Raised: 122%
Target: £5,000.00
Raised so far: £6,110.04
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TEAM NIGHTSTRIDER SAYS THANKS!

It's official - we did it!
The weekend of 22nd-23rd July 2006 saw Aimee, Ben and Ian stride, walk and eventually hobble a whopping 100 kilometres in a gallant bid to raise £5000 for three refugee education projects on the Thai-Burma border!  Visit http://www.burmaborderben.com/nightstrider for photos and details of all the exciting happenings over this ever-so-slightly barmy weekend!

It's official - you did it!
A massive THANK YOU to everyone who's sponsored us so far - together we're amassing a great total and it'll make a serious difference to the projects we're supporting.  And some great news just over from the border - it looks as if we'll get enough to extend the women's political empowerment project by two months - fantastic.  If you haven't managed to yet, please spare a few pounds to sponsor us now - thanks.

It's official - they did it!
It's an absolute certainty that without our support team there motivating, inspiring and (literally) feeding us, we just wouldn't have made it - so a great big thanks to (in order of appearance): Ian's mum, Katherine, Sarah, Rupes, Ali and Jenny, Sarah and Gemma, Aimee's mum, Ian, Rob and girlfriend, Ben's mum and pops, and Aimee's Dad.  You really did make the difference!

And we all did it because...
Ben spent last year teaching in a refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border, and Nightstrider is our chance to help students and teachers trapped on the border take a step towards making their own democratic footprint on the world.  The three projects we're supporting will:

- Train 30 refugee teachers in active, critical and child-centred teaching methods - enabling hundreds of students to benefit and empowering teachers to share their new skills with many others working on the border.

- Provide 10 refugee schools along the border with simple but vital resources for learning - food, books, and writing materials with which children can learn, reach their potential, and brighter futures can be lived.

- Give gifted young students the opportunity to see and learn beyond refugee camp fences - political empowerment training with the Burmese Women's Union will equip bright young female students with the skills to help forge a more democratic destiny for all.

To put these words into action, we've hooked up with UK partners Prospect Burma and three excellent locally-owned projects on the border - please visit our website for all the details.

Sponsoring us online is great - it's quick (5 mins tops), it's secure, and it helps us raise all the more (if you're a UK taxpayer, for every £1 you donate, 28p extra is added by the lovely taxman)!

We've staggered something like a million steps during Nightstrider.  Please join us by taking the biggest sponsorship step you can!

Thanks for your support,

Aimee, Ben and Ian

Sorry not to be joining you for our birthdays, Aims, but will be thinking of you! Donation by Kate Hladky 24/06/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Isobel Sleeman 24/06/06  

£20.00

How's the concussion? Donation by Monksey 23/06/06  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck Ben! Donation by Sarah Winne 22/06/06  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of Irish Luck to all of you!! Donation by Theresa Martin (Harvey) 22/06/06  

£20.00

Good luck-you are all wonderful. (It was a small mouse.) Donation by Jo W 22/06/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Donation by Alison Hall 22/06/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Sorry I can't afford more! Good luck! Donation by James 22/06/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

A TO THE K Ben Ham n' Eggs! Donation by Ben Chancellor 22/06/06  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good Luck! Keep those plasters handy!! Donation by Lucy Regler 22/06/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

The very best of luck! Donation by John Brooks 22/06/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

good luck noctambulists Donation by Josiah Meldrum 20/06/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

2.5 marathons, I hope you're jogging! Donation by Ed Davis 20/06/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Anne Haver 20/06/06  

£10.00

Hey Ben, lovin' the foot you sent me! Good luck with the walk - hope you reach your target!!! Donation by James Martin 19/06/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Ben, my sunspots (actually I was looking at solar particle events) are with u all the way Donation by Viki Johnson 18/06/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Katy Harrington 17/06/06  

£20.00

Go Go Nightstriders! You're so brave - good luck! Donation by Laura Johnson 15/06/06  

£20.00

Donation by Christina 15/06/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Lucy Morgan 14/06/06  

£20.00

Good Luck! Donation by Emily Crowther 12/06/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck boys and girls - very impressed with what you're doing esp as the practise walks nearly me Donation by Kate A 10/06/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

It's all downhill when you head south Donation by Tim Jones 09/06/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck to you all!!! Donation by Anna Hill (Downes) 09/06/06  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Break a leg...! Donation by Anna F 08/06/06  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck! x Donation by Rachel 07/06/06  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Clemmie 07/06/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Anna March 05/06/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

good luck Donation by andrew pavord 02/06/06  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Great pic Ian - Aimee why are you hiding?! Donation by Pete and Becks 30/05/06  

£50.00
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* Total raised online: £3,915.04
  Offline donations: £2,195.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £918.09

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