Peter Coltman is fundraising for Solace Surviving Persecution and Exile

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Raising money for Solace Surviving Persecution and Exile

Charity Registration No. 1104507

Solace is a charity which provides free counselling, psychotherapy and advocacy in the Yorkshire and Humber region to the survivors of persecution and exile, many of whom have been traumatised by torture, rape, the death or disappearance of loved ones and often combinations of all of these and other atrocities.

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Peter Coltman

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21/02/2016

Raised: 89%

Target: £2,000.00
Raised so far: £1,788.00

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Once more I am again planning to give up wine for Lent. From the beginning of Ash Wednesday, 22nd February, to midnight on 7th April, Easter Saturday (46 days, not the 40 it talks about in the Bible) not a drop of wine will pass my lips - nor any other alcohol! I am passing on to Solace all the money this will save - plus a bit more - and if you would like to make an encouraging donation, that would be marvellous.

Solace offers counseling and psychotherapy to asylum seekers and refugees in Yorkshire and Humberside. Asylum seekers, in particular, are among the most reviled people in our society but also the most needy. Many of Solace's clients have been imprisoned, tortured, raped and seen family and friends murdered. But, extraordinarily, many report that the experience of applying for asylum in Britain is worse: uncertainty, poverty, intermittent imprisonment while waiting – perhaps for years - for a verdict from a system which is notoriously flawed. Half of asylum seekers have mental health problems and some are suicidal.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Thanks for your support!

	Hope you've enjoyed catching up since Easter! Donation by Jo Newell on 23/04/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	Excellent work! I hope you enjoyed the well deserved Pinot Noir on Sunday! x Donation by Nina Leigh on 11/04/12	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	Well done Peter! Hope your Easter was splendid. Donation by Maureen Grant on 09/04/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anna Coltman on 07/04/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	Donation by Tom Coltman on 04/04/12	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	Well done Peter - not long to go now. I am impressed. Happy Easter Donation by Pat Gerwat on 03/04/12	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	Only a few days before total inebriation Donation by Anonymous on 29/03/12	£30.00 + £7.50 Gift Aid
	A mad escapade but a worthy cause! Donation by Barbara Windle on 29/03/12	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	Chris thinks you will defect to the Greens now that your head is clear Donation by fiona love on 26/03/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	Donation by Christabelle Davey on 24/03/12	£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
	Peter shamed me. He opened a nice bottle and insisted that I imbibe while he did not. He gave me the remains to take home. He is an example to us all! Donation by Thomas Hartquist on 18/03/12	£30.00 + £7.50 Gift Aid
	Another triumph of hope over experience. Donation by Anonymous on 17/03/12	£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
	Wasn't you at Oddbins yesterday afternoon? Donation by Emanuele and the Paci on 07/03/12
	Not sure I could do it.Well done Donation by Biddy Ramsay on 04/03/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	Another foolish enterprise! I drink to your sobriety! Donation by Fiona Jackson on 02/03/12	£30.00 + £7.50 Gift Aid
	your suffering as nothing compared to mine in getting JustGiving to accept my paltry donation. I need a drink. Donation by Janice on 29/02/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	Well done, and we look forward to welcoming your livelier liver back to the Burgundy Donation by Jonathan Adams on 27/02/12	£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous on 27/02/12	£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
	A good investment! Donation by John Anderson on 27/02/12	£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
	From your Mother-in-Law! x Donation by Carol Cochrane on 27/02/12	£100.00 + £25.00 Gift Aid
	'Tis a far, far better thing you do.... Donation by Imran Tyabji on 26/02/12
	Good luck! Donation by Derek Whayman on 25/02/12	£5.00
	Donation by Anonymous on 24/02/12	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	Excellent cause, good luck, Anne and Pat Donation by Anne Matthews on 23/02/12
	Peter Excellent cause, good luck with the fundraising target. Donation by Emily Miles on 23/02/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid