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My story

 

Hi there and thank you for taking the trouble to visit my dedicated fund raising page!

For 20 years, Calum MacLeod toiled alone to build a road to his croft on the island of Raasay, near Skye. He began the arduous job in the 1960s after failing to win public funds for an upgrade, and his exploits featured in the best-selling 2006 book Calum's Road by the Raasay-based author Roger Hutchison.

Now that story has inspired the building of a four mile lifeline road for an impoverished part of Africa, cut off by rainwater for six months of the year. The project is being supported by The Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust.

The village women use this road daily to get to the rice fields, and it is the route to the nearest secondary school, health clinic and market from which they can both buy goods and sell their produce. Most of the road has been washed away and during the rains and for some months after the rains, this road is under water.

This causes great hardship and people have to remove their clothes and carry them on their heads as they wade through seven kilometres of water. It is dangerous for children going to school and must be very disheartening if you are sick and need to get to the clinic. People have been known to put off the visit until it is too late and this has caused unnecessary deaths.

The road is estimated to cost £130,000 - £150,000 to build and will be built with full community involvement.

In order to raise funds for this project I will be joining with a small group of like-minded motorcyclists in January 2010. We aim to ride our bikes from the site of the original Calum's Road on Raasay travelling through the UK, France, Spain, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania and Senegal to the new Calum's Road in the Gambia.

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It's also the most efficient way to sponsor me: The Gambia Horse And Donkey Trust gets your money faster and, if you're a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

All sponsorship goes directly to the charity as I will be covering expenses for the trip myself.

Thank you very much for all your support!

Andres

Thanks for telly :o) x Donation by AlyB 13/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Lifestyle Ladies do it again! Donation by Lifestyle Ladies 08/11/09  

£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid

Good luck to you all.Wishing you a safe and speedy trip.Lv Sue staff shop. Donation by Sue Rickaby 11/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck to you all .Wishing you a safe and speedy trip. Sue staff shop. Sue at the staff shop Donation by Sue Rickaby 11/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Keep them pinkies warm! Donation by ValH the muffty man 08/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good Luck and enjoy the ride from Tony et La-Belle-Wendy from RidersRest France. Donation by RidersRest 05/10/09  

£5.00

Have a jolly good trip! Donation by Mother & Father 17/09/09  

£100.00

All the best from Janet Moffat Donation by Janet 17/09/09  

£10.00

i'm a fool to myself :) Donation by cookie 11/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Better late than never!!! Thanks for a fantastic night - hope we get an opportunity for another one... Ooo err! Donation by Karen Finnerty 30/06/09  

£35.00 + £9.87 Gift Aid

You looked mighty fine with your clothes on backward, but not as good as the men in dresses!!! Donation by Sue and Mark 03/06/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

best cheese & pineapple on sticks ever, worth every penny!!! Donation by simon & claire (retro night junkies) 01/06/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Best Off luck looking forward to the tuck Donation by George Brown & Claire Boot 30/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck - hope you can cook Donation by Rob & Dian Apthorpe 30/05/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck chuck - we'll be there in spirit! Donation by Janet and Simon Barnes 29/05/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Best food ever ;o) Donation by Jade 27/05/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Thanks for a great meal, looking foward to the Xmas meal ;-) Donation by Annabelle 20/05/09  

£25.00

Yummy food and great entertainment ;o).....compliments to the chef and his assistant x Donation by AlyB 19/05/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Gift Sale - You're all Superstars! Donation by Lifestyle Lovelies 18/05/09  

£335.00 + £94.49 Gift Aid

For lovely grub :o) Donation by Alyson Wheatcroft 18/05/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

for the lovely meal! Donation by Donna G 15/05/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Enjoy the ride! Donation by Crian 21/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Donation by Julian Cocking 11/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

For the Spoilers - cheers! Donation by Phil 03/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck & have fun! Donation by Stefan 23/02/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good Luck! Donation by Jo Hill 12/02/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hope you have an adventure of a lifetime Donation by Tracey Underwood 11/02/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Enjoy every pothole ! Donation by Ian Marlow 10/02/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Numb bum it is then! Donation by Donna Grainger 10/02/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Don't fall off ! Donation by Pam Green 09/02/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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