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SafeHands Walk for Life

SafeHands Pilgrims Walk for Life

on 14/06/2009

The SafeHands Pilgrims

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- Bill and I finishing our pilgrimage

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Team members:

Nancy Durrell McKenna, Bill McKenna, Jane Naylor, Robert Naylor, Crissie Everson, Dickie Gamble, Debbie Graves,Caroline Phillips, Andy Fisher, Britt Gustawsson; Chindu Kabir; Mariel Monk;Michelle Laven;Paul Martin; Rajvi Vora;Sally Griffiths;Karen Kruit;L

Raising money for

SafeHands For Mothers

Charity Registration No. 1097928

SafeHands for Mothers is a young and dynamic international charity, founded in 2003, dedicated to reducing maternal and infant mortality. SafeHands' focus is on producing films that support national efforts, in developing countries, to create community awareness on making pregnancy safer and drawing attention to stigmatized topics such as Female Genital Mutilation, Child Marriage and Fistula. The charity has carved out a niche by using its own innovative portable solar-powered DVD players to take the training and awareness creation to where it is most needed-remote and isolated villages.

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Raised: 6%

Target: £350,000.00
Raised so far: £19,596.00

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My story

On Sunday 14th June 2009, a team of 20 dedicated individuals set off for Santiago de Compostela, Spain to begin a testing 132 km walk in support of safe motherhood in Ethiopia. We all arrived in Santiago June 20, to be united with10 extraordinary men and women 'Extremists' who walked and ran the 'Camino' in one day!

This pilgrimage was a physical endurance for all and yet our individual efforts paled in significance to the daily hardships endured by those women for whom life is one of daily physical endurance.

The Funds raised will help SafeHands' vital work in making pregnancy and birth safer. 1 woman dies every minute somewhere in the world due to pregnancy related causes. This harsh reality and the fact that these deaths are largely preventable was the inspiration behind founding the charity SafeHands for Mothers in 2003.

Please give generously and remember what it would be like to 'Walk a mile in her shoes'.

	Well done Rob…Very impressive! Donation by Sagal Hashi 28/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	I was so moved by your efforts. Dr Heli Bathija Donation by SafeHands for Mothers 26/07/09	£43.00 + £12.13 Gift Aid
	Well done Donation by Mary Sheridan 21/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done you - am seriously impressed Titch xxx Donation by jillian hartin 16/07/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	well done rob - croisants??? very middle class Donation by james down 16/07/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Well done Rob, hugely impressive achievement. I walked the same route a few years ago - there's certainly no way I'd even attempt to run it! Donation by Alex Gordon 15/07/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	on behalf of Clare M on ICU well done Rob Donation by rob shulman 15/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Rob! Donation by Shola Ajibodu 15/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done Rob I have trouble walking down to the hospital, you put me to shame !! Donation by George Gannon 15/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Really well done, Rob. So what's it like being part man, part machine?? Donation by David Du 15/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	well done Rob, for your hard work. Donation by shantha ilandaridewa 15/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Lynda Funke 13/07/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Congratulations Rob! Donation by Miren Shah 13/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Dearest Nancy, Well done!! What a splendid effort. Much love from us. XXX Donation by Allegra and Richard Taylor 12/07/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Have loved the morning training walks with you in London Donation by Anne Whetham 10/07/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Well done Nancy. I hope you reach your target. Donation by Tyrone O'Dea 09/07/09	£20.00
	Congratulations Nancy - a great achievement Donation by Rosalie Vicars-Harris 08/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done Rob!!!! Super Human! Donation by Kaajal Shah 08/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done Rob.... congratulations Donation by kashyap Thakrar 08/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done Rob! Donation by Yogini 05/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	May your vital work in helping 'Fistula Pilgrims' continue Donation by Zonta District 29 03/07/09	£217.00 + £61.21 Gift Aid
	From your fellow pilgrims - a surplus created by exercising thirft! May we be fortunate enough to enjoy many more walks together for this great cause. Donation by Lady Jane Naylor 03/07/09	£154.00 + £43.44 Gift Aid
	Donation by Jim Murdoch 02/07/09	£130.00 + £36.67 Gift Aid
	Hope you get all the way to £350,000 ++ Henry & Rosie Donation by rosemary dargie 30/06/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Well done Rob Donation by Patricia 30/06/09	£5.00
	An incredible achievement - well done! Donation by susanna daniels 30/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Mucha suerte para vuestra espléndida iniciativa. Donation by ROMAN GARCIA JAVIER 30/06/09	£300.00
	Well done Rob! Donation by Alicia Salisbury 29/06/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Super stars! Donation by Ruth Tait 26/06/09	£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid
	Well done Rob Donation by On behalf of Lucy , Anna piano teacher and Bindu, 26/06/09	£45.00 + £12.69 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£6,996.00
Offline donations:	£12,600.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£1,396.44

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