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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
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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
What a great achievement - keep it up!
Donation by Anne on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
My dad told me always to give money to buskers if I enjoyed the music. I have enjoyed following the twitterstorm and checking your blog today.
Donation by Catherine MacColl on 15/06/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Fantastic work !! xxxx
Donation by Anonymous on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
What a great achievement to have raised so much money for such a good cause. You should be very proud of yourself
Donation by Sebastian Allan on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 15/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done on all your hard work Martha. I really enjoyed reading your blog.
Donation by Victoria W on 15/06/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Rajnish Bhaskar on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Kai Wetzel on 15/06/12
£25.00
Martha, I think you should carry on blogging (maybe just about something else) and raising money anyway - you're doing a great thing.
Donation by Lisa Luxford on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Your blog is great! I'm going to show it to my daughter. She's 11 yrs. old.
Donation by Karen on 15/06/12
£20.00
Great work, Veg. Keep it up. Argyle & Bute council should be ashamed of themselves.
Donation by Ricky Skelton on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
At this rate you'll soon have enough for two kitchens! Congrats on a great blog - hope they let you get it running again soon. Good luck!
Donation by Helen Taylor on 15/06/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Rupert Smith on 15/06/12
£10.70
+ £2.68 Gift Aid
Well done Martha :-))) read how your blog had been stopped and have shared the link x
Donation by Helen Kennedy on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Thought your blog was brilliant! You seem like such a bright young lady, and I hope you can keep blogging somehow!
Donation by Alison on 15/06/12
£10.00
Keep it up. You're doing a great job!
Donation by Mike M on 15/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Keep up the great work!
Donation by Kirk Summerwill on 15/06/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Well done to a great cause! David and Laura
Donation by David and Laura Savin on 15/06/12
£10.70
+ £2.68 Gift Aid
Dear Martha, Fabulous to see what you've done hope the council learns how to use your talents to embrace better eating for children
Donation by Steve Moncrieff on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 15/06/12
£10.00
Just discovered your blog. Sorry it's 'shutdown' but look at the money you've raise-amazing! Can't stop you uploading hand-drawn images of your meals!
Donation by Kate, Sheffield, UK on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Dear Martha, You have done something AMAZING here. I hope you are very proud of yourself. Well done! xx
Donation by Sue Mongredien on 15/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
You're fabulous Martha and have a great career ahead of you in journalism!
Donation by Monisha Rajesh on 15/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
well done
Donation by anon on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done Martha - we are what we eat.. May the so called "teachers" hide their heads in shame at stopping your free speech, fund raising.
Donation by The Bard on 15/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 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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