The whole fund raising event built our confidence in so many ways. We gained new skills, for example sending formal emails. We learnt about different kinds of charities that are out there to help in our local community. We used computers and got good IT knowledge out of it. 

 There were many benefits as some individuals took on roles that increased their confidence. One member of the class, who is shy, was the main contact for Women’s Aid and arranged for a representative to come to Saltley and view the video we had produced and to see the phenomenal amount of donations we had received. 

Taking part in a role play for the first time and seeing the reaction of the audience when they watched the video was amazing, it showed  how well we had performed and how some of the audience were moved by our message(some to tears) .  We also further demonstrated our IT skills by producing posters to advertise the event, donations needed, facts and statistics and the quiz we chose for the attendees to take part in. 

 Finally, taking part in this event helped our work skills in the form of presenting ideas and being persuasive.  Two people from our class went to every other class at Saltley to advertise the event and encourage people to attend. Our tutor, received some very positive comments about how professional we were. 

 

We learned how to organise events, write formal letters, to book the place where we were holding the event, we made formal presentations to other classes,  created posters to advertise the event and promotional leaflets to sell things that we made.  What we enjoyed most was working as part of a team for one common purpose, improving confidence in presenting things to unknown people and lots of  IT skills.  

 

There was great team work, everybody was very motivated and enthusiastic to plan and organised a memorable event. The food we’d prepared grabbed customer’s attention before our planned time, so we set up early and managed that. We had a large number of savouries and sweets along with pink tea which gave people variety to choose from and overall was very successful.

 

Everyone contributed and helped to make our event a success. The team work was excellent due to the fact that everyone played their part. It was supported by staff, students and visitors alike because it was publicised two weeks in advance by eye catching posters and leaflets that we’d produced. We made sure we started on time and finished on time which meant we then had time to tidy up and count the takings. Our prices were reasonable which meant the food sold quickly.  Our planning and teamwork was good.

This year I have returned to study after six years of not doing anything.  Taking part in this helped me to improve my confidence, IT skills and my work skills.