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Rowan and Ruth's Wedding May 22nd 2010

Ruth Packer is raising money for Re-Cycle (Bikes to Africa)
Celebrating the wedding of Rowan Shaw and Ruth Packer

on 6 December 2009

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We collect used bicycles in the UK and we ship them, in containers, to people who need them in Africa. Some people living in rural African communities walk miles everyday to reach water, school, work or healthcare. Bikes are a sustainable mode of transport and help change lives for many families.

Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving Wedding List Paige.

 

As you know on May 22nd is our special day as we are getting married!!!

 

As we were thinking of ideas for a wedding list, we decided we don't really need much and didn't want to receive 5 salt and pepper pots, 2 teapots, 10 plates, a kitchen sink -- you get the idea... but we are both crazy about bikes and though greed would have us want new bikes, actually we don't need any.  So then we thought of the idea of giving bikes to people who really do need them...aha what a great idea!

 

We found Re-cycle: Bicycle Aid for Africa -- a registered charity that not only donates bikes to people who really need them, but also donates tools, trains people in bike maintenance and helps offenders in this country along with promoting environmentally friendly transport and reducing waste and CO2 emissions.  We think this is a valuable and apt cause.  It is also a fully Registered Charity.  Take a look at their webpage:

http://www.re-cycle.org/

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Alternatively if you want to donate by another method, please just send Ruth or Rowan the donation and we'll update this webpage accordingly and forward the funds on.

So forget, crockery sets, towels, ornaments, and other tranklements, please give things to people who really need them!!!

Thanks

Rowan and Ruth

 

Donation summary

Total
£1,402.00
+ £275.56 Gift Aid
Online
£1,127.00
Offline
£275.00

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