Nick Collins's Fundraising Page
Page creator: Nick Collins
Event: NCH - Press Ganged
Event Date: 30th Nov 2008
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About my charity : Action for Children Action for Children
Action for Children meets the needs of the children and young people who most need support to achieve their full potential. Through our work and through speaking out, we seek to break the cycle of deprivation. We challenge injustice and empower children to overcome the obstacles in their lives that hold them back. We tailor our work to local circumstances, in partnership with children and young people, families, communities and local organisations.Charity Registration No. 1097940
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Fundraising target:  £3,000.00
Donations so far:  £ 510.00
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Nick Collins, Managing Director of Newcastle-based web hosting company ZebraHosts, has agreed to take part in an innovative charity event ‘Press Ganged!’ to help raise vital funds to support vulnerable children and young people in the North East.

On Thursday 20th March, Nick will be press ganged for NCH, the children’s charity and will spend 3 hours on board The Fortuna, a leisure vessel run by River Escapes from the Quayside in Newcastle.

Whilst on board, cruising to the mouth of the River Tyne and back, he will be tasked to collect pledges from friends, family and colleagues to help him raise a £3000 target to buy his ‘pardon’ and release from service! He will enjoy refreshments including a buffet lunch provided courtesy of Greggs the Bakers.

On preparing for his experience, Nick said, "I think it's crucial that businesses in this region lend their support to initiatives and programmes which benefit the North East and improve the lives and opportunities available to young people in the area.

This is precisely why I and ZebraHosts were happy to lend our support to the Press Ganged event. The work of NCH is vital in supporting children who are growing up in areas of deprivation or with little access to the opportunities we afford to our own children. It's so important that NCH receives our help to enable them to continue their work."

The event is based on 18th-Century press gangs that operated throughout the UK to recruit men to serve in the navy at a time when volunteers were in short supply.

Nick is raising funds for the NCH’s year long ‘Growing Strong’ appeal which aims to raise over £400k to fund services that will help build the emotional wellbeing of disadvantaged children and young people across the region. If you would like to join him and take part in the event, contact the NCH Fundraising office on 01325 308180

You can help children grow strong, email growingstrongnorth@nch.org.uk for information about forthcoming Appeal activities in the North East area. To donate or support NCH call 01325 308180 or write to ‘NCH Growing Strong Appeal’, River Court, Brighouse Road, Riverside Park, Middlesbrough. Please make cheques payable to ‘NCH’.

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Display Name Date Amount Tax Bonus  Comment
Simon Newell 12/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Best Wishes .. Simon 
newcastle & Gosforth funeral Service. 18/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Nick. 
Joe Marsh 14/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck Nick 
Christine 12/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 The joy of a thing well done, is tohave done it! 
Cubico 12/03/2008 £20.00 n/a I hope you find you sea legs. They could be handy as spares. 
Go Cruise/Tracey Holt 10/03/2008 £20.00 n/a All the best Nick ,Sounds like lots of fun!! 
CU Insurance Consultants Ltd 07/03/2008 £50.00 n/a Good Luck 
Si Bales 03/03/2008 £30.00 n/a well done Nick 
bill rodgers 27/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 great cause nick, well done 
Alan 26/02/2008 £30.00 n/a Good picture Nick, would look good on the cover of Gay Magazine lol 
Jonathan Porter 26/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Hope you come out alive mate 
janetf fay 26/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 have agreat day nick well done 
Office-Slaves 26/02/2008 £50.00 n/a All the Best Nick.... Enjoy  
Neil Atkinson 26/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Enjoy the trip! 
Coquet Cottages 26/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Sounds like FAR too much fun .... enjoy !! 
Harlow Printing Limited 26/02/2008 £50.00 n/a If they promise to keep you I'll increase the amount !! Well done Nick !! 
Chris Jackson 25/02/2008 £20.00 n/a Get yourself on a REAL cruise Nick www.mvchalice.com. Anyway, I think you might raise more if we pai 
Barcelona Flats 25/02/2008 £10.00 n/a You deserve this after what you did to http://www.barcelonaflats.co.uk  
Fiona Mckeith 25/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 How much do I have to pay to keep you on that boat a bit longer?!!! 
Ian@BBID 25/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Decided we do need you back after all 
india 25/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64  
Leeg78 25/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Fair sailing matey 
Quentin 25/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 good luck nick 
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*Total donated online: £510.00
Amount raised offline: £0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement: £64.87
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