Raised: 105%
Target: £3,500.00
Raised so far: £3,675.00
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My story

 

Dear all,

It seems too good to be true but I am soon going to be boarding that plane to Latin America where I will be spending most of my three months sabbatical. Saying that I cannot wait seems like the understatement of the century!

Five of those weeks will be spent in Rio de Janeiro where I will be working a 40 hours-week for Task Brazil, a registered charity that supports kids, abandoned since birth or to the streets of Rio without any skills or prospects to improve their lives and very young mothers and their babies. I know most of you probably think it's a walk in the park (40 hour-week, French lazy working hours...) but I'm a little terrorised at the idea of facing those teenagers and toddlers in 12 straight hour working slots! Jimmy Page, of Led Zep, supported the charity from its very early stages after one of his concerts in the city, and it has now developed into an organisation that is both Rio and London based. I swear this was a coincidence, not a sneaky way for me to get into a new music career (you would believe me if you ever heard me play anything !)...

I know you get many requests but I hope you find some spare money to donate to this good cause, as little or as much as you can afford to and wish to...anything helps and, cherry on the cake, Lehman matches any money raised up to £1,000! And yes, they take credit card payments so no excuses there... The payment is also made directly to the charity so those sceptics out there will be sure that none of the money donated will fund a lavish lifestyle in Rio (in no specific order: caipirinhas, shoes/ clothes shopping, water and electricity to power the swimming pool...). 100% of the funds raised + tax of up to 28% for higher taxpayers will be used towards supporting and maintaining the projects in Brazil, so please donate generously...

Apologies for the mass approach: trying to be efficient in raising that money :) To donate, please log onto:

http://www.justgiving.com/catherinedasilva

Thanks in advance for the support and hope to see you when I return to shares stories and, why not, show off the tan...

Catherine

Great cause, keep enjoying Rio! Donation by Susan 18/04/08  

£50.00

Have fun! Sound awesome. Donation by Dan Michalow 26/02/08  

£100.00

Good luck, and see you in a few months Donation by Arjuna Rajasingham 25/02/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

all the best on your inspiring journey Catherine! Donation by Manny 22/02/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck, great cause! Donation by Anonymous 21/02/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by Dan Stone 20/02/08  

£500.00

inspiring time out you have chosen. enjoy and good luck. Donation by patrick kenney 19/02/08  

£500.00 + £141.03 Gift Aid

buona fortuna, ma torna! Donation by silvano 19/02/08  

£300.00 + £84.62 Gift Aid

All the best for this new adventure Donation by cyril 18/02/08  

£75.00 + £21.15 Gift Aid

Donation by LM 15/02/08  

£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid

Best of luck, Catherine. Will miss you in London but glad to see you involved in such a great cause! Donation by Bobby Dziedziech 15/02/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Have a great trip to Sth America. Enjoy the snow too! Donation by Paul Wylie 14/02/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Bravo pour cette magnifique initiative. J'espère que tu nous reviendras entière! Bon courage. Donation by Céline Del Bucchia 13/02/08  

£50.00

Great cause, hope you can help make a difference. Enjoy your adventure! Donation by Patrick Bawlf 13/02/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Happy birthday sis ! I will you all the luck with this exciting and wonderful project. xx Donation by Hugo 13/02/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by Gareth 13/02/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Catherine, this is a really brave thing to be doing, you won't. Best of luck & have an amazing time! Donation by Leonie Ryan 13/02/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

bon courage pour cette aventure... Donation by Matthieu Gervis 13/02/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Have a great time! Donation by James Godfrey 12/02/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by HD 12/02/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by pierluigi volini 12/02/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by Tomás Mannion 12/02/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

nice one catherine Donation by KM 11/02/08  

£500.00

Enjoy the experience Donation by Robert Cerdan 11/02/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

This is great Donation by JL 11/02/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Great charity.....best of luck! Donation by Dan Rekrut 11/02/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Best wishes for your time in Brazil, great cause Donation by Justin M. Perry 11/02/08  

£75.00 + £21.15 Gift Aid
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