insideKENT Magazine Issue 61 - April 2017 | Page 169

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three-day hike to the top of the highest peak in North Africa , Mount Toubkal . This trek will not only support our working across England , but it will also go towards a local school near Mount Toubkal which our trek team will visit and help out at . It ’ s a really exciting challenge so if you would like to find out more then please do visit www . beanstalkcharity . org . uk .
How important are volunteers to Beanstalk , and what sort of things do they do ? How can our readers get involved ?
Our volunteer reading helpers are the lifeblood of Beanstalk , we simply wouldn ’ t be able to deliver our life-changing one-to-one reading support without their commitment , support and expertise .
I ’ ve been a volunteer reading helper myself for about a year now and I can honestly say that it is one of the most rewarding things I ’ ve done . The other week one of the girls I support managed to finish a book for the first time in her life and it made me so proud of her , as she ’ s come such a long way in just a few months ’ worth of support .
If you ’ d like to get involved and become a Beanstalk reading helper then visit www . beanstalkcharity . org . uk or call 01622 662026 .
Where do you operate ?
We work across the Kent and Medway area and we ’ ve also just started working in East Sussex which we ’ re excited about . On a national level we also work across London , the Midlands , the North of England , and in Somerset and Norfolk .
What does the future hold ?
We ’ re expanding our work so that we support 30,000 children every year . And we ’ re soon to be helping children from ages 3-13 , as the earlier we can support children the bigger the educational improvements . We ’ re also increasing our work in Kent and Medway , so that we can ensure that more children have the skills and confidence they need when leaving primary school .
www . beanstalkcharity . org . uk

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