There's much more to art than simply painting or drawing a picture. It takes many different forms, but more importantly it requires focus and attention. It's also a great way for an artist to express themselves. One keen artist at Kibble entered six pieces of artwork at Prestfest 2015 - a music and art festival that's been running in Prestwick since 2012. Kibble has been invited to submit entries to the festival over the past two years. These are exhibited alongside work from the local community. The young person's work included drawings, a large ink portrait and a piece of sculpture. It was very well received by the public and the feedback was tremendous.
Renfrew Development Trust were impressed by the work on display and asked if they could exhibit it as part of their Christmas Light-up Festival. This included music, promotion of the arts, and local craft workshops, with the exhibition running throughout the month of December. The artist's work made a huge impact on those who saw it, and four of her pieces were bought by members of the public. A large ink portrait by the artist was also auctioned for charity at the Safe Centre Christmas Fayre, and her submission for the Kibble Christmas card competition was selected as a winning entry. She has been very active in the art department, and the ideas expressed through her art have the ability to affect those who see it.
Every year staff, young people, family and friends give up their time and work tremendously hard to raise money for charities that are close to their hearts. This enables donations to lots of different, very worthwhile causes. It's fair to say two of the biggest fundraisers of 2015 involved a drive to raise cash for The Beatson, and the ongoing campaign to raise money for Classrooms for Malawi.
In August, The Experience played host to a spectacular charity dinner in aid of the Beatson Cancer Charity, a cause that's dear to us. Over 100 guests gathered for an evening of powerful and moving speeches, delicious food, a fun auction and great conversations! The night was a huge success raising £7900 for the charity.
There's a real feeling of excitement and determination as we work towards a goal of raising £24,000 to send 12 staff and young people from KibbleWorks to Malawi. This will be a once in a lifetime experience for many, as they help renovate and build classroom blocks for school pupils with the charity Classrooms for Malawi. The effort from staff and young people, and those that simply have a Kibble connection has been inspiring. There's been everything from a bake-off to bbq and tubing, and a Christmas fayre to a curry night... plus plenty more besides! At the end of the year, a grand total of £10,200 had been raised, and the hard work continues in 2016.
E-learning is not a new concept and it's an area Kibble continues to develop. In the last year we expanded our online learning facilities with child protection, manual handling and data protection all now being available for completion by staff. This is only the beginning of the journey for Kibble and in 2016 we look forward to dedicating time to improving and advancing the use of this technology. By encouraging staff to complete part of their essential training online, we can create space in the training calendar for more developmental and aspirational learning activities.
In 2015 we launched the Kibble Podcast Network (KPN) to raise awareness of social enterprise, child and youth care, and other key topics. We aim to offer a platform for organisations to discuss their unique qualities, challenges and issues faced, and delve deeper into the achievements and issues that affect us all.
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