This year Rainbow Trust celebrates its 25th anniversary. Founded in 1986, we have now supported thousands of families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness. With the help of the families who share their inspirational stories about the difference Rainbow has made to their lives, we have been able to raise our profile and tell more people about the valuable work that we do.
From the humble beginnings of two staff and a kitchen table to work from, Rainbow is now a national charity and supports approximately 1000 families across England. Thanks to the dedication and hard-work of staff and volunteers, Rainbow continues to grow year on year and makes progress towards achieving its vision that one day all terminally ill children and their families will have access to a Rainbow carer.
To mark this anniversary, Rainbow will be holding special profile raising fundraising activities to make this year our most successful yet.
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. The charities gets your money faster and, if you're a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation. We are raising money for two charities: the Rainbow Trust Children's Charity, and Adventure Ashram.
In October 2008, Robin and I will join a group of adventurers on west coast of southern India to take part in the Karma Enduro. Each team will be competing in a 1950’s style Hindustan Ambassador driving 2,000 kms across the Western Ghat mountain range and crossing the testing and diverse terrain of Goa, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The aim of the motoring adventure is to raise at least £150,000 to help fund the building of a hospital for some of the most vulnerable people in the Palani Hill region of South India.
We appreciate you will receive many requests for your hard earned cash. However we hope this particular initiative strikes a chord and you, like us, consider the building of a hospital in the Palani Hills region in south India worthy of support.