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Veg from NeverSeconds
£130,444.62 raised of £7,000.00 target
7722 donations
My Target:
£7,000.00
£130,444.62 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/NeverSeconds
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Martha Payne's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text £10
to 70070
My story
I mentioned in my blog http://www.NeverSeconds.blogspot.co.uk that last year my friends and I set up Charity Children at school and we made felt soaps and candle holders. We had a sale and raised £70 for Mary's Meals enough to feed 7 children for a whole year!
My blog is being read all over the world and some people have said I am very lucky to have lunch at all. They are right. Lots of readers have asked how they can support Charity Children but because I can't make enough felt soaps it is best if you support Mary's Meals directly.
My grandpa says,
'Mary's Meals is a very efficient and effective charity which works with local volunteers to help them provide meals in school for their children. The charity was founded in 2002 by Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, who lives near us in Argyll, Scotland. Now Mary's Meals feeds over 600,000 children in 16 countries, including Malawi, Liberia, Kenya and Haiti. Many of these children go to school for the first time because of this food. How can you go to school when you have to worry about where the next meal is coming from?
It costs just £10.70 (US$16.80) to feed a child in school for a whole year. This is the average cost worldwide. In Malawi, the children are given a mug of Likuni Phala, maize porridge with soya, vitamins and malt extract. If it is all a child gets to eat, which it will be for some children, it is just enough to keep them healthy. It costs only £7 (US$11) to feed a child for a year there. At least 93p in every pound donated is spend directly on this charitable work.'
When Mary's Meals starts doing lunches in a new school they have to build a kitchen first. They cost £7000. I'd really like there to be a NeverSeconds kitchen but maybe it shouldn't be called NeverSeconds because there will be seconds, for everyone!
My gallery 4
My updates 4
The BBC documentary 'Martha, Meals and Malawi' airing this weekend on BBC News channel. Saturday 3rd - 05.30; 14.30; and 21.30 Sunday 4th - 03.30; 10.30; 14.30; 23.30 Monday 5th - 01.30 Hope you manage to catch it! Martha and Dave
Thanks for all your support. BBC Scotland made a TV documentary called 'Martha, Meals and Malawi' airing on BBC News channel all this weekend (3rd & 4th Nov). Catch it if you can and see how your donations have been put to fabulous use by Mary's Meals.
Thank you for making the Friends of NeverSeconds kitchen at Lirangwe school happen! Visiting the school in Malawi in October. Will share the trip on the blog. Very excited to be finalist in the Great Scot Awards. In Malawi at time of ceremony but hope to win for all at Lirangwe!
My charity
Mary’s Meals
Charity Registration No. SC022140
Mary’s Meals is an international movement that sets up school feeding projects in communities where poverty and hunger prevent children from gaining an education. The charity now feeds more than 600,000 children every school day and it costs just £10.70 / €12.40 / $16.80 to feed a child for a year.
Donations 7722
Inspiring!
Donation by Hendrik Huthoff on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Great work, VEG!
Donation by MS on 15/06/12
£20.00
Well done Martha! You are a star!
Donation by Susan Gray on 15/06/12
£2.00
Brilliant charity, brilliant blog, you are a credit to the people of Scotland.
Donation by Nearly Retired Teacher :-) on 15/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Keep it up the world needs more people like you. Dave from Weymouth, MA, United States.
Donation by David Fobert on 15/06/12
£10.00
fantastic work keep it up
Donation by Sukhvinder Virk on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Inspiring
Donation by Nickys Dad on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Pupil power - YAY!
Donation by Anonymous on 15/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Great work all around!
Donation by michiforjoy on 15/06/12
£5.00
Donation by Jody Winter on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Keep it up!
Donation by Kyle Gervais on 15/06/12
£5.00
Keep up with the writing!
Donation by Charlotte Rae on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
great work martha :)
Donation by katrina mitchell on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Mark Pupilli on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Keep up the great work Martha! xx
Donation by Emily on 15/06/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Fantastic news that the ban has been lifted. Keep up the great work
Donation by Greg on 15/06/12
£2.00
+ £0.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 15/06/12
£200.00
Read about you in the paper today. Amazing work! How sad you have to stop the blog.
Donation by Dominic Mattos on 15/06/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Well done Veg, hope you raise thousands more. Your family must be very proud of you!
Donation by Julia Graham on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Hoping to inspire my children with your story. Well done Martha! You're a star!
Donation by Rachel Lankester on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Martha, I think you're amazing - your blog is fascinating, please keep going! x
Donation by Claire Hannah on 15/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by L Dodd on 15/06/12
Donation by Anonymous on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Marlous Lang-Peterse on 15/06/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£126,659.62
- Offline donations£3,720.00
- Text donations£65.00
- Total raised£130,444.62
- Gift Aid£21,446.55
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