Justin Wheeler is fundraising for Send a Cow

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One of Send a Cow's cows!

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Raising money for

Send a Cow

Charity Registration No. 299717

Send a Cow helps African farmers grow enough food to feed their families, sell their produce and develop small businesses that last.

We do this by providing training, livestock, seeds and ongoing support; and by helping families make the most of the land and resources they already have.

As a result, families are happier and healthier, children are educated, homes are improved.

In turn, these families then pass on young livestock, seeds or training to others. And so on. And so on. This ‘pass on’ principle not only builds stronger communities, it allows us to help even more people to develop skills, confidence and self respect.

The ‘can do will do’ attitude of Send a Cow is born out of our faming roots and our Christian faith. Working hand in hand with African farmers for over 20 years, we prove that farming in Africa works.

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Justin Wheeler

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17/10/2005

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Raised: 69%

Target: £3,000.00
Raised so far: £2,075.00

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My story

We are driving from London to Mongolia on the Mongol Rally in a Citroen 2CV. We are raising money for Save the Children, Send a cow and the Burnaby Blue Foundation.

You can find more information about this challenge and the charities on our home page: http://www.mongoliaorbust.co.uk

Our citroen 2CV only has a 602cc engine.. About half the size of the motorbikes ridden by Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman in their epic journey through Mongolia on their BMW motorbikes.

The team consists of myself, Justin Wheeler, my brother Henry Chance who is coming as far as Istanbul and Stephen Longe who will be coming from Baku in Azerbaijan on into Mongolia.

I think we must be mad! Anyway it should be fun! Anyway the good news is that I am doing this for an epic charity. Send a cow (www.sendacow.org) most definitely is one of the most worthwhile charities I have come across. Founded in 1988 the charity originally sent cows to starving Uganda. Now 17 years later in 2005, the charity works in seven countries: Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Zambia and Tanzania. The charity has also worked with a group in Sudan. We support new and established projects by supplying cows, goats, pigs, poultry, bees and fruit trees, and are piloting schemes to provide rabbits, fish and draft oxen. Jane Mulumba received one of the original Jersey cows sent out by a UK farmer in 1988. It is still alive, and has given her eight calves so far. She says her eight children are all healthy due to all the milk they have been able to drink. They have also had a diet rich in vegetables, which Jane has grown on land improved by her animals' manure. She has used the money from selling the surplus milk to buy poultry, a pig and a goat. "The cow gave me the foundation for all these developments," she says. "It has enabled me to pay the costs of my children's schooling, and to put up a new house. It has helped me to overcome my problems." Help us to Help Jane and others like her to help themselves. Dig deep and donate now.

	Donation by Karen Pedder 12/10/05	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	A contribution from the Hackett guy. Good luck! Donation by Mark Owens 01/08/05	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 28/07/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	good luck justin Donation by Anonymous 28/07/05	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Money for cow's marvellous! Good luck Justin Donation by Lyn Burgess 28/07/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Amazing! Drive carefully, wish I was going, too. xx Donation by irene cotton 28/07/05	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Uncle Party Donation by James HH Du Boulay 27/07/05	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Of ADVENTIS, thanks to Mathias von Bredow Donation by Robert House 25/07/05	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	Best of Blighty Donation by Edward and Family 20/07/05	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	We wish you an exciting but save journey! Donation by Georg and Livia von Wiedebach 20/07/05	£50.00
	good luck, old fruit Donation by Nick Dunne 15/07/05	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	GOOD LUCK TO MY MAD COUSIN! And even more good luck to the intrepid co-drivers! Mad, but brilliant! Donation by Amanda Wheeler 15/07/05	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Dear Uncle Party - Best of Luck Donation by Jessica Hudson 11/07/05	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Wheeler Dealer! Donation by Henry L 07/07/05	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Best of success! (and luck - you may need it ;) Donation by Friedrich Rojahn 06/07/05	£20.00
	Look forward to seeing photod of you & Henry in toppers! Donation by Anonymous 01/07/05	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	My dearest Justin, good luck. Wow this is scary but a nobel cause. I hope all goes well! GOOD LUCK Donation by Lydia Lee 30/06/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck and I will enjoy reading yr blog Donation by Anonymous 30/06/05	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	good luck with this - rather you than me Donation by Susie Cummings 23/06/05	£500.00 + £141.03 Gift Aid
	I like madness in people...best of luck sweetpea! Donation by Anonymous 20/06/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Sending cows on holiday - superb idea. Can I qualify? Donation by Pandora Edmiston 17/06/05	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Best of luck, don't forget the spare tyre. Donation by Cormac Gallagher 17/06/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Donation by Anonymous 17/06/05	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,260.00
Offline donations:	£815.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£335.64

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