Thanks for taking the time to visit this link to my favourite charity!

I have sponsored different children in Ecuador since 2002 through Plan UK, which I think is a very thoughtful charity. They put a lot of emphasis on the communities, not just the children, because as Hillary says "it takes a village" to raise a healthy and happy child.

Besides attending our wedding in person, making a donation to Plan or to Marissa's favourite charity, the Central Asia Institute, is the most beautiful gift you can give us! So thanks, thanks, thanks!

Here are the commercials from Plan and from JustGiving, just in case you are interested...

Plan is a child-centred community development organisation with no religious and political affiliations, enabling families and communities in the poorest countries to make lasting improvements to the lives of their children.

In the countries where we work, one out of five children die before the age of five, and the ones who survive often go hungry and have no chance of learning to read and write.

Plan works with children, their parents, and their community, to plan practical ways to provide many of the things we take for granted in the UK, so that together we build schools, drill wells, get nurses trained and help families to better support themselves.

http://www.plan-uk.org/about/aboutplan/

http://www.plan-uk.org/wherewework/

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.