Raised: 119%
Target: £1,500.00
Raised so far: £1,784.00
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My story

 

Thanks so much for your generous giving but we have no closed our Christmas Appeal until next year. Unfortunately I have had to do so slightly earlier than expected but put the money in an envelope and keep it until next year!

Last year the Boagworld community raised over £1000 for an orphanage and school in the heart of rural India (Chinnia Kalvarayan hills,Tamil Nadu). This year we want to do it again!

The Bethesda Project take in kids that have no family left and teach many others who would normally have little in the way of formal education. They give these kids a chance to change their lives and to become something more. In fact they have been so successful that the children are starting to look at higher education. For example one girl called Rachel is now training to be a doctor in China even though she had never been on a bus let alone flown to another country.

All of this kind of work is expensive and has to be continually funded. That is why Boagworld is trying to raise money again this year.

We don't charge for our podcast and never will. Instead we ask you to give a little each year to a charity. If you appreciate the show and if it has been useful to your job, then surely it is worth a few dollars.

How much is the Boagworld podcast worth to you?

Don't be confused by the fact that the giving is to the Riverside charity. This is just the body who manages the fund raising for Bethesda

Well bribed! 500 kids! Donation by Sue Spinks 11/12/08  

Nice work Paul. How about a stretch target of £2K? Donation by @andytrickett 11/12/08  

Glad to see the appeal is going well! Thanks for the great podcast - I vote for more guitar playing on the show :-) Donation by Dunks 11/12/08  

Typical. As soon as us web developers meet the agreed taget, the spec changes.. Thanks for the Podcast guys. Donation by Iain Henderson 11/12/08  

Nice one! Donation by Ben Tollady 11/12/08  

Nice idea, guys, but why doesn't this work in Safari? ;-) Donation by @Columbia19 10/12/08  

Donation by Julian 10/12/08  

Take care my bothers and sisters. Donation by ndn 10/12/08  

Boagworld has helped me through many a tedious cut & paste session, cheers Donation by kb 10/12/08  

Wish I could give more, all I have left in my bank account, but every penny helps! :) Donation by @joshgreenaway 10/12/08  

Love the podcast, but Marcus should rock out more :) Donation by sanchothefat 10/12/08  

Excellent Cause! Donation by wknelsen 10/12/08  

Thanks for the podcasts Paul - keep them going - I hope you reach your target Donation by James F 10/12/08  

The least we can do! Donation by CarsonP 10/12/08  

good luck with the target paul! great cause. Donation by Jamie & Lion 10/12/08  

Donation by Julian 10/12/08  

Can't turn a good cause down! - happy xmas Paul and Marcus Donation by @colmtroy 10/12/08  

Yay - you guys rock! Hope you reach your target! Donation by @loulou200 10/12/08  

Great podcast, great charity. Happy Christmas! Donation by @geenius545 10/12/08  

Great idea Paul! Donation by Dan (@hereinthehive) 10/12/08  

Because Paul rules so much. Donation by @joestump 10/12/08  

Hope you reach your target :) Donation by @rickcurran 10/12/08  

ho ho ho Donation by fordie 10/12/08  

thanks for the great podcast Donation by @robadob 10/12/08  

Great charity, great podcast! Donation by @uzi_mc 10/12/08  

Thought I should do my bit to help reach the new target. Sounds like a great cause Paul, well done on raising so much so quickly. Donation by @paulseys 10/12/08  

Damn! I wanted to send the bit that'd break the £1000 Paul tweeted about. Anyway, make good use of my humble donation! Cheers, love the show! Donation by David Guaraglia 09/12/08  

Just felt the need to round this up for you guys. Have a great Christmas and thanks for all the hard work. Donation by @paulshadwell 09/12/08  

Thanks Paul and Marcus for podcasts, et al. Donation by @brucebuttimore 09/12/08  

Can't really afford this, but others need this more than me, and well worth if in return for all of Paul & Marcus' wisdom Donation by tom hammarberg 09/12/08  

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* Total raised online: £1,784.00
  Offline donations: £0.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £321.61

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