie could join us on the day.

Obviously we have a lot of thanks:

  • To those who undertook the “30 for 30” challenge

  • To our patron, Raquel Cassidy, who walked the walk on the day

  • To the school team, including the young team of marshalls who gave us access to the buildings and kept us safe on the day

  • To the Salesian PTA who gave up their Sunday afternoon to provide refreshments

  • To Laura Chatterton for her photos

  • To all walkers, sponsors, donors and other volunteers.

As a rough guide, £3333 can help to give a tear’s education to more than 30 children in Liberia.

What an achievement and one that really honours Sean’s legacy!

Company Donation

We would like to than Redbrain for a very generous corporate donation following the recent Quiz Night.

This highly innovative company have a great record of Charitable support and they have been impressed by the work of the Fund.

There are many ways companies can help and one highly innovative one is via EasyFundraising.

If your company buys travel, stationery, packaging, janitorial suuplies etc and uses an online account with a company credit card, you can help the Charity. Go to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/ and choose the Sean Devereux Children’s Fund as your charity. There are many business suppliers like Euroffice and it doesn’t cost your company a penny!

A very big Thank You to the team at Redbrain!

Latest Newsletter

We have just published our latest newsletter and you can access it here

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The newsletter went to press as our 2023 Quiz took place, so a little late to post a photo of the winning team……here it is!

Quiz Night raises £4500!

We would like to thank the 320+ supporters that took part in the fantastic Quiz Night at Salesian on the 4th February.

As anyone who has attended knows, these are always great fun, very competitive and very social!

Our thanks to Salesian College and, in particular their PTA and our very own Theresa Chatterton, without whom it would not happen. Once again the Class of ‘82 won the trophy, although, like Manchester City in the Premier League, various inquiries are now under way!!!

Thank you all once again, a stunning fund-raising effort and we hope to see as many of you as we can at the Walk For Sean on the 5th March.

Sean's 30th Anniversary

Today marks the 30th anniversary of Sean’s murder in Somalia in 1993.

During the year we will mark the 30th anniversary with all sorts of commemorative events and activities but, on this specific day, we remember Sean’s family and send them all our best wishes.

We also thank every single person who has helped and contributed during these 30 years in maintaining Sean’s legacy.

Easy Fundraising

We all know that money is tight and donations to charity can suffer at such times. We remain hugely grateful to all our supporters who give whatever they can when they can!

One easy and painless way to help us is to sign up to EasyFundraising. It is as simple as opening an account and then, as you do your online shopping with hundreds of retailers your chosen charity benefits.

As Christmas approaches and we all purchase the odd gift or look for ever scarcer turkeys, every purchase you make can help SDCF, as shown by our latest contribution from recent activity

Lights.......Action!

After the 1500 km trip from Accra to Monrovia , our team in Liberia have now started to distribute the solar lanterns to the first student beneficiaries. Such a basic thing, the provision of light in a house, can only assist further in helping our Liberian friends shape their positive future.