WaterAid fundraising
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黑料正能量 staff and students raise money for WaterAid
Wednesday, 3 April, 2019Staff and students at 黑料正能量 have raised over 拢1550 for WaterAid, the international charity that enables the world鈥檚 poorest people to access safewater, sanitation and hygiene education.
Nearly 拢800 was raised through the weekly Ecumenical Chaplain鈥檚 Soup Lunch, hosted by Father Bill, the University鈥檚 Catholic Chaplain, and held in the Students鈥� Union. The amount was matched by the University, and Chancellor, Jeremy Irons was on campus recently to present the cheque to WaterAidalongside Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sue Rigby.
The Ecumenical Chaplain鈥檚 Soup Lunch has been raising money for WaterAidsince 2004, and Students鈥� Union President, Ryan Lucas, said: 鈥淭he Soup Kitchen is a long-standing tradition here at Bath Spa, and I鈥檇 like to thank the Chaplaincy team who volunteer their time to run it each week. We鈥檙e really pleased that students and staff continue to raise money through it for WaterAid, along with a donation from the University. They do incredible work around the world, and I know our students are happy to support them.鈥�