Raised: 64%
Target: £4,700.00
Raised so far: £3,025.00
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Hammers in hand - we are headed to Cambodia!                 

During our Chinese New Year holiday (February 13th-16th, 2010), a small group will be travelling to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, to begin work with The Tabitha Foundation - an organization dedicated to helping families in need. We will be assisting them in building homes for families who have little more than a tarp or palm leaves to keep them dry.

Our team:

Sue Tummon, Rob Howland, Kelso Beggs, Keriann O'Rourke, Johnny Ray, Mandy Pearson, David MacDonald, Andrew Forsythe, Nick Moraitis, Larissa Matechuk and Nicole Tripp

 

In order to do this, we need your help.

As a small team, we have made it our goal to build 6 homes in one day! The houses are sturdy structures made of wood and metal materials that are built up on stilts to remain dry through the rainy seasons in Cambodia. With the typhoon that swept through parts of Cambodia on September 30th, 2009 we can see what an asset a home like this is for families.

To build a house it costs approximately US $1200. This includes all building materials, contractors, fees and the foundations. The families who will be receiving homes have to pay somewhere between US$25 - $100 for their home. On average, a rural Cambodian person makes less than 45 cents per day. This is a lot of money for them and it often takes them up to 3 years to save the smallest amount for their home. 

Any money raised on this website above our donation goal will then be used to purchase a clean water well for villages, a pig to feed a family, the safe delivery of a baby and much more.

We are also hoping to collect some cash donations to be given to the People's Improvement Organization. This organization provides food, hygiene, training, schooling and for some children - a place to live. The children who benefit from this organization live in Phnom Penh's city dump. Their job is to sift through mountains of rotting garbage in hopes to find something of value that can be resold to buy food for themselves and their family. Children as young as 5 years old work here.

 

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Thank you for your support! We can't wait to go to Cambodia and make a difference.

 

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

Mother Teresa

Thanks for doing this! Donation by Mark Hansen 25/11/09  

£20.00

Donation by Sue Tummon 25/11/09  

£100.00

Enjoy the good work! Donation by Paul O'Malley 24/11/09  

£25.00

Donation by MARIAN REID 24/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by anonymous 23/11/09  

£50.00

Good luck guys. Wish I could join you. Donation by Mark Kelly 23/11/09  

£20.00

Really really worthwhile guys, everyone should do something like this! Donation by Toby Simpson 23/11/09  

£100.00

Good luck reaching your goal! Donation by Erika Heesen 22/11/09  

What a wonderful initiative, and a great goal. I will be thinking of you all. x x Donation by Ann-Louise Hancock 20/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck guys. Donation by Andrew Robinson 20/11/09  

£100.00

Good luck guys! Donation by Martin Colley 20/11/09  

£25.00

First bit of honest work I have got out of Nick, best wishes to all Donation by Barry Lea 19/11/09  

£42.00

Well done guys! Donation by Luke Fehnert 19/11/09  

£25.00

Good luck guys. Donation by Michael Wrigley 19/11/09  

£25.00

Good luck to you all! Donation by Ken McG 19/11/09  

£20.00

Nick doing manual labour!...now that's worth a donation. Best of luck to you all. Donation by Gavin Duckett 19/11/09  

£50.00

Charity innit ! Donation by Matthew Whitehouse 19/11/09  

£50.00

Good luck, Keriann. Very proud of you. Donation by Marcus Richardson 18/11/09  

£100.00

enjoy the house building, my friend. hopefully i'll be able to visit you out there someday! Donation by Jackie Ellefsen 18/11/09  

£20.00

Donation by Keriann O'Rourke 18/11/09  

£100.00

Good luck guys Donation by Pete, Miki and Maia 13/11/09  

£50.00

Donation by james weston 10/11/09  

£30.00

Do you do extensions?!! Good luck Tumms J xxx Donation by Jonny Halsall 09/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Go for it John, good luck to all the team, well done you guys ! Donation by Bonnie 09/11/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

If your house can withstand the rail we have had today in Manchester it will be a great house. Good luck and well done. Donation by Murray Lees 05/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Andy - Hope you've completed your HSRA form Donation by Cameron 05/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

All the best, Andy, make sure it's built on firm foundations! Donation by Brian Duguid 05/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck with the project. Sounds pretty worthwhile to me. Best wishes from Altrincham Donation by Michael Sasse 05/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

f.ff.f.f.fair do's Donation by Steven Kinder 05/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Brilliant cause - good luck! Donation by Ian Towler 05/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £3,025.00
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  Gift Aid plus supplement: £143.85

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