<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>BoB and I are heading to Brazil in early August for 2 weeks with an Emmanuel International UK team to work in a children's centre. &nbsp;We hope to bring some smiles to the faces of the 150 children and young people who visit the children's centre every day. &nbsp;</p> <p>We will be</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>helping with games and &amp; teaching new activities</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>supplying educational equipment, bought locally.&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>paying for decorating and DIY repair as needed</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>encouraging and resourcing the regular staff</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>visiting the neighbourhood where the children live</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>helping the children's families as they need</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>encouraging the EI full-time worker in the area</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>WE WILL MATCH THE MONEY YOU GIVE US!!!!</p> <p>So dig deep and watch us do the same! &nbsp;</p> <p>I have updated the page to show the<strong> total fundraising needed</strong>. <em>This includes our 'matching' payments</em>, to double your generosity. We are nearly there. Just a few more days until we travel and a few more pounds until we reach our target!</p> <p>IDEA - don't buy us a birthday pressie - send a donation instead!</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>