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London to Dorset Challenge

Team Dorset is raising money for Alive and Kicking
“Tom Keyte's fundraising”

on 22 February 2011

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Alive and Kicking is a not for profit ball manufacturer. Through the production of sports balls we create employment for adults from vulnerable job groups. We then use profits from ball sales, additional fundraising and partnership development to deliver sport and health education programmes.

Story

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">On the 9th and 10th April three intrepid young (ish) explorers, Will Thurley and Tom's Keyte and Kilner,&nbsp;will leave their comfortable London existence and attempt to walk the 100 miles back to their beautiful home county of Dorset in 48 hours. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 517.4pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The challenge will support Alive &amp; Kicking, an African social enterprise that manufactures footballs&nbsp;to distribute&nbsp;to children, schools and charities, creating jobs for adults and promoting health education through sport.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 517.4pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 517.4pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The funds raised will go to Alive &amp; Kicking&rsquo;s partner in Zambia, Breakthrough Chiparamba Sports Academy (BCSA), a&nbsp;community based non-profit organisation based in Lusaka, to fund the provision of IT hardware and software for use by both staff and beneficiaries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>This is part of a wider project that involves helping to renovate the offices and providing ICT training for staff.&nbsp; </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,312.00
+ £337.62 Gift Aid
Online
£1,312.00
Offline
£0.00

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