Recently we’ve had a brand new pair of hands on deck in the HOOP communications team. In fact, the new addition to the team is… me (Maggie from New Zealand – hi!). Being the new comms intern, I decided to pick the brain of the older and wiser intern to get some further insight to … Continue reading Intern interviews intern: an insight into HOOP’s comms team
Ain’t no mountain HOOP enough (World Record update)
For the past few weeks it’s been all about hula hooping, extinct volcanoes and world records here at HOOP. The reason is simple – we want to raise $10,000. We’re doing this by climbing Chachani, a 6057m high extinct volcano and hula hooping at the top to (hopefully) break the world record in high altitude … Continue reading Ain’t no mountain HOOP enough (World Record update)
Meet the World Record Challengers
You might have heard us buzzing about hula hoops, mountains and world records for the past couple of days, and it’s all for a good reason. We are aiming to raise $10,000, by climbing Chachani (6057m) and hula hooping at the top. Please support us by donating here! Campaign leader (and comms intern), Elise spoke to four of the … Continue reading Meet the World Record Challengers
Anna’s Amazing Waffle Fundraiser
Fun fact about fundraising: Fundraising is super important for HOOP! Of the many ways to raise funds, selling food has to be one of our favourites. So we were excited to hear that Anna Potemans, who volunteered from April to May this year, wanted to keep supporting the kids and families of Flora Tristán after she left. How? … Continue reading Anna’s Amazing Waffle Fundraiser
Fundraising Fun
With all the fun we’ve been having recently, it’s easy to forget that it was all in the name of fundraising. Our weekly pub quiz hosted at Wild Rover hostel seems to be getting busier every week, and to confirm our place as the trivia maestros of Arequipa, we started a new monthly quiz night … Continue reading Fundraising Fun