Heather Armstrong is fundraising for The Gambia Horse And Donkey Trust

Heather Armstrong's Fundraising Page

In memory of:
Stella Brewer Marsden

Stella and her beloved Lazarus

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Raising money for

The Gambia Horse And Donkey Trust

Charity Registration No. 1096814

The charity helps to reduce extreme poverty in the rural areas by increasing the productivity of working horses and donkeys through welfare and management training. It provides basic veterinary assistance, teaches in schools and to farmers groups, and provides scholarships for paravets at college level.

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Heather Armstrong

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14/02/2010

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Raised so far: £815.00

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CALUM'S ROAD

On Christmas night 2007 as we were flying from The Gambia to UK to seek medical treatment for Stella, she told me that she felt that she may not have the time left to accomplish all the things she had planned. She asked me if I would ensure that these jobs were completed on her behalf. One of these tasks was to rebuild a road which is a lifeline to the local community and for six months of the year is flooded and very dangerous to use. Naturally I made my promise to her, but I was somewhat daunted when I realised the cost of rebuilding this road. I was telling a very good friend of ours Max Murray, who is also a Trustee of our charity and he told me of a book called Calum's Road. The book tells the story of Calum, who, after years of trying to get his local authorities to repair a road, finally decided to do it himself. It is an inspirational story of a man of great determination.

When they heard the story of Calum's Road the people of this region totally identified with Calum and were inspired by his response to official indifference. They even decided to call it Calum's Road in The Gambia. They now sincerely believe, that with a little help from outside, the communities involved can sort out their own road. They can provide the labour, but materials will need to be purchased and equipment hired which is why we are asking for your help. Like Stella and Calum, I strongly believe that there are no problems, only solutions and this road WILL be built in memory of Stella who loved the area and its people and inspired by Calum who led the way.

To read more about this road and to see the pictures, please visit www.gambiahorseanddonkey.org.uk

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Thank you for your support.

	Donation by Anonymous 03/10/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Funds raised from us running a ceilidh in Kent, UK. Donation by Michael and Catherine Smith 06/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 07/07/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Having been to visit Trust and been along Calum's road,will try to raise more money for cause.Thank you for the hospitality shown.Love to Mollyx Donation by sue hilliard 28/04/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	We live near the original Calum's road Donation by Women's bible study group portree C of S 16/04/09	£40.00
	A Christmas present from the family. Donation by The Liddell Family 14/01/09	£75.00 + £21.15 Gift Aid
	From a Glasgow book group! Donation by CJ Floyd 04/01/09	£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid
	Good luck with Calum's Road. Donation by Deirdre Cramer 02/01/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	A very worthwhile cause. Good luck Donation by Shelagh Carter 20/12/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	wishing you every success with this project! Donation by carole sharp 10/12/08	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	We take our roads for granted, hope this helps with another step along yours Donation by Terry & Carol Wheatley. 26/11/08	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Our best wishes Heather, and good luck with Calum's Road. Donation by Gay and Andrew Peden 23/11/08	£50.00
	I read your article in Reader's Digest. Good luck with the fundraising and road building! Donation by Tracy Phillips 15/11/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck. I hope more in Readers Digest help you. Donation by chris burns 08/11/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	I am great supporter of this very worthwhile trust. An exciting venture. Donation by Robin Leach 06/11/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	A worthy cause I will tell my friends and hope the road goes ahead soon Donation by Jane Petch 31/10/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Heather - the hardest part of any journey on 'a long n winding road' is always the first step! I'm so glad you're on your way for Stella. Donation by Sarah Cox 15/10/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	I feel so moved by the wonderful ethos of this Charity, so this donation is on behalf of the Ceilidh BAnd at George Watson's College, Edinburgh. Donation by Mairi Leach 04/09/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	This is to start a very worthy cause. Will give some more at a later stage. Donation by Mairi Leach 20/08/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£815.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£204.49

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