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Shirley Daniels is raising money for Link to Hope
“Moldova Cycle Challenge”

on 15 February 2012

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Link to Hope is a Christian charity which exists to rebuild lives and communities in Eastern Europe by supporting the poorest and most marginalised people through education and social care. They have projects in Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine and Romania.

Story

<p><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hello everybody,</span></span></p> <p><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Roger and I are&nbsp;taking part in&nbsp;a Moldova Cycle Challenge this May&nbsp;to raise much needed funds for Link Romania.&nbsp; <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This is going to be a real challenge not only cycling 214 miles in 6 days but also in raising &pound;1,500.00 vital&nbsp;funds each&nbsp;for the life changing work of Link Romania and support its partners in Eastern Europe by offering education and social care to help lift these neglected people out of their misery.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">We are&nbsp;paying the cost of the trip&nbsp;ourselves so every penny raised in sponsorship will go directly to the work of Link Romania so please dig deep and support us!</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Link Romania is a Christian charity helping to rebuild lives and communities through education and social care programmes across Eastern Europe.&nbsp; Every penny you donate to me for this cycle will go directly to support the project work Link Romania do with the poor and marginalised in Romania, Moldova, Albania, Bulgaria and Ukraine.&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some of the projects are:-</span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">&middot;</span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A Future Changed, Iasi, Romania</span></strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> &ndash; Little Rainbows Kindergarten and Dallas Shanty Town social work programme.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">&middot;</span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Farm of Hope, Iasi, Romania</span></strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> - Takes in&nbsp;orphaned boys without families and social skills and trains them in arable and animal farming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The project feeds, clothes, teaches, trains and loves them back to life again.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">&middot;</span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Inn of Love, Dancu, Moldova</span></strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> - Provides free meals three times a week to the poorest elderly and disabled people in the community.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">&middot;</span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Emmaus Club, Dancu &amp; Ciora, Moldova</span></strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> - Extra-curricular lessons for 30 children with Special Educational Needs and those who have struggled to adapt to school life. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">&middot;</span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Youth &amp; Community Centre, Dancu &amp; Ciora, Moldova</span></strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> &ndash; A &lsquo;Community Space&rsquo; where people can come together, help each other and enjoy a range of activities with a particular focus on increasing life opportunities amount young people in the area.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">&middot;</span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Soup Kitchen, Cosnita, Moldova</span></strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> - Supplying a crucial lifeline to almost 100 people, including whole families and the elderly, every day, 365 days of the year.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">&middot;</span><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">House of Opportunity, Ruse, Bulgaria</span></strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> - </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Working with young people who have left the orphanages in Bulgaria and involves them in a two year training programme, which includes a work placement to give them the best possible chance to go on and lead a normal life.&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p> <p>Thank you for your support!</p> <p>Shirley and Roger</p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,485.00
+ £286.25 Gift Aid
Online
£1,425.00
Offline
£60.00

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