Sponsored Walk to Cambridge….Yes from London to Cambridge….Am I nuts…. Do I look nuts? Ok………
On Friday night (20th August), my friend, and president of the Cambridge Phan Thiet Society, Nguyen Duc Thong (I am an honorary member and co-founder of this wonderful society J), were having a meal with some friends, when he casually said, “hey man, do you fancy walking to Cambridge in September?” I was like….. “are you nuts that’s like 80km away!”……. It only took me a few seconds to realise that he was nuts! J An hour later, so was I!
Another friend and legend, Hussein Mitha, recently embarked on an amazing trip. He walked from London to Paris…. Yes, I know! It took him two weeks and yes he did take the ferry before people start to think he walked through the channel tunnel. Some have suggested that he was seen walking up and down the ferry as well J
Anyhow, this quite amazing feat inspired me to say “Yes” to Thong and on Friday 17th September, we shall set out for Cambridge. Of course, this feat is nothing compared to Hussein, but he has inspired me on this very interesting journey.
Of course this walk will be a wonderful journey. We shall hopefully take a guitar and sing songs along the way. Hopefully we shall take lots of video footage and upload at the end, so you can see what we got up to. However, there is another reason for the walk, which is far more important……
Faith In Action – Homeless Project
My mother is a quite amazing woman. She has many talents and is involved in many wonderful projects. One of these projects is called “Faith in Action” which helps homeless people.
She had the following to say about the project “Passing a begging, homeless person on the street can prick the conscience. Giving often means feeding a drug or alcohol habit. In South West London there is a homeless project that ensures donations go towards feeding and caring for the homeless person - not their habits.”
Faith in Action Merton’s Homelessness drop-in is open on Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the year. Housed in the Salvation Army Hall, it’s run by a friendly and caring project management team with twenty volunteers from different faith groups. The drop-in offers a very warm welcome to 50+ vulnerable people each session. They can eat, shower, change their clothes, do their laundry, get sleeping bags, food parcels, engage in social activities and be seen by key agencies & be accompanied to appointments. In short, feel like human beings again. The project costs £60,000+ every year to run.
If this note and this event interests you to find out further information about this project then please contact Nicki or Andy on 07843 280 419, or email
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Donation by Lee Kirby on 27/10/10 |
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From Thong + Trang. :) Donation by Thong on 17/10/10 |
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Epic. Donation by John Wilson on 07/10/10 |
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Donation by Anonymous on 24/09/10 |
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You Da Man Donation by fabio carpene on 24/09/10 |
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Walk byatch !! I hear this guided you on your way. Well done . The stories are hilarious. Donation by stephan johnson on 23/09/10 |
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Well done mate. Keep it up! Donation by Viet Dung Dang on 21/09/10 |
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Donation from Gina, friends met along the walk and Ashbourne College collection Donation by Anonymous on 20/09/10 |
£97.17 + £27.41 Gift Aid |
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Well done Lee. What a challenge! Donation by Catherine Sunter on 20/09/10 |
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Brill Lee - all power to you. And to your mum for chivving us all to donate!! Donation by Nicola Claire on 19/09/10 |
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I hope you will wash your smelly feet after the long walk!! Donation by Stephen Chang on 19/09/10 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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Well done, man! Hope you made it there in one piece :) Linh&Trang. Donation by Linh Nguyen on 19/09/10 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Fantastic Lee & Co - so impressed I'm donating again Donation by Andrew Judge on 19/09/10 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Well done!! I'm doing the Great North Run tomorrow so shall be sharing your pain :) Donation by Victoria Gatt on 18/09/10 |
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Good Luck Lee Donation by andrew davis on 18/09/10 |
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Please be safe and take care on the way, guys! See you guys soon! Donation by Duong Vu on 18/09/10 |
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Good luck Lee Kirby Superstar Donation by Keith Spiers on 17/09/10 |
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Well done. Are you going for a stroll or something athletic Donation by Andrew Judge on 17/09/10 |
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We wish you the best of luck, kindly Cheer foundation, The Netherlands Donation by JACK. X JIA and CHEER team on 17/09/10 |
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Well done Gorgeous Lee Donation by Linda Kirby on 13/09/10 |
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All the best! Donation by Amesha Phillips on 13/09/10 |
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With best wishes from one of the CIFE colleges, encouraged by Mike Kirby. Well done Mike! Donation by Stuart Nicholson on 13/09/10 |
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Donation by Mike Kirby on 13/09/10 |
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Good luck Lee!! It is an extraordinary thing that you are about to do, and I'll be thinking of you next weekend... You can do it lee con heo:-) Donation by Shoes on 13/09/10 |
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I'll be coming too! Donation by Richard Brittain on 10/09/10 |
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| * Total raised online: | £1,219.17 |
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| Offline donations: | £0.00 |
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| Total Raised: | £1,219.17 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £290.28 |
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