Will Greenhill

Likkle Swimmers Summer 2024

Fundraising for Likkle Swimmers
£670
raised of £500 target
by 25 supporters
Event: London Landmarks Half Marathon 2024, on 7 April 2024
Likkle Swimmers 2024
Campaign by Likkle Swimmers (RCN 1170956)
Likkle Swimmers teaches children and adults to swim for FREE in the fishing village of Treasure Beach, Jamaica. Please help us in raising money for our 2024 Likkle Swimmers program, run by Jamaican locals who have been trained as swim teachers.

Story

Our story begins at a small countryside nursery in Benenden, Kent, where Charlotte worked for a number of years together. In May 2013 two gorgeous little boys (Jake and Joe) arrived, and on day one each was assigned a key worker, one of whom happened to be Charlotte. In May 2014, tragedy struck when the boys lost their father in a drowning accident whilst on holiday in the Jamaican fishing village of Treasure Beach, where the family had spent many previous family holidays. Early one morning, the elder boy then only four, and not yet able to swim was paddling in the shallows when a riptide pulled him out to sea. His father raced into the sea and saved his life but then drowned before his eyes. The tragedy devastated the community of Treasure Beach, who lost a dear friend, and left two young boys fatherless.

About the campaign

Likkle Swimmers teaches children and adults to swim for FREE in the fishing village of Treasure Beach, Jamaica. Please help us in raising money for our 2024 Likkle Swimmers program, run by Jamaican locals who have been trained as swim teachers.

About the charity

Likkle Swimmers

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RCN 1170956
In May 2014, a 4 year old boy was pulled out to sea by a riptide; his father swam out and saved his life, but then tragically drowned before their eyes. We have discovered that so few of the children can swim, because they are surrounded by fear and no access to lessons and we want to change this.

Donation summary

Total raised
£670.00
+ £157.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£670.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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