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Extreme Laundry and a little run through the city
Event: Simon Small's fundraising
$5,201.57 raised of $4,548.15 target
101 donations
My Target:
$4,548.15
$5,201.57 raised so far
How to make a donation
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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 national charity helping children and young people with physical and learning disabilities. We transform lives by supplying and maintaining wheelchairs and mobility equipment, and providing work and training through our Work Related Learning programme and school outreach.
Donations 101
Hope you don't get snowed on.
Donation by JT on 21/03/11
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Donation by Clare Wilson on 21/03/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Really looking forward to it!
Donation by Lyds on 18/03/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Will be a blast dude. Love from your Peruvian pal. Bring it on.
Donation by Matt Surgey on 18/03/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Looking forward to being part of this experience (plus lots of genuine Jaffa's on the day)
Donation by LB x on 02/03/11
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Cheers Si, see you in a month with "all branded goods"
Donation by John Agnew on 02/03/11
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
Simon, looking forward to Snowdon and supporting such a worthwhile cause. From a fellow Iceland Treker Sal Rogers also hubby Stuart joining me x
Donation by Sally Rogers on 01/03/11
£30.00
+ £8.46 Gift Aid
Good luck, gutted I won't be there! Maybe make Matt do it twice for the both of us....! :-D x
Donation by Teri Duckworth on 01/03/11
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
So sorry I can't join you on the first but will be with you all every step of the way!!! McNickster xxx
Donation by Nicola Stewardson on 01/03/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Ironing Smallie & Kids! Good luck lugging the laundry gear up the mountain! With respect! BS
Donation by Bart Schouten on 01/03/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Donation by caroline brettell on 01/03/11
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Right, where's that Zanussi?
Donation by Matt Duckworth on 01/03/11
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
Good luck with it all, you nutter!!! love sam jones x
Donation by samantha jones on 01/03/11
£10.00
Keep up the good work!
Donation by Ben Kelly on 01/03/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Look forward to meeting you all on the 1st! Good Luck on reaching your target. Cheers Steph and Kel. X
Donation by stephanie law on 13/02/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Good luck Simon, having watched you carry that ironing board to the top of Kili this will be a doddle ! Well done
Donation by David Cowie on 06/10/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Great work, the kids at my volunteering have cerebral palsy, SMA, down sydrome and more - i'd do ANYTHING to help others in the same situation.
Donation by Stephanie Davies on 05/10/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
I am so proud of you, I will definetely be joining you up Snowdon (carrying the washing powder) !! Love you with all my heart - your wifey x
Donation by Penny Small on 05/10/10
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Personally, I love climbing... because it feels so good when I stop! Simon, you are an inspiring guy.
Donation by Marlene Godwin on 05/10/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Simon, You inspire me with your charity work. Count me in for Snowdon, not sure about the washing machine but I will carry the sambucas!
Donation by Jayne Burton on 03/10/10
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Good on you Si - do you ever sit still?? Count me in for Snowdon although not sure about carrying the washing machine!
Donation by Jane Walker on 03/10/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Good idea Si' - I'm in.... give the the iron or something....from another fellow Peruvian trekker :-)
Donation by Brian Lentz on 01/10/10
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
I can't wait to be a porter . . . looking forward to being part of the crazy bunch. Good work Si x
Donation by Karen Fewell on 30/09/10
£15.00
+ £4.23 Gift Aid
top man Simon, there should be more people like you matey, see you at the reunion
Donation by Stephen Metcalf on 30/09/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Si, you are a legend - what a worthy cause, good luck from your fellow Peruvian xxx
Donation by Jane Fisher on 30/09/10
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations$4,928.68
- Offline donations$272.89
- Text donations$0.00
- Total raised$5,201.57
- Gift Aid$882.57
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