Thank you to all the parents and students who came to the dinner last night!!!!

We really appreciate all the support parents have given to the students throughout the year, and the effort each person in the team has put in to get where we are now. The team fundraising total is a testament to the hard work every person has put in and knowing that your effort is going to change the life of a family you haven’t even met yet is unreal!

To summarise the key points from last night:

International SOS – St Stephen’s (along with other schools) have partnered with International SOS to provide international medical and security advice, assistance and alerts to us as staff and students. For an overview of how their services can look after our team in Cambodia, please fee free to peruse the following link – https://www.internationalsos.com/elearning/comprehensive/

Medical Consent form – If not already handed in, please complete and return to one of the staff (email or in person is fine) by Wednesday 10th December. I may be in touch with some families to clarify requirements where necessary so we can make sure we understand each students requirements.

Final instalment – Fundraising cut-off is Sunday 7th December. This means that any amounts added to an Everyday Hero account after this date will not be included in the final instalment amount.

On Sunday I’ll be calculating every person’s fundraising amount which will effect the last instalment amount. Basically speaking:

• if $1,000 has been raised then the final instalment will be $625.
• For every $2 over $1,000 raised, $1 will be deducted from the final instalment amount.
• If less than $1,000 has been raised, the final instalment will be $625 plus the gap in raised funds.

Each family will receive an individual email from me by COB Monday 8th December indicating the calculated final instalment amount. This list will be given to our accounts receivable department and the final payment can be made to them as per the previous ones.

 

What next…

The next major post we will make will be a ‘What to pack’ checklist, so keep an eye on the blog.

In the interim, things to consider would be changing up some cash into about USD$50 and getting some (2) passport photos for the visa we will get on arrival in Cambodia.