Thank you for visiting our fundraising page!

We are holding our Slum Survivor event on the weekend of 19th - 21st December 2008.  When everyone is gearing up for the Christmas festivities we will be highlighting that over 1 billion people around the world will be spending Christmas in a cold, wet, uncomfortable slum rather than a warm, dry, cosy sofa.

Please come along and support us in person at Glenfield Methodist Church, Station Road, Glenfield, Leicester over the weekend and please donate to Soul Action to help make next Christmas better for some of the poorest people around the world.

Resolution Youth Group - Glenfield Methodist Church

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16/10/2008

Glenfield Methodist Church Council has agreed to donate the collections from the Christmas services to our Slum Survivor Challenge.  THANK YOU!!!!!!!

30/10/2008

News of our challenge has appeared in the Leicester Mercury and on the Leicester Mercury Community news Blog.  Thanks for the inclusion Jim!

2/11/2008

We have reached our first milestone of £100.  Thank you everyone who has donated so far - still a way to go though! Also thank you to all those who are sponsoring us via our sponsorship forms.  We will be updating the site with these details when we receive money!

24/11/2008

We have now passed the £200 figure!!!!!  Once again, thank you to everyone, including the mysterious Tim!!  Thank you to all who are supporting us with offers of water stops and building materials.  We will be in touch soon to arrange collections!

8/12/2008

Thank you to everyone who has helped and donated so far.  We have now passed the £300 mark and are climbing quickly!  Also the temperatures are falling quickly now so please keep thinking of us and pray for a mild weekend!

12/12/2008

We have now passed the £400 mark!!! Thanks to everyone who has donated money so far and I am sure there is more money to come!! One more week to go, keep more of your money and prayers coming.

14/12/2008

The Slum is built!  Thanks to Sean and his team of helpers we now have a fully consructed slum made from wooden pallets, wood planks, plastic sheeting and old carpet.  Home sweet home for next weekend!

15/12/2008

Half way to our target!  Its amazing!!  Thank you to everyone.

Also, please listen out on friday evening to PM on BBC Radio 4 at around 5.50 as one of the Slum dwellers is being interviewed!

18/12/08

Hi guys,

We have just had our resolution social which was a good luck party before we enter the slum!! One more night in our warm, comfy beds!! The money is rising but we still want more money to come in to raise as much as possible!! Also... come join us on Saturday 20th December as there is a big surprise...

19/12/2008

If you missed Jess's interview on Radio 4, it is available online at

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/pm/ 

It will be there until boxing day on the listen again link.

22/12/2008

We all survived!!!!

It is fair to say that we had an amazing weekend.  The weather may not have been great and Sarah may have got wet on friday night but we had a really good time spending time together, reflecting on what it must be like living in worse conditions then we did for the whole of your life, not just a weekend.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us in any way, whether financially, with materials or by coming along to visit us over the weekend.  To date we have raised nearly £1,600 pounds and know that there is more to come.

Never have a hot shower and a comfortable bed felt so good.

Love Anna, Dave, Jess, Sarah, Vicki, Andrew, Bob, Claire & Gemma

30/12/2008

We Slum Down!  The slum has been dismantled and the church garden returned to normal.  It was sad to see our temporary home come down but reminded us of the great time we had a few days before.

4/1/2009

Great News!!!!!

We have broken the £2000 barrier! And money is still coming in!  Thank you everyone.

9/1/2009

Hi everyone,

Whilst Andrew is in Andorra skiing I thought I would leave a message to ask any of those who were involved in Slum Survivor to contact me (Jess) because I would love to hear what you thought of the weekend. Whether you were a slum dweller, a volunteer, a visitor, or just attended the service on Sunday Morning.

24/2/2009

Thank you all so much for coming to the talk led by Jess on 23rd February at New Parks Methodist Church. It was a great success and it raised another £57 pounds towards our fund. We have had an amazing response from people and we couldn't of done it without everybody's support. Thanks again!!

10/6/2009

Thank you to everyone for all your support throughout this project! What an amazing result!! £2572! Way above a target and a great help towards those who live on the streets! Thank you!!!! :)

WHAT WE GOT UP TO

Sunday 14th December

Slum building will commence.  If you have offered materials, Andrew will be in touch to arrange collection soon. 

Saturday 20th December

Come and visit us in the Slum from 10am - 5pm.  There will the Tea, Coffee and Mince Pies available throughout the day and we will be undertaking various challenges which you can watch or take part in!  We would love to see you!

We will be undertaking some challenges around Glenfield on the Saturday afternoon.  Please stop us and talk to us if you see us around the village.

We will be building our day slum from scratch during the saturday morning.

The menu has been agreed and we will feast on a diet of rice, lentils and pasta over the weekend!

Sunday 21st December

10AM Faithshapers Carol service with involement from the Slum!

From 12noon Family lunch of Homemade soup and rolls and Homemade Mince Pies