Raised: 28%
Target: £2,500.00
Raised so far: £711.00
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My story

 
This year I am celebrating 25 years as a Registered Childminder! 1984 - 2009

I wanted to do something special to celebrate and what better way than raising money for  'Water For Kids'?

Water For Kids aims to preserve and protect the good health of children and communities in the developing world by assisting in the provision of safe drinking water, good sanitation and other related public health measures.

Please help by taking part in my 'Big Swig' Fundraising!

Update 24th October 2009 - A big thank you to all those who have donated.

I now have an Auction running for members of the Childminding Forum, get those Christmas presents or bargains now!! Go here to find out more: Auction If you are not a member, you can easily join!

Why is it called The Big Swig? Well, I just wanted something catchy, easy to remember and a bit of fun!

We take water for granted. Do we think how lucky we are to nip to the tap and take a Big Swig of cool water on a hot day? We use it for play activities for the children, we wash our cars in it, we flush the toilet with it but sadly not every child is lucky enough to have that same access to fresh, clean drinking water.

How can you help?

All I ask is that next time you have a Big Swig of water, or other refreshment, you donate a little towards this valuable cause and give a child the chance to do the same?

Go on, next time you run the tap add a couple of quid to the fundraising or how about going without that last pint and donating the money instead? Did you enjoy that cuppa? Why not give the equivalent?

Are you a childminder? Why not ask parents and friends to sponsor the children to measure how much water they drink in a day? Donating £1 a pint? A good activity for meeting many of the Early Years Foundation Stage, Learning and Development Goals!

Are you one of my Motorhome owner friends? How about donating a few pence for every gallon your fresh water tank holds?

Let me know if you can think of other ways to raise money and I will add them here.

Just £1 can make a difference, let's make sure those children have the pleasure of a cool and refreshing Big Swig of clean fresh water!

Update August 2009: Just wanted to say a massive "THANK YOU" to everyone who has donated so far, you are really making a difference!



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in honour of DDC and his penance!!! lol Pauline ((((HUGS)))) Donation by Pipxx 27/11/09  

£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid

as promised for a job well done Donation by Trouble 26/11/09  

£10.00

£16.00 = £10 from Chells55 and £6 from JulieW sent direct to me for Auction items Donation by Pauline 14/11/09  

£16.00

Payment for the Christmas towels, plus a bit extra. Thanks Pauline & RedDragon! Donation by Mouse 14/11/09  

£10.00

Thank you for organising the auction Pauline... and to Tulip for the generous prize! Sarah x Donation by sarah707 14/11/09  

£16.50 + £4.65 Gift Aid

Thank you so much Pauline! Donation by Amanda M 13/11/09  

£7.50 + £2.12 Gift Aid

Good luck reaching your target for a good cause. Nice idea doing the auction as the shades will look great. Sharons Donation by Sharon Smith 13/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Congratulations Pauline, I've only another 21 years to go to catch up with you. xxx Donation by Alibali 13/11/09  

£8.50 + £2.40 Gift Aid

Thank you for all your hard work, the auction was a fantastic idea. I am looking forward to my pamperd chef goodies. Donation by Toothfairy 13/11/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good Luck Pauline! x Donation by Anna Macdonald 12/11/09  

£18.00 + £5.08 Gift Aid

For the fab Bean Bags...+ a bit extra Thanks Pauline!! and Thanks Annie! Donation by Blackhorse 10/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Pauline Payment for the bag won Donation by Angela 234 10/11/09  

£6.50 + £1.83 Gift Aid

Donation by maisiemog 09/11/09  

£34.00

Donation by Sara Johnson 09/11/09  

£14.00 + £3.95 Gift Aid

THANKS A LOT FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK PAULINE, I DONT KNOW HOW YOU MANAGE TO FIND TIME TO FIT IT ALL IN. WENDY Donation by WENDY MARLBOROUGH 08/11/09  

£28.00 + £7.90 Gift Aid

£5 for EYFS pack. Such a good cause Pauline , thank you for giving us the opportunity to take part. Donation by Twinkles 07/11/09  

£5.00

For my Munkeh! Donation by Pauline 07/11/09  

£21.00 + £5.92 Gift Aid

thanks for arranging the auction pauline! Donation by Holly Love/Polly2 05/11/09  

£4.00

congrats on 25 years pauline, good luck on reaching you target Donation by karen paterson (peanuts) 05/11/09  

£5.00

Thank you. x Donation by Blaze 03/11/09  

£18.00

Worth every penny to prove I AM the mostest sexilicious one on the forum :) Donation by Twinkles 01/11/09  

£10.00

a very worthwhile cause Donation by sweets 28/10/09  

£20.00

This I would pay to see Breezy being nice to Monkey!!!!!!!!! Donation by rascal 28/10/09  

£5.00

hope this helps a little x Donation by Orksie 25/10/09  

£4.00 + £1.13 Gift Aid

For Monkey :-) Donation by Twinkle 25/10/09  

£4.00 + £1.13 Gift Aid

Breezy be MEGA nice to Monkey and to me please (luvvin it!!! lol) Donation by Victoria Read 24/10/09  

£4.00 + £1.13 Gift Aid

Goog Luck in raising for a worth cause. xx Donation by Aly 24/10/09  

£4.00 + £1.13 Gift Aid

To help Breezy practice saying nice things about Monkey!!! Donation by Lynn 24/10/09  

£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid

To hear breezy say something nice about monkey Donation by fussyelmo 24/10/09  

£2.00

Thanks Pauline :) Donation by Peter George 22/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £711.00
  Offline donations: £0.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £137.36

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