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Heya guys,

Thanks for taking time out to visit my fundraising page and hopefully donating!

Here is a bit of information on what I am doing and what your donations will be going towards.

As many of you probably know I was adopted from , a small country found in . I was one of the lucky ones. Latest figures suggest that one child is abandoned every four days. Unfortunately this is the case in most of the countries in that area of the world.

On January the 12th I am going to be flying out to , a country that borders in conjunction with a Christian charity called Latin Link, specializing in sending volunteers out to . There I will be working on a project called 'El Castillo', in the capital which is run by a charity called Toybox. The project runs a number of homes for street children; this is where I will be working until I return on the 2nd September having spent just over 8 months out there.


So it is coming towards the end of October and I am still here in Guatemala!
I came to the end of my time and realised that actually I wasn't ready to home. I consideres staying with El Castillo as towards the end I had some really good relationships with the boys and had started taking their devotionals, however in the end I decided to change projects.

I am working with a project called AMI San Lucas in one of the villages surrounding the famous Lake Atitlan. It means that now every morning I get to wake to a view of the lake and its surrounding volcanoes, I am a very lucky girl!
As far as the project goes it has two main areas of focus. Disaster managment and prevention and youth work, mainly sex education and work in schools. It is run by a Doctor and his wife and is supported by Tearfund. There are four other main staff members and I am there as a volunteer. I have been there just under two months now and enjoying it a lot. It is really encouraging to see people out here doing this type of work as it is really needed, and yet so lacking.

Obviously I am working as a volunteer and as such any expenses that I have, I have to raise the money for myself. I have a large amount already bit there is still a way to go. With your help, I hope I can reach it.

 

I am so incredibly excited about this opportunity *squeal*, so... Thank you for your support!

Maddie

xxx

 

Links to both charities:

Latin Link: http://www.latinlink.org/

Toybox: http://www.toybox.org.uk/

El Castillo: http://fundacionelcastillo.org/fundacion_index.html 

(It is currently only available in Spanish but English will be available soon).

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With all our love and prayers, Paul, Julia, Lottie and Johnny xxx Donation by Julia James on 14/09/10

 
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Happy Easter Madeleine lots of love nan xx Donation by sylvia [pat] Harvey on 27/03/10

 
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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Best wishes from some friends at All Saints', Sutton Courtenay Donation by Ronald Dell on 17/03/10

 
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With admiration & best wishes Donation by Anon on 12/03/10

 

Donation by Anonymous on 18/01/10

 
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Have an awesome time maddie! all the best xx Donation by richard 'rir' hall on 11/01/10

 
£15.00

Donation by Katherine Smith on 11/01/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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You're such a caring person with a big heart so this is a fantastic opportunity to fulfil your true potential! Keep in touch x x x Donation by Rebecca White on 11/01/10

 
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
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Have a great time! Donation by Nick Anderson on 11/01/10

 
£15.00
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Good luck Maddie!! They're lucky to have you xx Donation by Laura Sweeney on 10/01/10

 
£20.00
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Hi Madeleine Best wishes for your worthy venture. With love from the the Whiteheads, S/C Donation by Anne & Adrian Whitehead on 08/01/10

 
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Hope you have a great time and make a difference there! Donation by Big Mike on 06/01/10

 
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
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Good Luck from Gibraltar Maddie!!! What a great experience!!! Keep us updated on your trip please! xxx Donation by Christine Xavier Elaine Philip & Narla Vasquez on 05/01/10

 
£50.00
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All the best Maddie, have a great time out there! Donation by Chris Yau on 05/01/10

 
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
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With all our love and prayers for a safe trip. May God bless you as you serve him helping others, J and P x Donation by Julia James on 04/01/10

 
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Best of luck with your forthcoming adventure Donation by David and Liz Jones on 01/01/10

 
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Hope you have an amazing time Maddie! xxx Donation by Grace Siva on 31/12/09

 
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With much love. We are proud of you. Donation by Elizabeth and George on 28/12/09

 
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Donation by Steve Causley on 26/12/09

 

Donation by Jonny Travis on 19/12/09

 
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Wishing you all the best - it's a fantastic good cause. Donation by Philip Whitehead on 17/12/09

 
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Que Dios bendiga tu trabajo. Esperamos que tenga la oportunidad de visitarnos. Have a wonderful adventure! Donation by Anne & Joan Welch on 16/12/09

 
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Hi Maddie--we've never met but I think what you're doing is great and wish you every success! All best to you and your family and happy holidays! Donation by Mary Onorato (some degree of cousin!) on 16/12/09

 
£15.00
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I'll be thinking of you Maddy and hope that all goes well for you Donation by Pat Hudson on 08/12/09

 
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Donation by Lawrence Andrews on 05/12/09

 
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