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Iʼve raised £265 to Ship barrels to the orphanages in Accra Ghana.
- Coulsdon Croydon
- Funded on Wednesday, 28th February 2018
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I recently visited an orphanage in Accra in Ghana, I was appalled at the conditions to which young children are having to sleep, especially in this day and age. They were sleeping on just the mattress without any bedding. The mattresses looked like then have seen better days and certainly did not look healthy by any means. Instantly I decided I would ask family and friends if they had any spare bed clothes they could offer for these children in need. The response has been tremendous and as a result I am shipping not one but two barrels to the charity in Ghana.
At least this way we are all making a concerted effort to help children in need and by way of donating your old bed clothes, you should find solace in the fact that someone will gain comfort from using your old bed clothes.
Some people have already been out and bought new items, but really I do not want to put you through too much expense, I would really appreciate used but clean bed clothes so that I can have them shipped over to the orphanage to help the children at least sleep comfortable in relatively good quality bed clothes.
As a result of your response, I am now sending two barrels across to the orphanage I am asking for used single bed clothes only. The plan is to send two barrels which each cost £30 to purchase and shipping cost £95 each.
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- 7 years ago
Sonia Poleon
7 years agoOnly with your help have I been able to reach this massive milestone, the support have been tremendous. Keep up the good work x
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- 7 years ago
Sonia Poleon
7 years agoHi Guys I am just stopping by to let you know that I have had a tremendous amount of support from you all. As soon as the barrels are full, I shall be taking pictures and posting them so that you can see where your donations went to. I am excited for the children in the orphanage, and I truly hope they will enjoy many nights sleeping on clean sheets instead of the horrid dirty mattress that they currently use. Sonia x
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Adom Poleon
Feb 7, 2018
Marjorie Mcfee
Feb 6, 2018
Keep up the good work SP!
£10.00
Gailann Houston
Feb 4, 2018
Blessings
Gillian Paul
Feb 3, 2018
£10.00
Anonymous
Feb 2, 2018
Well done for doing such a great job
£20.00
Jennifer Mitchell
Feb 1, 2018
Keep up the good work Son, a wonderful cause!
Anonymous
Feb 1, 2018
Hi such a worthwhile cause really hope you reach your target. I would love to see pics once the orphans receive the sheets:)
£30.00
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Sonia Poleon
Coulsdon Croydon
Many of you know that I own a children's day nursery and have been running it for over 10 years. My passion is to ensure that children have a great start in life, after all they are the next generation. Please help me to help the less fortunate children in any way necessary.