My story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

In a moment of what now seems madness I am sleeping "rough " along with some colleagues outside Barclaycard in Northampton on 12th January to raise money for Northampton Hope Centre.

The centre helps the homeless and disadvantaged in Northampton with a day / drop in Centre providing a supportive enviroment for those less fortunate than me and you.

Barclaycard will actually match the donations on this site, so any donations will be doubly helpful.

Please support this good cause and where a few pounds will make a genuine difference given the centre runs on a low budget . See their web site for more details of what they do and what you could do to support other than sponsoring me.

Plus all those sponsoring me have my full blessing to do a rain and snow dance if they wish to ensure my sleeping rough experience is as realistic as possible.

  

Cheers.

My charity

Northampton Hope Centre

Northampton Hope Centre

Charity Registration No. 1015743

Northampton Hope Centre began back in 1974 when local man Michael Mulligan started a free food handout for rough sleepers from the back door of Bishop’s House in Marriott Street. This grew over the years into the Northampton Soup Kitchen and finally developed in the Hope Centre, a Day Centre offering a wide range of services and practical support to Northampton’s homeless. <p> 35 years later, we are still offering life’s basics such as hot meals, showers and clothes. We now also offer a range of life skills workshops and activities to improve our clients self esteem and enable them to move on. Our client group include the street homeless and vulnerably housed along with those who are settled but have ongoing complex needs including drug, alcohol and mental health issues. <p> We offer practical support, friendship and a sense of community. Without the Hope Centre, many of our clients would have no-where to turn and no hope of improving their future. We see approximately 60 clients each day and it costs £12,500 each month just to keep our doors open. <p> We are a small friendly charity that relies heavily on the generosity of local people, churches, schools and businesses. Thanks for looking at our Just Giving page and thank you for your support – it makes a huge difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in Northampton.

Donations 22

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We done Ade It was an extra bonus to enjoy several danish pastries to support your efforts too

Donation by Damian Leesing on 17/01/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good Luck Adrian

Donation by Jean Chong on 12/01/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Good Luck Bud!

Donation by Adan Aulakh on 12/01/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck mate

Donation by Angelo Solazzo on 12/01/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck!!

Donation by Shriya Radia on 11/01/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by David Sims on 11/01/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good Luck mate. And to Ade's friends doing this with him. Good luck getting any sleep next to his snoring :-)

Donation by Michael Swiffen on 10/01/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Survival Advice from Bear Grylls - To keep warm - urinate in a water bottle and use it as a hot water bottle or even better is poo in cling film.

Donation by Adam Griffiths on 10/01/12

£75.00

+ £18.75 Gift Aid

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A very worthwhile adventure. Sleep tight!

Donation by Abbas Akbari on 10/01/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by Jeremy Di Marco on 10/01/12

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Look forward to seeing you on Friday morning

Donation by Simon Harris on 10/01/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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You're very brave to do this. Stay warm, Ade.

Donation by Mihai Gavril on 09/01/12

£20.00

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Way to go, Ade. Proud of you.

Donation by Mark Warren on 09/01/12

£100.00

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Good luck!

Donation by Adam Evans on 09/01/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good Luck - Its going to be cold out there!

Donation by Claire Anderson on 05/01/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck next Thursday - at least there's no snow forecast!!

Donation by Dave Burton on 05/01/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck Ade. Hope you don't get blown away!!

Donation by Steve, Carole and Daniel on 05/01/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Some people will do anything to get a parking space these days. Good effort, good luck!

Donation by Kevin Turner on 04/01/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by Deep Gandecha on 03/01/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Well done Ade - very impressed!

Donation by Louise Farnsworth on 03/01/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by Juling Hsieh on 23/12/11

£20.00

Donation by ilan kashi on 21/12/11

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£585.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£585.00
  • Gift Aid£111.25

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