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UPDATED 14 NOVEMBER
The three charities at the bottom of this page are those for which we raised funds in Summer 2008.
Here is our latest one, sent to us by Michelle Clayton, of St Mary's School, Ascot. This is the letter she wrote: BREAST CANCER CAMPAIGNI am writing to you in the hope that you may be able to help me with my fundraising for Breast Cancer Campaign. In April 2009 a group of women from St Mary's School Ascot, including myself, will be trekking on the Great Wall of China with other Campaign Supporters. We aim to raise as much money as possible for Breast Cancer Campaign. A secondary aim is to provide moral support to a colleague as she battles against this terrible disease for a second time. I would be very grateful if the school is able to assist me in making my appeal known to the wider Caldicott community in the hope of raising sponsorship. Breast Cancer Campaign's mission is to beat breast cancer by funding innovative worldclass research and currently funds 103 projects throughout the UK worth over £12.6 million. I have a web page http://www.justgiving.com/chinawall2009 and I hope that you would consider placing a link to this on the school website [donations can be made online with that link].. I look forward to hearing from you soon and I am most grateful for your kind attention to this matter. Yours sincerely, Michelle Clayton Sponsored Walk - The HeadmasterOn Saturday, 19 July, I undertook a 60 mile walk in 24 hours along the South Downs way. It is called Trailwalker UK. Money raised during the walk goes to Oxfam and the Gurkha Welfare Trust (GWT) to fund their work tackling poverty and suffering, giving hope of a better, more secure future to poor people and their communities. Oxfam works all over the world; GWT works specifically in Gurkha communities in Nepal. If anyone would like to support these marvellous charities please visit www.justgiving.com/simondoggart. If you want to give anonymously on this public site please do so, but drop me a line so that I can thank you. Thanks already for the generous contributions received - already over 1/3 of the way to the total ... TOTAL RAISED: £1008.08 (including gift aid) Thomley Hall Activity Centre
This is a recreational and educational facility for disabled children, their families, friends and schools. It is just off the M40 and it is a non-profit charitable organisation. The Centre Manager talked in an assembly last term; the boys were moved by what they saw. We would like to set up a Caldicott Fund to pay for disabled children to have days at Thomley.
TOTAL RAISED: £2414.23 (including gift aid) Mvumi Secondary SchoolThis is a school in Tanzania. The headmaster, John Clark, is a friend of the Headmaster’s and was a housemaster at Eton College. The school is near Dodoma, and is a secondary school for day and boarding students. Many students’ families cannot afford the fees and I hope that a Caldicott Fund will give this marvellous opportunity to some highly motivated African teenagers. Their website is here.
TOTAL RAISED: £2191.03 (including gift aid)
Diabetes UKOur Housekeeper Mrs Banning-Boddy (who I'm sure you all know as Nondus), ran the London Marathon this year. She ran for Diabetes UK, obviously a cause close to AGP's heart! She did really well, around 4½ hours, and has already already raised well over £550. We would be grateful for a donation, however small. I'm sure she won't mind if I quote in full an email sent to all of the Caldicott staff: I would like to thank everyone on behalf of Diabetes UK, who have been so very generous in sponsoring me for the 2008 London Marathon ... So again thank you all very much. My official time was 4:30:47, overall finishing position 19587 out of 34292 and 79th out of 305 in age group ( that sounds better!). TOTAL RAISED: £620.00 (including gift aid) |
