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WE MAY HAVE REACHED OUR FUND-RAISING TARGET BUT PLEASE DON'T STOP DONATING. WE WANT TO SMASH OUR £10K TARGET AND RAISE AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE SO PLEASE GIVE, GIVE, GIVE.

Children are in desperate need after the worst earthquake to hit Haiti in 200 years. Starting at 12pm on Thursday 18th Feb, many BBHers are planning to undertake a 24 hour jog/cycle/row-a-thon and cover 7,190kms (that being the distance between the UK & Haiti) to raise money for Save the Children's Haiti appeal, which is helping to save children’s lives by providing shelter, clean water, food and medical assistance.

The earthquake hit about 10 miles south-west of Port-au-Prince, the densely-populated Haitian capital, leaving up to 200,000 people dead, 300,000 injured and around 800,000 to 1 million people homeless. Around half of all homes in the affected areas were damaged or destroyed. The earthquake hit in the afternoon when many children were in school and separated from their families. Many schools collapsed during the tremors.

Hundreds of thousands of children are sleeping in makeshift shelters in temporary camps, and are in dire need of shelter and support. The risk of outbreak of diseases is very high lack due to the lack of clean water and so many people living so close together in makeshift camps. The rainy season is expected to begin in late March, and is likely to exacerbate the unsanitary conditions.

What your donation could buy:

  • £20 — 3 tarpaulins or plastic sheets to provide basic shelter to protect families
  • £40 — 24 buckets to help families carry clean water
  • £50 - 21 mosquito kits to protect children from malaria
  • £500 — 20 student kits, containing notebooks, plastic water bottles, rucksacks and stationery
  • £1000 — 80 hygiene kits with essentials such as soap, detergent, toothpaste and toothbrushes
  • £5000 — shelter repair kits for 142 families whose homes have been damaged by the earthquake

 

As we like to set ourselves a challenge, we'd like to raise £10,000 to help as many people as possible.

Please dig deep and sponsor us today.

 

BBH

 

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My charity

Save the Children

Save the Children

Charity Registration No. England and Wales (213890) Scotland (SC039570)

Save the Children works in more than 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.

Donations 529

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Watching from Sydney. Brilliant idea. Brilliant effort. As usual. Well done guys. Nighty night.

Donation by Stevie Rooney on 18/02/10

£20.00

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I will double my donation if you get Sean Switzer running!

Donation by Andy Coppin on 18/02/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Well done guys - inspirational. Best of luck .

Donation by Alexandra Thomson on 18/02/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Sheepishly (‘scuse pun) watching the video stream from my sickbed. V impressed. I have a lump in my throat with pride. Tho it might be tonsillitis…

Donation by Simeon Adams on 18/02/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Donation by James Rutledge on 18/02/10

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Great to see so many people involved in this fund raising effort! Good luck :-)

Donation by Iain Croll on 18/02/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Go BBH!!

Donation by Barry Lawson on 18/02/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good luck BBH (expecially Mel!)

Donation by R Exon on 18/02/10

£100.00

+ £28.21 Gift Aid

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Good luck and an excellent effort! Go Luce (Scott).....

Donation by tim clarke on 18/02/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Donation by Kathryn Phillips on 18/02/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Great idea! Keep going!

Donation by Tobias Ahrens on 18/02/10

£15.00

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Good luck everyone!! Buns of steel by the end of it!!

Donation by Keral Patel on 18/02/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anna Murray on 18/02/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Donation by JANIE SHEPHERD on 18/02/10

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GOOD LUCK BBH!

Donation by Sylvia Pelzer on 18/02/10

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

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Mel - you will definitely go to heaven for this. Love matt x

Donation by Matthew Costelloe on 18/02/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Good Luck & Well Done to Vix, Ross and colleagues. I hope you reach your goal it's an excellent cause!!

Donation by Jessica Lawson on 18/02/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good Luck Ben and colleagues. Your doing a good thing :) (sorry im not really rich and send more!)

Donation by Emily Griffiths on 18/02/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good luck to Alex, Katie and Paul and everyone at BBH

Donation by Daniela Kazmierczak on 18/02/10

£20.00

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best of luck to everyone at bbh taking part

Donation by Joanna Nehra on 18/02/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Go Feve!

Donation by Amy Lewis on 18/02/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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well done guys! here you have my little donation..

Donation by Roger Pala on 18/02/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Carly Herman I'll be toasting you with Beer at 5.30!

Donation by Sarah Faure on 18/02/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Donation by Marjan Fakki on 18/02/10

£10.00

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Donation by Carol Oakley on 18/02/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$19,356.38
  • Offline donations$0.00
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$19,356.38
  • Gift Aid$4,234.35

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