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Nicky’s contribution

Nicky Lopez is a fitness trainer in London. He also was a friend of Workneh and his family. Like us all, he was saddened by the loss of Workneh and he has committed himself to raising money for the school in Oromia and making people aware of WDEF.

Nicky with the trainees who donated to WDEF

In October 2021 he persuaded one of the studio’s where he works BOXX to run a session and on 11th and 12th June 2022 he is running Cycle and Hit and Run sessions at a KXU gym by Sloane Square. These sessions are booked out.

In October 2021 he ran the Paris Marathon and is now planning to scale the three highest peaks in the UK in 24 hours with a target of £5000.

So far he has raised over £2500 for our charity.

Box class in progress

Thanks Nicky!

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Picnic planning meeting

11th June 2022 at 16:00 BST

Join us on Zoom to share your ideas for our fundraising picnic

Our next general meeting of WDEF is on 11th June to give us the opportunity to build some support for our fundraising picnic on 9th July in Finsbury Park (Endymion Rd entrance) London N4 1EE.

Our bank account is now open and now is the time we can seriously begin the fundraising work of WDEF. Aster Belay has been preparing delicious meals for paying guests, Nicky Lopez ran the Paris marathon for Workneh and members are making regular contributions by standing order. With our support our partners in Oromia are negotiating with the local authorities to prepare the ground for building works.

WDEF has international support and we know you won’t all be able to join us on the 9th July in London. But everyone can join us on the 11th June to share your ideas and encouragement, and perhaps start planning some activities where you live.
Let all your friends know about our cause and bring them along on the 9th July to give our fundraising campaign the launch it deserves.

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The 3rd anniversary of Workneh’s passing

May 13th 2022 will mark the 3rd anniversary of Workneh Dechasa’s death and also the 2nd anniversary of when his family and friends began our efforts to establish a school in his memory in his birthplace.

The previous two anniversaries were held on Zoom but this year we wanted to meet face-to-face and organise a number of fund-raising activities for our supporters to participate in.

Unfortunately, it has taken us more than a year to open a bank account and although we finally overcame that hurdle on April 22nd, we still have one or two hoops to jump through to set up Donations pages on the website and register for Gift Aid.

We have therefore decided that we need more time to plan an outdoor face-to-face event in a London park to joyfully remember Workneh and kick off a year of serious fund-raising. At this moment we just ask you to Save the Date 9th July 2022.

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We obviously encourage you to take a few moments to remember what a kind, gentle, smart, funny, committed person Workneh was and touch bases with others who knew and loved him on May 13th, but we also hope you will join us in July and support our fundraising activities to remember Workneh in an appropriate and meaningful way.