{"id":11529,"date":"2016-04-28T07:36:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T07:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/?p=11529"},"modified":"2016-05-20T10:01:50","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T10:01:50","slug":"fundraising-for-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/2016\/fundraising-for-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundraising for Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last month I was delighted to learn from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gumtree.com\/\">Gumtree<\/a> that The Butterfly Tree was to be the beneficiary for a fundraising activity, taking place in April. The aim was to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Upcycling\">upcycle<\/a> an old and unrepairable Beetle and turn it into a number of unique pieces of furniture and household items.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11566\" style=\"width: 485px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/wp-content\/images\/CfxSHEbWcAAsu2e.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11566\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11566 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/wp-content\/images\/CfxSHEbWcAAsu2e-475x315.jpg\" alt=\"CfxSHEbWcAAsu2e\" width=\"475\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Max McMurdo ready for action<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To achieve this Gumtree engaged TV personality <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxmcmurdo.co.uk\/\">Max McMurdo<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reestore.com\/\">Reestore<\/a> and a team of designers, upcyclers and bloggers to report on all the action.\u00a0They\u00a0had just six days to complete the task, and then the items would go on sale.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11567\" style=\"width: 485px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/wp-content\/images\/DSC06271.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11567\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11567 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/wp-content\/images\/DSC06271-475x356.jpg\" alt=\"DSC06271\" width=\"475\" height=\"356\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Max and some of the designers<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Several of the team, including Max, worked tirelessly throughout the week, with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/get-involved\/volunteering\/\">volunteers<\/a> increasing over the weekend. I was invited over to Bedford to\u00a0observe the production line and meet the team, it was so exciting that I returned on the Saturday to see the items taking shape. A bed, a dressing table, chairs, lamps and wall clocks were just some of the ingenious designs unfolding.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11568\" style=\"width: 485px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/wp-content\/images\/DSC06280.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11568\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11568 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/wp-content\/images\/DSC06280-475x356.jpg\" alt=\"DSC06280\" width=\"475\" height=\"356\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garden seat in the making<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Gumtree are now selling\u00a0the items on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gumtree.com\/search?distance=0&amp;search_category=all&amp;q=Beetlemania&amp;search_location=&amp;utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=Beetlemania\">Beetlemania<\/a> site. All proceeds, including an incredibly generous offer from the company to match the funds raised, with be donated to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/about\/\">The Butterfly Tree<\/a>. 100% of the money raised will go to to building a much needed classroom block for the 1,050 children at River View School, where there are as many as 80 pupils per class.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11569\" style=\"width: 485px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/wp-content\/images\/86.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11569\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11569 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/wp-content\/images\/86-475x316.jpg\" alt=\"$_86\" width=\"475\" height=\"316\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beetlemania Table Lamb<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On behalf of the charity I would like to thank Gumtree, Max McMurdo and all the dedicated volunteers who generously offered their expertise and gave up their time to support our cause in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/our-work\/\">Zambia<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month I was delighted to learn from Gumtree that The Butterfly Tree was to be the beneficiary for a fundraising activity, taking place in April. 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