Bonar Bridge coffee morning gives £440 boost to project supporting schools on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua
A coffee morning held at Bonar Bridge Community Hall last Friday, April 11 raised just over £440 for the Ometepe Project.
The project supports eight schools on Ometepe Island in Nicaragua, providing uniforms and educational materials for pupils, as well as technology and music and sports equipment.
Local artist Carolyn Gibbs set up the project after visiting Ometepe Island for the first time in 2015, and she has been holding regular fundraising events since 2017.
Carolyn sells her own artwork and embroidery to raise funds and held an exhibition alongside the coffee morning.
In 2024-25 a total of £4523 was raised through sales and regular and occasional donations.
Around 40 people attended last Saturday’s event, some from as far afield as Tain and Dornoch.
A number of arts and crafts items were sold, including embroidered cushions, a painting of a dahlia and cards.
One visitor took away a leaflet about the project and later donated £50.
Carolyn said: “It was a social morning with much chatter over tea, coffee, delicious homemade cakes and scones.”
She will be exhibiting at East Sutherland Art Society’s Art Fair in Fountain Road Hall, Golspie, tomorrow, April 19, and will have a stall at the community market in Rogart Mart on May 24.
