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Simon Occleshaw is raising money for Grow Peace-Path out of Poverty
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2010 Mazda Blenheim Triathlon · 6 June 2010 ·

Growpeace UK builds POP centres in some of the poorest areas in South Africa, offering safe places for vulnerable children. We provide hot meals, clothes, showers, health education & life skills along with the comfort & encouragement needed to stay in school & help them break the cycle of poverty.

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WE DID IT, we did it, we did it!!

1hr 41mins of the most gorgeous, draining, scenic exercise I have experienced!!

Thanks all.


Updated on Jun 4th 2010 at 10:35 PM using the JustGiving iPhone app

WooHoo...100% with hours to go. Off to bed now fingers crossed for tomorrow.

Updated on Jun 3rd 2010 at 10:43 PM using the JustGiving iPhone app

Almost there...reckon we should make it before the race!

Hello, thanks for getting this far!!  Please take one more step, click that button and donate - you'll really make a difference.

I am competing in my first triathlon on 5th June and would like to use the opportunity to raise some money for a charity very dear to me.

About 3 or 4 years ago I visited the most wonderful farm during one of my first trips to Cape Town. Goedgedacht is part of the Path Out of Poverty (POP)  a unique rural-community development programme that helps impoverished children break free from the damaging cycles of poverty that have trapped rural families for generations. They do this by concentrating on 3 key areas Education...keeping children in school, Health...children require food, shelter, warmth and basic hygiene for healthy development and Personal Development...teaching children values and social skills

Some of you have seen first hand the work at Goedgedacht but if you want or need more info before you hand of the cash then please have a look here - http://www.pathoutofpoverty.org/

...and finally, if I manage to raise enough money I promise to post a picture after the race with me in an inappropriate amount of lycra!!...or if you would prefer I will hold back on that one?


Donation summary

Total
£2,225.00
+ £289.10 Gift Aid
Online
£1,120.00
Offline
£1,105.00

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