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Closed 12/11/2016
Iʼve raised £5,861 to help 'With Love from Layla'. A small UK charity with the aim of helping children around the world who have been affected by war & conflict.
- London to Lisbon
- Funded on Saturday, 12th November 2016
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On 23rd September I set off be setting off from London to Lisbon, a journey of 1,450 miles. I am riding to support an incredible local charity With Love From Layla.
We are all aware of the refugee crisis affecting thousands of children and their families across Europe, Syria and the Middle East. My journey, whilst fulfilling a personal ambition also represents an opportunity to increase the profile and raise funds for this charity.
With Love from Layla has the aim of helping children around the world who have been affected by war and conflict. Layla aged 10 decided to actively help people in need by working in a refugee camp in Samos, Greece, at the start of 2016. Since then she has also been to Athens to help set up the Hope school at the Scaramanga refugee camp.
‘With Love from Layla’ has funded projects preparing and distributing food, funding staff, managing warehousing and logistics to get urgent aid to refugees (most of whom are families with young children) in camps in Greece. For refugee children living in squats in Greece, one of our specialist volunteers set up a play scheme for disabled children and we purchased special sensory toys for these particularly vulnerable individuals. Several children’s cinemas have been established in camps in Greece as well one in the Jungle in Calais. In France we have sent aid to homeless refugees families living underneath the underground stations in Paris. Through our contacts who run an orphanage in Afghanistan we also send donations to help fund this extremely worthy cause. Partnering and working with other organisations is critical to the success of small scale charities like ours and this enables us to send money and items and volunteers in a swift and targeted way.
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- 8 years ago
JJ Kelsey
8 years agoHi, well made it Porto. The cavalry have arrived and together with the girls arriving tomorrow we'll be in Lisbon god willing on Saturday. What a brilliant beautiful adventure. It's been very tough at times but your incredible generosity has helped spur me on. I know. this charity area is not for everyone and that's cool but if I have learned one lesson on this trip is we must all look out and after each other. Stay free, love Johnny
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79
Marta Williams
Nov 9, 2016
Well done Johnny what an achievement (and Anna, Katie and Dave of course!). The Williams. x
£20.00
Bri, Gem, PJ and Darcie xx
Nov 2, 2016
A big well done to you all.
£25.00
Catherine Collins
Oct 31, 2016
Well done Johnny !!! Great effort for a great cause !Catherine , Barry and family x
£50.00
Scopes family
Oct 28, 2016
£20.00
Chris
Oct 28, 2016
Sorry it's late Johnny. Well done matey! Love from Chris, Karen and Esme'.
£30.00
Oliver Cox
Oct 25, 2016
£100.00
The Deverys
Oct 21, 2016
Well done guys xx
£50.00
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