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Project Bike Fund Raising Page
Event: Matthew Blake's Fundraising Page
$27,104.09 raised of $22,740.74 target
418 donations
My Target:
$22,740.74
$27,104.09 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/projectbike
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Matthew Blake's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text ABHV75 £10
to 70070
My story
What am I raising funds for?
My efforts are in aid of SOS Childrens Villages and specifically the new village which is to be built in Chipata, Zambia.
How am I fundraising?
In April 2008 I left my home in England to cycle round the world. The ride takes me through 5 continents and is expected to finish in 2010/11
Fast Facts About Zambia
- Located in south-central Africa, Zambia is one of the worlds poorest countries with the average daily income at 60p per day.
- 10% of the children in Zambia are orphans
- 88% of these children have lost their parents to aids
- Life expectancy is 38 years
- 70% of houses in Zambia are caring for orphans
What will my money go towards?
SOS Childrens Villages are building a new childrens village, nursery school, primary school and family strengthening programme in Chipata, located in Zambias Eastern Province. With your help construction will start in 2009 and be completed by June 2010.
The primary school will offer basic education to children from the village and orphans from vulnerable households. A few places are also available to fee paying students to enhance sustainability and create a community environment for all children.
SOS Childrens Villages in Zambia
SOS began work in Zambia in 1999 with the opening of a village in the capital city Lusaka, about 4 km from the centre and in a densely populated and very poor area.
In 2004 a second village was opened in Kitwe, the capital of the Copperbelt region in Northern Zambia, an area home to large migrant populations. Both villages have kindegartens, primary schools and are home to Family Strengthening Programmes (FSP's). These FSP's give practical help and counselling to 1,500 children and their families in the local community who are affected by HIV/AIDS. The SOS Medical Centre also treats patients from 18,000 local families.
A third SOS Childrens Village opened in Livingston in Summer 2008 near the world famous Victoria Falls. It has 15 family homes for 150 orphaned and abandoned children. An FSP was set up earlier in 2006 and is already supporting over 300 children and 150 caregivers in the Livingstone area.
How can I help?
Do you have an event coming up? Do you know people who would be interested in helping? Are you a business looking to make a donation? Then please don't hesitate to contact either me or SOS Childrens Villages - each donation does make a difference.
Alternatively, if anyone reading this fancies a life changing experience then why not come and cycle with me for a few weeks? Anyone is welcome, you don't need to be a cycling expert and I can guarantee it will change the way you see the world, so why not do something amazing today?
Thank you for reading: please sponsor me and spread the word!
Matt
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My charity
SOS Children's Villages UK
Charity Registration No. 1069204
SOS Children is a global authority on nurturing and supporting families. We provide direct care for orphaned and abandoned children, and we work with local communities to keep fragmenting families together. For more information about our work around the world please visit www.soschildren.org.
Donations 418
Sorry it's late! All the best mate. Very impressive
Donation by Craig Knight on 13/01/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Keep Going Blake such an amazing cause!! xx
Donation by Polly on 13/01/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
The Winnings from my bet with TK - thanks buddy!
Donation by Matthew Blake on 13/01/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Hey Matt ... Happy New Year! Glad you'll be back in the saddle very soon. Take great care ... love Mike & Rona x
Donation by Rona Murray on 04/01/10
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Keep going!
Donation by DavethedudeUK on 31/12/09
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Well done & Merry Christmas. Take care, the Chapes.
Donation by Gary Chape on 24/12/09
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Good luck fella and keep up the good work.
Donation by Regla1 F365 on 16/12/09
£5.00
happy christmas Matt.Hope this helps your village to have a little better life.Love Nanx
Donation by Muriel Blake on 08/12/09
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Donation by Fat Fat on 08/12/09
£40.00
Finally got round to donating, keep peddling!
Donation by bnek f365 on 30/11/09
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Get a few pints with this on your month off!
Donation by Soy Tom on 28/11/09
£20.00
Good luck for the rest of the way. URRRRRs
Donation by qprcanada on 18/10/09
£20.00
Donation by Chido Tagarira on 09/10/09
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Very inspiring stuff! Let us know if you make it down under ;-)
Donation by Styler on 09/10/09
£20.00
Donation by Anonymous on 07/10/09
£15.00
keep it going matt. I knew in Yunming you would make it. Good Luck!!
Donation by Nicholas Alderton on 07/10/09
£10.00
Thank You Demontignys!
Donation by Matthew Blake on 24/09/09
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
word to your mother
Donation by Riddim on 21/08/09
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Matt, what you're doing is awesome, even harder than supporting the Rs!
Donation by Jane and Chris Bleach on 07/08/09
£200.00
+ £56.41 Gift Aid
Like i promised, i'll throw you some more when i have some. Good Job, keep it up, its quite an achievement.........KNOB!
Donation by Joe Piotrowski on 16/07/09
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Matt, very pleased to be able to support SOS Children's Villages. Keep up the good work. Well done.
Donation by Clive Hopkins 7th Banbury Scout Group on 18/06/09
£250.00
+ £70.51 Gift Aid
I'll donate more when I get more money! THIS IS SO AWESOME!!
Donation by Naomi Perkins on 16/06/09
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Keep up the amazing adventure!
Donation by Rob Knight on 19/05/09
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
fair play man, inspirational stuff...
Donation by Dr. O (f365) on 18/05/09
£20.00
Congratulations on your one year anniversary. Will practice our bike riding just in case!
Donation by Rona & Mike on 13/05/09
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations$23,945.70
- Offline donations$3,158.39
- Text donations$0.00
- Total raised$27,104.09
- Gift Aid$3,159.80
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