I first came up with the idea of fundraising when I was searching for something in my bedroom, and realised I had lots of books and toys that I no longer needed. I decided that I would sell them and donate the money I raised to charity.
When I was on holiday I often saw homeless people on the streets and would give them my holiday money. Then I decided I wanted to help as many homeless people as possible and thought raising money for CENS would be a good place to start.
I have held three sales already this year. It started during lockdown, as I had plenty of free time. My Mummy posted about what I was doing on social media and lots of our friends and family supported me by coming to see what I was selling and helped by giving me more of their own books to sell. My best-selling cake was the giant triple chocolate brownies!
There are so many things I love about fundraising but if I had to pick one, it would probably be thinking about how happy the homeless people in Colchester will be when I hand in my money.
My friends are really proud of me and supported me. Some even gave me an extra 50p or £1 because they knew the money was going to a good cause.
My future plans are to hold more sales – especially when the weather is better and my Mummy will promote them again on Facebook.
Thanks for sharing your story William. You really are a superstar and every bit of the money you have raised will go towards helping our residents. Thank you so much and….save some of that triple chocolate brownie for us next time!!
