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Fundraiser of the month, September 2006
Centrepoint — "The only thing worth supporting"
Claire, 21, James, 20 and Carl, 18, live in Centrepoint Derwentside
and together with Bob, a Support and Development worker there, they plan
to run the BUPA Great North Run to raise money for a charity that has
transformed their lives.
It is, says Carl, "the only thing worth supporting - apart from Sunderland
FC!".
"Our team is living proof of the difference Centrepoint can make to people's
lives and we want to make sure they can help as many other young people
as possible."
To support the team's impressive effort to raise funds, you can sponsor
them at www.justgiving.com/centrepointderwentside.
Angela Basso, fundraising manger for Centrepoint, said young people living
in Centrepoint accommodation quite often run in its race teams, but have
never chosen to raise money before. "These three said they wanted to
raise money as well, which is fantastic."
It will be a huge challenge for all four as they haven't run before,
but even more so for Carl as he is completely blind and will be linked
to Bob for the race. Carl is Centrepoint's first blind resident.
Centrepoint provides vulnerable young people with safe accommodation,
education, help with employment, counselling, specialist support and
training in life skills such as cooking and budgeting.
"It's a really friendly place to live and has inspired us all," says
the team on their fundraising page.
Residents normally live at Derwentside for about six months while they
work out what to do about income, benefit entitlements and access to
affordable housing and possibly education. Centrepoint staff help them
identify what their housing options are in the local area — though there
is little access to affordable housing for young people in the north
east.
To help Centrepoint continue and expand its work with homeless people
in the north east, please sponsor Claire, James and Carl at www.justgiving.com/centrepointderwentside.
If you feel
inspired by the team, you can set up your own fundraising
page to raise money with any sort of challenge you choose, for over 1,000
charities featured on Justgiving. Just click here.
Writing a personal message and using a good photo — or several — helps
encourage friends and colleagues to get into the spirit and donate generously
too.
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