Category: Charity

Hope Magherafelt’s Foodbank appeal

    Thank you to everyone in the Rainey community who contributed to our Christmas food donations for Hope Magherafelt’s Foodbank appeal. The trolley was overflowing!   All the items…
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Wacky tie, socks and hair day

Wacky tie, socks and hair day was held on Monday 30th November to raise money for our sixth form charities. This also marked the final day for our pupils who…
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Sponsor Day

  In Uganda it is very common that parents simply can’t afford to send their pupils to school. This is where you can make a difference to the life of…
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Cycling to Uganda

    A huge thank you to everyone who gave so generously on Saturday to our shopping centre cyclists who were raising money for Abaana. A superb £971 pounds was…
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Thankyou

  The Rainey community has responded with enormous generosity to the annual shoebox appeal with 110 gift wrapped shoeboxes brought into the school. To everyone who wrapped, bought and gave…
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Shoe Box Appeal 2018

    Could you help to make a difference this Christmas by getting involved in our school Shoebox Appeal? A small shoebox can have a big impact. Perhaps you could…
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ColourMeRES 2018

  Rainey’s first colour run was held on 4th May 2018. A super way to say goodbye to our exam classes whilst raising more than £13k for charity. A massive…
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Operation Christmas Child

  It’s time…. Grab a shoe box and fill it with small gifts for a child this Christmas. Please support this appeal by using the suggestions below and return the…
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#raineyasha blog – day 12 – Saturday 5 November 2016

  After our final night celebrations in India, we awoke sleepy and set off for an action packed day. First stop was Cottage Emporium, where we attempted to spend the…
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#raineyasha blog – day 10 – Thursday 3 November 2016

Today was our last day working in the resource centre to complete our final paintings and lessons. On our way to the resource centre we encountered a vast amount of…
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#raineyasha blog – day 9 – Wednesday 2 November 2016

Today we got to spend another exciting day in the slums. We continued with our usual morning of painting and decorating the resource centre. The men tackled the outside, giving…
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#raineyasha blog – day 8 – Tuesday 1 November 2016

Today started with the usual early breakfast and once again with anticipation we headed off to the slums. With the fantastic reception we had received the past couple of days…
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#raineyasha blog – day 7 – Monday 31 October 2016

  After a night of Diwali celebrations, we woke bleary eyed for an early breakfast buffet at 8am. Despite it being so early in the morning, the sound of fireworks…
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#raineyasha blog – day 6 – Sunday 30 October 2016

Happy Diwali! This morning there was a lot of excitement in New Delhi as today is the day of India’s renowned celebration of “The Festival of Lights”. The streets were…
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#raineyasha blog – day 5 – Saturday 29 October 2016

This morning we had a VERY early start with breakfast at 5.30am. This is because we were leaving at 6am to travel to Agra situated south of Delhi. We were…
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Operation Christmas Child sorting centre @OCC_UK

    Pupils from 8A enjoyed their day as little elves at the shoe box sorting centre! When you’re out shopping over half-term don’t forget to pick up some items…
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#raineyasha blog – day 4

Today was our first day working in the Kusumpur slum which we were highly anticipating. As we made our way to the slum, we were delayed by the water trucks…
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#raineyasha blog – day 3

We started off today with a scrumptious breakfast of crepes and cereal. This was just what we needed as we were going to have a busy day ahead of us!…
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Asha Blog

    Click to read the daily blog of the Rainey Asha team in Delhi this half term.   Also follow along on social media using the hashtag #raineyasha.   Read…
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#raineyasha blog – day 2

After a long day of travelling we finally arrived in our destination – Delhi. With great excitement and anticipation, we began our journey towards our home for the next two…
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#raineyasha blog – day 1

After weeks and months of preparation and anticipation, the day had finally arrived. A few anxious goodbyes were exchanged at the school gates before the journey to India commenced with…
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Asha art competition

  We are looking for a creative design that incorporates the Asha logo for the members of the 2016 team to paint in large scale at the Rainey Endowed Resource…
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