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Closed 17/07/2017
Weʼve raised £545 to help Pat get Ndina to the World Championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles
- Funded on Monday, 17th July 2017
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As many of you will know , since leaving Fleetwood High , where she taught science , Pat has been living and working in Namibia on and off for 20 years - first as a volunteer with VSO and then in the field of Children's Rights . During that time she became very close friends with a Namibian lady - Loidie Okazie who had just returned to Namibia after living in exile . Loidie was the sole carer of her granddaughter - Ndina and when Loidie died in 2008, the extended family asked Pat to take on the responsibility and Pat became Ndina's carer . As you can imagine , having a 6 year old come to live with you was something of a shock to the system ! Ndina is now 14 and is a very accomplished athlete - training at junior olympic level with the Namibian Rhythmic Gymnastic Team . She was selected to take part in the World Championships of Performing Arts in 2016 but Pat couldn't afford the costs so the organisers agreed to defer Ndina's place until this year . The total cost to Pat is going to be in the region of £11,000 and I hope that given Pat's circumstances ( still working very hard when most of her contemporaries are well retired !!! ) and the 'bumpy ride' that Ndina suffered in her first 6 years , some lovely people may be moved to support Pat in her efforts to get Ndina to the championships. Thank you in anticipation .
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- 7 years ago
Alan Bennett
7 years agoWe made it !!! Many thanks to all those who supported our efforts to get Pat and Ndina to LA . You have helped to make a big difference to the life of a lovely Namibian girl !! Thank you xxx
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- 7 years ago
Alan Bennett
7 years agoAmazing !!! Thank you to all of you !!! Not only have we passed the halfway mark but we've hit the magic £300 !! Pat has asked me to thank you all on her behalf !!!
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27
Veronica Ward
Jul 12, 2017
To Pat - I think of you often . Great to hear about you and Ndina .Love Veronica
£20.00
P&A H
Jul 11, 2017
Great work and good luck!
£100.00
Steve Chalkley
Jul 9, 2017
Are we there yet?
£20.00
Shirley Ingham
Jul 6, 2017
To Pat and Ndina ,Wishing you every success in LA !!Shirley xx
£30.00
Ken Jowett
Jul 5, 2017
All the best Pat xxx
£5.00
Pat Southward
Jul 3, 2017
Good luck in L.A. Pat and Ndina !! With love from Pat, Helen and Michael Southward
£30.00
Philip Whiteley
Jul 1, 2017
A worthy cause, good luck!
£20.00
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