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Doug's trip to South Africa

Doug Billam is raising money for Balls to Poverty
“donationathon”

on 17 January 2012

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Balls to Poverty is a charity based in South Nottingham College which works with young people both in Nottingham and South Africa. Every year, students travel to South Africa to distribute footballs and rugby balls in townships, experiencing life in a different perspective.

Story

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Hello All,</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Welcome to my JustGiving fundraising page.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">On March 31st 2012 I will fly out to South Africa with the Nottingham based charity '<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Balls To Poverty - Home" href="http://www.snc.ac.uk/ballstopoverty/">Balls To Poverty</a></span></span>'.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I will accompany students from South Nottingham College, visiting some of the poorest townships in the Western Cape. We will distribute football and rugby balls and help young people gain access to sport and sports coaching, helping to reduce crime.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Having funded the trip myself, I am now in the process of raising money for the charity.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.5pt;">My target is to raise at least &pound;1000 for 'Balls To Poverty'.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> So please be generous!&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>

Donation summary

Total
£170.00
+ £28.75 Gift Aid
Online
£170.00
Offline
£0.00

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