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Link Romania 2011 Chicken Appeal

Link Romania is raising money for Link to Hope
“Trish Varndall's fundraising”

on 11 March 2011

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Link to Hope is a Christian charity which exists to rebuild lives and communities in Eastern Europe by supporting the poorest and most marginalised people through education and social care. They have projects in Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine and Romania.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: #ffcc00;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Good Egg-conomics!</span></span></span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Link Romania needs your help for their Easter Chicken Appeal to help support the work of the Cosnita Soup Kitchen, Moldova.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Soup Kitchen is run tirelessly by local couple Ruvim and Pasa and supplies a crucial lifeline to almost 100 people, including whole families and the Elderly, EVERY DAY, 365 days a year!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>At the moment the Soup Kitchen can only afford to serve soup and pasta to its visitors, therefore people&rsquo;s diets can be short of vital protein necessary for good health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is where YOUR HELP is very much needed to make a massive difference to the lives of people in Cosnita.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We are running an appeal to buy chickens for the Soup Kitchen as this will provide a vital source of protein for those in need.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: #333399;">Are you able to make a one off <strong>&pound;2, &pound;3 or &pound;5&nbsp;donation</strong> towards a chicken as perhaps a gift instead of buying an Easter egg? Alternatively, you could make a monthly donation of &pound;5 to support the crucial sustainability of this project.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whatever you are able to give, know that EVERY PENNY will really make a huge impact on the continuing work of the Soup Kitchen and the lives of those who go there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">We have calculated that it would cost around &pound;2500 to run this project and provide protein for the Soup Kitchen for a year, so we have set an initial target of &pound;500, but, with your help, we hope to make this a sustainable project for years to come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Please click the 'Donate Now' button&nbsp;to make&nbsp;a one off donation or click <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/linkromania/Donate" target="_blank">here</a>&nbsp;to make a monthly contribution to this project.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Thank you very much for your help and support!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: #333399;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">Did you know?</span></span></em></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">&middot;</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Each hen lays an average of 300 eggs each year</span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">&middot;</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">A fertilized egg starts developing into a chicken when its temperature reaches 86F</span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">&middot;</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">A chicken takes 21 days to hatch</span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">&middot;</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">The average life span of a chicken is about 13 years</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,020.00
+ £73.10 Gift Aid
Online
£370.00
Offline
£650.00

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