Windsurfing changes lives of very poor..
Page creator: Thomas Farmer
Page closes: 7th Dec 2008
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People living off the rubbish tip
About the charity : Mission Direct Mission Direct
Mission Direct is an international Christian poverty relief charity. It specialises in taking volunteers from the UK, USA and Europe to work on community development projects in Sierra Leone, Dominican Republic, Sri Lanka, Uganda and Cambodia. Projects include building school classrooms, new wards for hospitals and dormitories for orphanages.
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Fundraising target:  £1,500.00
Donations so far:  £ 1,093.00
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Who I am

Hi, I'm Tom Farmer: an avid windsurfer on a mission! I'm just 17, currently taking my A-level's and hope to study architecture at Newcastle Uni. However I'm taking a year out to do short term mission work and teach windsurfing.

What I'm doing

I will be undertaking a windsurfing challenge to try and raise money for a short term mission trip out to the Dominican Republic. I will be helping to build simple homes for chilldren and families now working and living on a rubbish dump and also helping with a feeding programme. I will be working with a UK based charity called Mission Direct (www.missiondirect.org) who help finance, support and setup projects in some of the poorest parts of the world.

The Challenge

My first challenge is to windsurf from Sunrise to Sunset non-stop! ...I hope to be sailing off on the first day of good wind and weather in August.

My second challenge will be building the homes and school for the Haitian refugees with Mission Direct. I fly out on the 8th August.

Thank you for considering sponsoring me. All your donations and gift aid go straight to Mission Direct fro the project and non whatsoever go to the general fund.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. Simply click the donate now button. If you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

You can also send donations direct to me at Mission Direct, Suite 6B, Britannia House, Leagrave Road, Luton, LU3 1RJ.

Visit the Mission Direct website at www.missiondirect.org

Sponsorship

I need  to raise a minimum of £750  to get to the Dominican Republic to do the hard graft of building and getting to know the locals that have been forgotten by the world and every single penny above £750 will go to the project in the Dominican Republic. As the entire project is being run by Mission Direct I can guarantee every brick and bag of cement is brought for by your donations. Every new house we build costs £1800 so the more I raise the more houses get built.

Feel free to to the official site: http://www.windsurfingchallenge.com  for more information and photos.
Display Name Date Amount Tax Bonus  Comment
Iain Lee 23/10/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Great stuff, Tom. Donation better late than never, I hope. 
Ian and Shelagh Baird-Smith 30/08/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Tom, well done I hope your trip was truly excellent!! 
Chris Murray 09/08/2007 £20.00 £5.64 I'm proud of you Tom. Well done.  
galeforce8.com 08/08/2007 £20.00 £5.64 well done, fantastic effort 
Keith and Linda Rigg 06/08/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Hope the windsurfing challenge was fun and successful. 
Anthony & Sue 05/08/2007 £50.00 n/a Well done Tom, every blessing 
Anne&Torbjorn, Sweden 05/08/2007 £25.00 n/a God be with you, Tom 
The Griffiths family 04/08/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Hope it went well Tom. Well done. 
Buff 04/08/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Well Done Tom! 
Jos McCabe 04/08/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
Jerry Field 03/08/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Have an awesome time in DR and look forward to hearing how you get via your dad when in Sierra Leone 
Ann O'Flynn 03/08/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Go for it Tom!! Looks like the weather is getting better, so windsurf well!! 
JAB 09/07/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck and have fun Tom 
Patrick 02/07/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Well done |Tom - Go for it! 
Anon 24/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
Corine Sweeney 22/06/2007 £50.00 n/a  
Richard King[windy world] 22/06/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck  
Louwrens Family 21/06/2007 £20.00 n/a Fair winds Tom 
John 20/06/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Enjoy the windsurfing 
Michael Tagent 19/06/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Wishing you every success in your endeavour 
Bob and Cally 16/06/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Well done Tom for doing this. 
Carole 15/06/2007 £50.00 £14.10  
Anon 14/06/2007 £5.00 n/a Good Luck 
barry m 12/06/2007 £20.00 £5.64 If God had a wind surf it would have your name on it - well done Tom 
TwoFish 12/06/2007 £25.00 £7.05  
grandma jean 11/06/2007 £25.00 £7.05 love and support for what you want to do  
anonymous 10/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
anonymous 10/06/2007 £20.00 £5.64  
Old Pete 09/06/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck Tom! 
Chris Stevens 09/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Go for it and Good luck!  
dave jones 08/06/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Best of luck Tom 
simon 08/06/2007 £25.00 £7.05 hope this gift helps bring hope to others, hope you make the windsurf challenge, no worries if not 
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*Total donated online: £790.00
Amount raised offline: £303.00
Gift Aid plus supplement: £180.51
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