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Extreme Laundry and a little run through the city
Event: Simon Small's fundraising
$5,165.42 raised of $4,516.54 target
101 donations
My Target:
$4,516.54
$5,165.42 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/SimonSmallAFK
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Simon Small's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text AGXD86 £10
to 70070
My story
Morning, afternoon and good evening.
"Life is for giving.........taking is for those that need it!"
Most of us take being able bodied for granted, walking to the shops, stepping into a hot bubbley bath on a Sunday night, kicking a coke can down the road pretending to be Pele, holding hands with your loved one...well not me! I think about these things, how lucky I am to be fit, healthy and happy and as those that know me, I do make the most of this fact having hiked most of the country, trekked Peru, Iceland, Africa and of course summited Kilimanjaro all in the name of charity.
Now what if you couldn't do this? What if you couldn't walk, couldn't sit up, couldn't even brush your own teeth...have you ever thought about that?
Now these guys at Action For Kids, think about it all the time. I'ts not just a job for them, it's a way of life.
Helping disabled kids and young adults to become more mobile, to try and become active, to gain confinence, to try and deal with every day life...it's tough man....tough!
Helping a wheel chair bound beautiful young lady with cerebral palsy to adapt her chair so that she can independently raise up to near vertical while strapped in, not only helps the muscles and aids other medical conditions, but actually makes every day life more bearable. Quote "people no longer talk over me as if i'm not even there. Now I can look and talk to people at eye level, face to face". Think about it!
This was a tiny example of what I witnessed during my visit to Action For Kids HQ. Developing a PC mouse that can be operated by your chin, interactive bar code and picture cards to assist in communication, helping kids with learning difficultes...they are intelligent...they just need to be able to express it. This is just a tiny slice of what this amazing charity offers.
Now, what if it was your child...how would you deal with this day in, day out, day in, day out, day in, day out, day in, day out, day in, day out. Yeah monotonous right! Well Action For Kids also help, support and provide advice to the parents. It can't be easy: those that have able bodied children know how tough it can be....what if your child couldn't pick up a spoon at the age of ten. Think about it!
So here's the chill deal: I pledge to partake in the following:-
* Run a half marathon (13.1 miles) with my trusted iron and ironing board
* Run the London Marathon 'without' my trusted iron and ironing board
* Lead an amazing team of crazy volunteers to the summit of the highest mountain in Wales, Snowdon carrying not just an iron and iron board but also a rotary washing line and of course a washing machine!! Hopefully some of the kids can get the train to top and help wash our Action For Kids T-Shirts!
Extreme ironing is so last year....Extreme Laundry is the future!!
And in return, you click on the little button that say's DONATE NOW and spare me a few of your hard earned pennies in support of Action For Kids
Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please pleeeeeeeaaaase be as generous as you can. This is a small charity and these kids need your help and remember....life is for giving......taking is for those that need it
Thank you
Si
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My charity
Action For Kids
Charity Registration No. 1068841
Action For Kids is a small, national charity working with disabled children, young people and their families. We work hard to remove the barriers to independence faced by so many young disabled people by providing specialist mobility equipment, family support and essential life skills training.
Donations 101
Noble effort, noble cause. Love to know how you're going to power the machine(s) once they're up there? Wind energy?
Donation by Mark Fraser on 31/03/11
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Donation by Shirley Abbott on 31/03/11
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Good luck to you all!
Donation by Clare Mathewson on 31/03/11
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
Good luck to you all!
Donation by Claire Breen on 31/03/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Good luck Si and all the laundry crew. Enjoy the climb!
Donation by Jon Labram on 31/03/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Good luck and have fun!
Donation by Penny Dent on 31/03/11
Hope the laundry's not too heavy Anwen!
Donation by Brooke Ryder-Smith on 31/03/11
Good luck Anwen and everyone else!!
Donation by Tom Hodgson on 31/03/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
See you at the top
Donation by Gary Donaldson on 31/03/11
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Good Luck mate, hope Mark Abbott doesn't hinder you too much :)
Donation by Brian Peacock on 31/03/11
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
All the best mate - hope its not too windy for you all!!
Donation by Edward Wilson on 31/03/11
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Hi mate, Hope it all goes well, sorry we can't be there. I'll have a few Spanish beers in the sun thinking of you !!
Donation by Dean Jennings on 31/03/11
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Good luck to you all.
Donation by Ruth Collins on 31/03/11
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
Donation by Paul Lawrenson on 30/03/11
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
All the best to you all, hope you enjoy it!
Donation by Christine O'Brien-Raymond on 30/03/11
£20.00
Good luck! Let's hope the Welsh weather is kind
Donation by Kristina Saunders on 30/03/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Another £20.00 donation from my father in law, for 2 pairs of granny pants to go on caroline rucksack with Ben & Sam's name on from Sal Rogers again
Donation by Sally Rogers on 30/03/11
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Good Luck Caroline & all that are taking part!!!!! xx
Donation by Karen Batcheler on 30/03/11
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
Have fun Anwen!! Enjoy the sights :)
Donation by Bhavna Gill on 30/03/11
£9.00
+ £2.54 Gift Aid
Donation by Ella Morris on 30/03/11
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Pob Lwc!
Donation by John & Mair Morris on 30/03/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Good Luck
Donation by louise scogings on 30/03/11
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
Good luck to you all ! hope you've been practicing your washing skills !
Donation by Philip House on 30/03/11
Donation by Rachel Evans on 30/03/11
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
Good luck!
Donation by Michael Brett on 30/03/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations$4,894.43
- Offline donations$270.99
- Text donations$0.00
- Total raised$5,165.42
- Gift Aid$876.44
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