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The Random Way Home - Dyslexia Action
Event: Sam Smith's fundraising
£860.00 raised of £10,000.00 target
42 donations
My Target:
£10,000.00
£860.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/therandomwayhome1
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Sam Smith's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text TRWH98 £10
to 70070
My story
***Update, As many of you are aware, once I arrived in San Fran, the most random thing happened to me. I got married to an America girl.
I am continuing this adventure, but now i'm circumnavigating the USA with my wife. Hopefully ended up where I started, at my new home - New York City. The second part of this adventure i'll be joined with my awesome wife, Julie. ****
Hello my Random Chums
On May 4th, 2011 I shall be leaving the U.K and head to the USA for an adventure of a lifetime. The plan is to get from New York to Seattle, solo on a bicycle. THAT'S RIGHT, you heard me, I'm going to cycle across America..... The land of the free... errr, yes.
From Seattle, I have no plans or a time frame, just the sprit of adventure which I hope will keep me going all the way around the world until I find my way home..... The random way home.
I've worked out with the money i'm taking, if I'm careful I should be able to last a couple of years on the road. This time, I shall try my hand at vlogging (Video Blogging). Don't worry, I shall also be taking my camera to carry on my love of documentary and travel photography.
I thought with all this time off, I should do something to help others. I have chosen Dyslexia Action as the main charity for this adventure. Having suffered from dyslexia all my life and knowing how frustrating it can be, especially when you're a child or a teenager trying to hide it from everyone. I'm sure if I had help from an organization such as Dyslexia Action when I was at school it would have made things far easier for me.
Dyslexia is so misunderstood, people have the idea your are either lazy, stupid or thick, which is certain not the case, I've achieve many great things in my life.
Many dyslexic people excel and shine in such fields as the arts, creativity, design and computing. And let's not forget Television & Radio ;-)
It’s ME!, where ME stands for My Education, is a Dyslexia Action appeal to raise awareness of hidden disabilities such as dyslexia. It aims to help 2,500 more people with dyslexia by raising £2 million by 2014 for the It’s ME! Learning Fund. Dyslexia Action is a national charity that improves lives through education and, with your help, we can stop hidden disabilities from being a hidden cause.
The It's ME! Learning Fund (previous Bursary Fund) is the only national provision of subsidised specialist teaching for those who are unable to access this support because of financial or social exclusion. Through the Learning Fund, Dyslexia Action are currently only able to help 1 in every 3 people who apply for support and with 96% of our learners demonstrated an improved score in at least 1 of the 4 areas they were taught in, over the past 12 months, we know what a real difference this help will make on the life of children, young people and adults with dyslexia.
I am funding this trip entirely out of my own pocket or until I can get some sponsors onboard. All the money raised will go directly to Dyslexia Action.
So please give to this awesome cause, and help some of the 6 million people in the UK that are affected by dyslexia, and maybe we can change the some peoples futures of forever.
More info, please visit - therandomwayhome.com/
My gallery 2
My charity
Dyslexia Action
Charity Registration No. 268502, Scotland SCO39177
1 in 10 people in the UK are affected by dyslexia, which can impact all areas of life, not just reading and writing. It can cause low self esteem, anxiety and even depression if unidentified. Your donations allow us to change the lives of people with dyslexia through our centres and outposts.
Donations 42
Donation by Rebecca Steiner on 28/05/12
£60.00
You and Julie are doing so well!
Donation by Emma and Molly x on 01/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Two more States ........ !
Donation by dad & Mum on 01/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Make sure you stop when the traffic lights are RED!
Donation by Paul Riseley on 21/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
California completed! Keep going you two - amazing progress!
Donation by Peter Smith on 07/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Alright Sammy baby, I've finally sponsered you... Keep going buddy, proud of you x
Donation by jason cronin on 29/02/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Hope you and Julie have a great time and raise plenty more money. Keep the vlog's coming!
Donation by Lee Osborne on 14/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Rebecca Steiner on 14/09/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Enjoy the next leg Sam
Donation by lee sparey on 21/08/11
£58.00
+ £14.50 Gift Aid
Hi Sam , Well done with the trip Ray & Anne (no 18)
Donation by Raymond Hollis on 16/08/11
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Good For You!
Donation by Anne Turnbull @ No.20 Rosebank on 16/08/11
£20.00
The end of an amazing trip. Well done
Donation by Dad on 14/08/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Your making a difference. Thanks for showing up and doing the best you can do. Make sure you say HI, when you arrive to the city of San Diego, Ca.
Donation by Ricardo Valenzuela on 03/08/11
£37.00
Montana money!
Donation by No 16 on 24/07/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done Sam, make sure your random way back to Mersea is via NZ! Geoff & Lill
Donation by Geoff Lambert on 20/07/11
£25.00
Doing it for the marmite! Good luck Sam, you're a legend.
Donation by Neil Caldicott on 19/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Can't keep up with your progress - another two Statelines crossed!
Donation by Peter Smith on 14/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Great work Random, keep it going!
Donation by Jonathan Emma Amelia and Jessica on 14/07/11
£20.00
congratulations and thank you.
Donation by Sophie Service on 07/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
keep the beard! keep cycling!
Donation by Virginia Dan on 28/06/11
£20.00
Enjoying the updates dude. Stay well and stay positive. Cheers from Liam, Skye and baby Wolfgang.
Donation by Liam Weston on 22/06/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
You've nearly crossed the first page of the map book only one more to go!
Donation by Mum and Dad :) on 21/06/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Keep on going and thanks for the updates!
Donation by Dizzydyslexic on 21/06/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Yay, Congrats Sam.Can't wait to see you in California!
Donation by Madeline Brozen on 20/06/11
£15.00
Love cycling. Love travel. Love Adventure and have friends at dyslexia action. Bring on chapter 5!
Donation by Chris Aldridge on 06/06/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£860.00
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£860.00
- Gift Aid£153.47
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