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Paul Greenhalgh, Brendan Donnelly and Emma Johnson will be representing Eddisons in the King Sturge property triathlon at Dorney Lake on 3rd July 2009. We need YOUR help to raise as much as we can for our chosen charity, Friends of Mulanje Orphans (FOMO). 

The event consists of a 750m open water swim, 20km cycle and 5km run.

Malawi has one of the highest rates of HIV in the World, a staggering one in seven has HIV/aids, resulting in over 1,000,000 orphans.  Please donate what you can now.  The money donated goes directly to FOMO.  Friends of Mulanje Orphans was established in 2000.  Since then, it has operated with only voluteers, this means your money does not get wasted on heavy administration costs, instead it goes on feeding, educating and paying for the healthcare needs of 5,000 orphans.

FOMO will provide over 1.8 million meals in 2009.  Just £100 feeds all 5,000 orphans for one day. 

FOMO will pay for all its orphans to go to school and ensure that each and everyone of them has shoes and clothes to go to school.  Just £50 pays for one orphan to go to school for one year.

FOMO will pay for all the healthcare needs of all its orphans in 2009 as it has done for all the years it has been helping in Malawi.  Historically, FOMO has provided healthcare by paying at a local private clinic.  From 1st June 2009, FOMO employs a nurse and has contracted the services of a local doctor to commence work in FORU - FOMO OutReach Unit.  FORU has been built over the last 12 months and will provide facilities for orphans with HIV or Malaria, or any of the other life threatening illnesses in everyday life for Malawian children.  It is hoped this centre will help educate friends and families of orphan children and prevent illness rather than simply reacting.  Just £10 pays for 5 children to sleep safe at night under a mosquito net, to prevent them from contracting Malaria. 

Thank-you for whatever help you can offer.  Please be sure to give us some encouragement in the comment section and please don't forget to gift aid your donation. 

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Friends of Mulanje Orphans gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

So please dig deep into your pockets and look down the sides of  your sofas and sponsor us now!