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Ed and Jo Kayak the Clyde for Romania

Ed Turner is raising money for FAST UK
“Helen Reid's fundraising”

on 25 September 2011

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FAST UK (www.fastcharity.co.uk) supports work to eliminate poverty, deprivation and discrimination in Brasov county, Romania. We work primarily with destitute & marginalised Roma families, and typically support educational and housing programmes that promote a route to self-sufficiency.

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<p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;">J<span style="color: #000000;">o and Ed are Kayaking the Clyde to raise cash for the FAST charity, an organisation working with the Rroma community near Brasov, Romania. We plan to paddle 6 miles from the tidal weir at Glasgow Green through the city past the SECC, Science Centre, ship yards and Braehead to the Renfrew ferry.&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;">Ed is going over to Brasov with a work team for a week in October to support this charity. Any cash you give will go directly to the FAST charity.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;">The FAST charity aims to improve the lives of the poorest members of local Rroma communities by providing them safe and reliable shelter in which their families can live in dignity and their children can grow in good health</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;">Using a team of local Rroma construction workers, as well as FAST staff and visiting volunteers, simple, prefabricated homes are built in the community with pieces constructed in the local workshop.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;">For more info</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;"><a href="http://www.fastcharity.co.uk/">http://www.fastcharity.co.uk</a>&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;"><a href="http://www.fastcharity.ro/">http://www.fastcharity.ro/</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;">THANKS FOR GIVING!!!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> </p>

Donation summary

Total
£720.00
+ £157.00 Gift Aid
Online
£720.00
Offline
£0.00

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