My story

 

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This is my daughter Natalia and on the 16th January she will be 9 years old.  This year she struggled to write a list for Santa  and realisd it was because she has everything a girl could want and there was not anything she needed.  With her birthday just a few weks after christmas she decided that it would be selfish for her to accept gifts from friends and family, so she asked me if I could send her presents to children who do not have anything.  Whilst we were discussing what charities we could donate gifts to, she realised that although there were children who did not have presents there were children who had even less, children who did not have food and were dying. The ability of a child to see the world in a very logical way resulted in Natalia asking why Sainsbury's would not just let them take some food if they were dying from hunger as there was so much food in the store.  After explaining how poor Africa is as a country she decided  to help the children who had the least.  So here she is  donating any birthday gifts to Action Aid, in the hope that she can do something good on the day that she was born.  She knows that her birthday should still be a celebration as although she has  her good fortunes I also have mine, in being blessed with a daughter with  such a warm and giving heart.  I am proud to call Natalia my daughter and hope that  she can raise her target donation so that she can grow knowing that although there is sadness and pain and poverty in the world, there is also love and generousity. Natalia has set a target of £900, £100 for every year of her life. Please help her take one step closer  to her target.

  Thank you for taking the time to read her story and for making that all important donation.

Merry Christmas

Natalia and Leona

 

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My charity

ActionAid

ActionAid

Charity Registration No. 274467

We’re ActionAid. We’re people who are dedicated to ending the extreme poverty that kills 28 children every minute of every day. We’re a charity and much more. We’re a partnership between people in poor countries and people in rich countries – all working together to end poverty for good. ActionAid is a unique partnership of people who are fighting for a better world - a world without poverty. As one of the UK's largest development agencies, we work in more than 50 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, listening to, learning from and working in partnership with over 19 million of the world's poorest people.

Donations 75

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Donation by Anonymous on 13/05/12

£5.00

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Hi Natalia, Happy Birthday! I can't wait to see you this afternoon. Well done on raising so much money for charity.

Donation by Molly xxx on 17/01/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Happy Birthday Natalia. You are such a lovely friend ! With love from Phoebe xxx

Donation by Sarah McChesney on 16/01/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Well done Natalia great job your doing! Uber proud of you we all are! Amazing!!! <3 xxx

Donation by Laura Hull on 15/01/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Happy Birthday, Natalia! Love from Jemima x

Donation by Vatsal Bhikha on 15/01/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Well done Tally! Your daddy and I are so proud of you.You're an angel and an inspiration to everyone! Have a wonderful birthday! Love u lots.xxx

Donation by Merilin Mark on 13/01/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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thats a fantastic gesture and you have raised so much well done so proud of you and have a lovely birthday!!

Donation by Ian Palfrey on 13/01/12

£10.00

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What a sweet, sweet thing to do... has put a smile on my face!

Donation by Anonymous on 10/01/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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What a great initiative! Well done and Happy Birthday!

Donation by Anonymous on 09/01/12

£10.00

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Natalia, we are SO impressed - if only there were more young people like you! Have a wonderful birthday :)

Donation by Francesca Walton on 08/01/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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ok you have reached your target so go and have some fun on your birthday!

Donation by A nonny mouse! on 06/01/12

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Hi Natalia - well done on your radio performance!! You've done a brilliant thing. Thanks from everyone at ActionAid and come in and see us

Donation by Liz Waldy on 06/01/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Very well done Natalia!! All the best x

Donation by SUSANA FERREIRA on 06/01/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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A lovely thing to do for a great charity. Well done and keep supporting others. You are an inspiration.

Donation by Kizzy Wardle on 06/01/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

Well done. Just as a note: Africa is a continent not a country

Donation by Anonymous on 06/01/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Happy Birthday! I know I don't know you, but you must be a lovely girl to do something so selfless. You deserve a great day x

Donation by Elizabeth Oldham on 06/01/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymous on 05/01/12

£5.00

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Donation by Anonymous on 05/01/12

£4.00

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ive donated sweet pea well done x

Donation by natasha gillett on 03/01/12

£2.00

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Well done Natalia! What a lovely person you must be :D

Donation by Kay Donald on 02/01/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Donation by Kerry Booth on 31/12/11

£2.00

+ £0.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymous on 25/12/11

£1.00

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All the best.

Donation by Kwame Gyamfi on 24/12/11

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

Donation by Kara Deakin on 24/12/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Great idea- such a selfless act!!!! Bless you and keep up the good work xxxx

Donation by Lisa Doyley on 21/12/11

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£944.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£51.00
  • Total raised£995.00
  • Gift Aid£211.25

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