Hi, my name is Iona and I have just been accepted on to a 10 week course at Edventure, Frome. So, I am doing a sponsored silence to raise money for Edventure and for the costs of the course. The course is looking at setting up an Ethical fashion exchange with a difference and also, gaining a level 3 qualification in leadership and management.
I have been in Frome since I was 11, and have never really known what I want to do. However, I have always been very aware of limiting waste and eating sustainably. I like to buy my clothes from charity shops to limit excessive costs and to limit the temptation to buy into a materialistic consumerist culture.
I am pleased to be doing a course which is looking at a solution to the problem of waste and helping to achieve a sustainable outcome to wearing nice clothes without damaging the planet or taking advantage of people.
In a way, trying this course, is just another step in my ideal of sustainable living; and of course, it is very exciting to be trying something new.
I grew up in Bath until I was 7 and then lived in the Outer Hebrides until I was 11, so have had quite a range of experiences of living in different situations, from city life to remote island life.
I am really looking forward to starting this course, and ask that you will sponsor me on the next stage of my life.
Thank you for taking the time to read this, Iona.
