Jonathan Grocott is fundraising for Save the Children

Jonathan Grocott and Edward Powell

Mongolia Charity Rally 2009

on 11/07/2009

The road ahead!

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Team members:

Edward Powell, Jonathan Grocott and Dipa Shah

Raising money for

Save the Children

Charity Registration No. England and Wales (213890) Scotland (SC039570)

We're the world's independent children's charity. We're outraged that millions of children are still denied proper healthcare, food, education and protection. We're working flat out to get every child their rights and we're determined to make further, faster changes. How many? How fast? It's up to you.

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Jonathan Grocott

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Raised: 455%

Target: £1,000.00
Raised so far: £4,548.54

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Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Save the Children 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.

Ed Powell and Jon Grocott, friends from Sheffield University who went their separate ways....reunited to spend several weeks broken down in the middle of a desert/mountain/lake. Our ambitious aim is to drive from London, UK to Ulaan Baatar, Monglia. Our route will take us through Europe, Russia, Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan.....hopefully making it to Mongolia in one piece (with our sanity). We have zero knowledge of cars, repairs, etc, combined with a poor sense of direction (although we are quietly confident of making it past the M25). Language-wise, our Uzbek is as fluent as our Tajik. The little Russian we know should be enough to get us into trouble, but not enough to get out of it.

Seriously though, this is all in aid of a good cause. We are actively raising money for our charity, Save the Children, and all donations from this site, including gift aid, will go directly to them. When we finally make it to Ulaan Bataar, our vehicle will be auctioned, with the proceeds going to the Mongolian charity Childrens' Development and Protection Fund (CDPF).

So please support a good cause and sponsor us now!!!!!!

	Donation by Mr and Mrs Peet 02/10/09	£20.00
	Nice one chaps. Donation by Kev at Shavington HS 22/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	L.Farr £10, L Davies £5.00 Donation by Collected Sponsers 21/09/09	£15.00
	Well done!! Donation by Kary 15/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	In a time old tradition the donation is late... Well done guys. Donation by Andrew Dasey 08/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	C Woodhart £10, P Nixon £10, S Benn £10, J Lean £10, J Morris £5, H Powell £10 Donation by Shavington Staff 04/09/09	£55.00
	L. Pickstock £25, M. Wood £3 Donation by Collected Sponsors 04/09/09	£28.00
	Well done!!! I hope you have really enjoyed it!! Donation by Debbie Adams 27/08/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Hello- know it's a bit late but that's Thom for for you. Donating on his behalf. Hope you're ok and not stranded in the desert. Rach x Donation by Rachel Hubball 26/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congratulations guys, a stellar effort! Donation by Mark Arrowsmith 20/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Sounds like an exciting trip.Believe you are nearly there.Good luck.Hope you can find your way back! Donation by Margaret and Michael 19/08/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck on your adventure! Looking forward to meeting you one day Jonny...Dipa has told us a lot about you. Donation by Rajeshri Patel 28/07/09	£30.00
	Take care boys - Ed we need you back in September! Donation by Khaled Balabil 19/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Have fun! Donation by Anne Lakin 14/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of luck! Donation by Gerel Orgil 05/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck with the epic journey. Come back safely! Donation by Sunil & Ushma 30/06/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck and let me know if you get stuck in Kazakhstan - i know a good goat herder Donation by Mital & Mayuri 18/06/09	£31.00
	Another huge donation from Anglo American - thanks to all who came along to support the charity quiz night. Dipa xx Donation by Employees at Anglo American, London 15/06/09	£1,175.00
	Have a good time on your jols.........I mean your selfless mission. Donation by Rob and Ursula 15/06/09	£40.00
	Good luck. Better join the RAC as it's too far for John to help with a breakdown. Donation by Kath & John Hough 14/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Finally. I have sponsored you! I'm expecting you to drive extra fast now. Donation by Rachel Hubball 05/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck from part of the Oxford Gang Donation by Janet&David Paul 06/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Hopefully this will give your fund raising a huge boost! Thank you to all at Anglo for taking part in the charity bake sale. Dipa xx Donation by Employees at Anglo American, London 29/04/09	£427.27
	Have fun and we'll take you for a beer when you get back.... Donation by Chris & Clare 28/04/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	The road ahead looks wonderful- Good Luck! Donation by Chris and Cathey Lovatt 15/04/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Great adventure & the best cause! Donation by Margaret Simmons 12/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Go for it! Donation by Sapna & Neel Mandalia 03/04/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Hey - good luck!! See have done it now!! Donation by Tarjinder Gill 16/03/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Donation by Joan Barrow 08/03/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Don't forget to pack a chib ; ) Donation by Graeme Chalmers 04/03/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£2,896.27
Offline donations:	£1,652.27
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£262.31

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