Help African Schools To Educate (HASTE)

It’s almost time for the Haste Annual Charity Quiz, on November 23rd this year. Whether you get a whole table together or just buy a ticket or two, the HASTE ACQ is everyone’s favourite thing to do on a cold November Tuesday. Plate up with sausage cassarole and warming baked potatoes and enjoy a few glasses of wine as you pit your wits against some of London’s finest brains. Tickets £18pp or £144 for a table of 8. All proceeds to HASTE and much fun had by all. At St James’ Church Hall, London N1 at 6.30 onwards. Email iandjbing(at)btinternet(dot)com for more details.

Many thanks to everyone who came to our HASTE garden party on Friday (2nd July). It was a great success, the rain held off and much Pimm’s was drunk. We raised over £1,100 pounds – not bad for an evening’s work – and the takings were especially good on the tombola, so thanks to everyone who bought tickets and congratulations to one lucky winner who took home TWO bottles of scotch. Please keep the bottle donations coming in, and remember: it could be you next time!

Click to visit our new online shop...

Missed our latest craft sale at the annual garden party? Never fear, our babies’ clothes and blankets are now on sale on our new Etsy shop! Visit us now at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/HASTEcraft

On 24th April, one of our supporters hosted a wine-tasting evening for a small group of people. The evening was a great success and we raised almost £1,000 for the charity – that’s 20% of our next Gambian schools project. Mny thanks toour kind supporter and everyone who donated. Look out here for more news on upcoming events.

Knitting pretty? Let us needle you into helping!

Ahoy there crafty cats!

Are you handy with a pair of knitting needles, crochet hook or sewing machine? Or perhaps hammer and nails, paper or glue? If so, the HASTE Craft Club needs your help.

We are looking for crafty people to help make items for our online Etsy handmade shop. Any kind of craft practised to a reasonable standard will get you admitted to the club and HASTE will supply materials and sell your products for the charity – all you have to do is supply the elbow grease, ideas and a little imagination.

Fancy knitting us a blanket? Go ahead! Matinee Jackets, bonnets, bootees, jumpers, scarfs, hats and gloves – all excellent ideas. But why stop there? We’d love to hear from knitters, sewsmiths, carpenters, dressmakers, jewellers, milliners, upholsterers – amateur and professional – who could donate something of their own making.

All products will be branded with our very-own ‘made for HASTE’ labels and sold for top prices to make the most money possible for Africa, with 100% of profits getting to the kids who need it most.

So dust off your artistic flair, dig that sewing machine out of the basement and make haste making something for HASTE.

HASTE’s trustees would like to welcome visitors to our new website – the place to catch up with everything that’s going on with our great little charity. So to find out how you can help build schools with us, or to know a little more about us, why not have a look around?