Kelly Jordan is fundraising for SOS Children's Villages UK

Fundraising page for the Cycling Nomads

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Raising money for

SOS Children's Villages UK

Charity Registration No. 1069204

For nearly 60 years, SOS Children has built communities around the world for children who have no one to turn to. By providing a home and a new mother in a purpose-built local Village, thousands of orphaned and abandoned children have been given a loving and secure family for life.

SOS Children also plays an important role in supporting the development of local communities by building and running nursery, primary and secondary schools; vocational training centres and medical centres, all of which are open to the children in our care and to those from the wider community. Where possible, we want to prevent child abandonment, so we offer skills, training, education, counselling and micro-loans to vulnerable families so can they can provide for their children in the long-term. SOS Children also provides emergency relief in situations of crisis and disaster.

Today, we care for more than 78,000 children in 490 unique SOS Children's Villages in 124 countries worldwide, and also support a further one million children and families in local communities.

Charity Registration No 1069204

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Kelly Jordan

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31/01/2010

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Raised: 26%

Target: £10,000.00
Raised so far: £2,572.17

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My story

www.cyclingnomads.com

Our Charities

We have two Just Giving pages set up for our chosen charities - one for Julia's House (www.justgiving.com/cyclingnomads1) and this one for SOS Children’s Villages as there are no facilities set up a donation page that organises money to be sent to both charities. We would like to raise £10,000 for each charity.

Therefore we would like to ask you to take the time to check both sites and decide which charity you would like your sponsorship to go towards.

Who we are

Kelly Jordan, a local teacher at Baden-Powell and St. Peter’s Middle school in Poole and David Whiddon, a first aid and sea survival trainer for the RNLI will take to the roads in November 2008.

What we plan to achieve

We will be setting off on a journey of a lifetime to raise funds for a local charity, Julia’s House - a local Dorset children's hospice and the international charity, SOS Children’s Villages. We are planning on cycling approximately 15,000 miles. Our journey will be starting in Ushuaia, at the Southern tip of Argentina in South America and we plan to cycle to Alaska, the extreme Northwest portion of the North American continent.

We anticipate that we will be on the road for up to 2 years, facing extreme weather conditions and the challenging terrain that the American continent has to offer. We plan to cycle the world’s driest desert and along the high altitude mountain regions of the Andes.

By doing the trip by bicycle we are hoping it will bring us closer to the environment and help us learn about the ever changing world that we live in. Travelling by bike will help us to leave a minimal impact upon the environment.

Along the way, we will be experiencing new cultures and places, and with this knowledge we plan to create educational links between local and international schools. We want to help children understand the links between their own lives and that of other people by giving talks in schools pre-departure and whilst en-route. Along the way we aim to create educational packs for schools to use in order to bring in a global perspective into the classroom.

We are hoping to spend time visiting the SOS Children’s Villages along the way to find out first hand how the money we raise will be used.

To learn a bit more about our trip, get in contact or keep track of where we are - why not visit our website: www.cyclingnomads.com

Thank you so much for supporting us - we would love you to add a comment for us to read on this site. Perhaps you could also include which country you are from too.

See you on the road...

Additional Information

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us. SOS Children's Village will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no additional cost to you.

	Good luck, keep safe and Enjoy Donation by Sarah Elmes 20/10/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Lovely Irish Couple Earls Court 19/10/08	£5.00
	Go Kelly and Dave! Donation by Leaving do raffle 19/10/08	£135.00
	My question is... are the 2 sports bras 1 each (his and hers)? Donation by Graham & Alison Waggie 18/10/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Just looking through your equipment list: only 2 sports bra's?,- You really are slumming it Dave. We are rooting for you guys. Good luck. Donation by Wes and Di Westley 17/10/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of luck to you. Enjoy! Donation by Wendy & Eric Findlay 17/10/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Dave & Kelly - Best of luck from all of us at Explore - we're with you all the way! Donation by Explore! 07/10/08	£500.00
	An inspiration. Donation by Andy Coomes 05/10/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Your journey just gets better and better girl....really proud to support this amazing project. I'll be following your progress avidly :-) Donation by Sue Alexander 23/09/08	£50.00
	The very best of luck to you both. Hope you find it very fulfilling and meet lots of friendly people along the way. Donation by Juliet Pearson 05/09/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck and thanks for the kayaking! Donation by Beer-Jones Family 27/08/08	£75.00 + £21.15 Gift Aid
	Good luck with your adventure. Donation by Ella Mansfield (Vietnam 2002) 22/08/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck with what sounds like an amazing adventure. Donation by Phil and Lucy Ritchie 16/08/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Julie Arnold 15/08/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck on your amazing adventure Donation by Dan Mars 12/08/08	£20.00
	Good luck to you both...this is really an amazing thing that you are doing! Donation by Laura Warman 08/08/08	£20.00
	Donated in memory of Dave Jordan Donation by BC Thomson and Mrs J Thomson 28/07/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck Miss Jordan from Gracy, Molly, Emma, Jasmine, Kate, Beth, Maggie, Bridie, Erin and Calypso. Donation by Cake sale donations BPSP 16/07/08	£27.17 + £7.66 Gift Aid
	Good Luck on your trip Donation by Water Lane Primary Staff 03/07/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck to you both-what an advent.ure. This donation is in memory of Dave Jordan. He would be proud of you. Donation by Linda Pannell 02/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Dave, we've met and you spoke of this project. It's truly awesome. Godspeed! Donation by Eddie Bayer 26/06/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck with this worthy cause Donation by Mrs Haines 08/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	You're a very good teacher and I hope you achieve your goal. I'm looking forward to seeing you back at school and learning all about your adventure! Donation by Ben Hamilton 09/05/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Thank you Dave for a tour of the Lifeboat College and good luck to you both Donation by Ben and Olly Richardson 29/04/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Thanks for teaching us and have a safe journey Donation by Pierce 27/04/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck, safe journey and lots of laughs! Donation by Mary Redman 05/04/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	'Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves' I wish you both a safe and wonderful trip, I'll be a keen supporter x Donation by Nic Davies 28/02/08	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Safe Travels for an exciting, rewarding, & challenging trip! See you in California!! Donation by Patti 28/02/08	£35.00
	You have my support.. Chat soon.. Donation by Allen 27/02/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Go for it guys! Live your dream and enjoy it all! x Donation by Jen Court 26/02/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£2,572.17
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£319.33

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