A purple themed charity fun day will be taking place at Aspire Ryde tomorrow (Wednesday) in support of the group’s involvement in a 6 week solar fundraiser inspired by the musician Prince.
Purple themed events will be taking place across the day including tea dancing at 14:00, after-school singing and dancing at 16:30, a community choir performing Prince songs at 17:30 and a purple pole fitness display at 18:00 Entry is free but some groups will be collecting fees to take part. The venue’s community cafe will also be selling purple cakes all week.
The money raised will be put towards a Prince themed crowdfunding drive seeking to put solar panels on Aspire’s roof. In the days following Prince’s passing, details emerged of his wide ranging, secret philanthropy, including the thousands of dollars worth of solar panels he donated to communities in Oakland, California. Inspired by this, climate charity 10:10 launched a £50,000 crowdfunder to provide solar panels for groups in 6 locations across the country working on other issues Prince supported.
By going solar Aspire Ryde will have the chance to engage local people with climate action and, crucially, lower their energy bills. The project will help them run more sustainably, and reinvest the money into their work.
Heath Monaghan, project leader at Aspire Ryde said:
“We’re looking forward to this great event which will highlight and support our efforts to raise money to put solar panels on our roof. And of course you can expect a healthy dose of fun as we at Aspire bring some purple dancing & singing to town.
“Every penny that goes towards our solar fundraiser will help us get that bit closer to the solar panels we need to lower our energy bills, cut carbon and run more sustainably.”
