Your friends are fundraising. Don't miss out, opt in.

Fundraiser complete

This page is now closed, but you can still donate to the cause directly

Samantha and Le Rong's Fundraising Page

Samantha Carter is raising money for COCOA - Care of China's Orphaned and Abandoned
“40K Hike in Danxia Mountain Range, China”

on 14 November 2011

Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Cocoa 's mission is to improve the conditions for babies and children in China's orphanages, by enhancing their quality of care and providing equipment, medicine and trained staff. Cocoa is a non denominational UK registered charity founded in 1995.

Story

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 16.8pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt &amp;amp;amp;amp;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp;"><span style="font-size: small;">Le Rong and I have agreed to join a team to complete a 40K hike in the Danxia Mountain Range, China in aid of a very worthy charity, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">COCOA - The Care of China's Orphaned and Abandoned</span>.&nbsp; </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp;"><span style="font-size: small;">As a</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;result of China's 'one child policy' and its traditional preference for boys hundreds of thousands of girls and disabled children are abandoned each year.&nbsp; The level of care in many Chinese orphanages is barely adequate due to staff shortages and lack of necessary resources and funds.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 16.8pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt &amp;amp;amp;amp;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please give what you can and help the <strong>forgotten children of China</strong>!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 16.8pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt &amp;amp;amp;amp;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks, Le Rong and Samantha x</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 16.8pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£980.00
+ £77.50 Gift Aid
Online
£980.00
Offline
£0.00

Charities pay a small fee for our service. Learn more about fees