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Closed 31/03/2017
Weʼve raised £1,095 to support a trip to Uganda to Nurse and teach local African student nurses
- Bedford, United Kingdom
- Funded on Friday, 31st March 2017
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Lightforce is a Milton Keynes charity working in Lira in Uganda providing a day nursery, a primary school, an agricultural school and a health clinic
As nurses we will be helping to provide healthcare to the locals , to enable access to quality medical care ..to do this we will work alongside local health care professionals to not only support their work but develop our own practice
We have also been given a unique opportunity to go into the local hospitals and using Our varied experience teach local student nurses such thIngs as resuscitation, infection control issues and hand hygiene
All monies raised will be a donation towards our transport, food and lodging during our stay
Please ...if you could consider even the smallest donation to enable us to do something to pay it forward !
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- 7 years ago
Maxine Gilbert
7 years agoOne day more !!![ more abject apologies,this time to Cameron Mackintosh !!!] so .....this will be the last little update before Lesley and I go off on our Very Big Adventure !! Today is a "Thankyou" post to each and every one of you who has taken the time to donate or send messages of support and encouragement... You have shown what amazing friends and family we have and in these current times when its easy to say 'let someone else do it' - well you haven't! we have exceeded the original goal and then some !! But there is still time !
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- 7 years ago
Maxine Gilbert
7 years agoThree more days and we will be on our way! We have had an update on what we will be doing whilst out there .. looks like we will be helping with an immunisation programme along with teaching and being involved with a local health clinic We will document our travels and our experiences .. those who know me will know my trusty camera will be with me at all times primed and ready !!! You still have enough time for those last minute donations .. if you have pledged to do so and keep putting it off, then go for it !!! Every penny counts !!!
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- 7 years ago
Maxine Gilbert
7 years agoIt's the final countdown ! With abject apologies to the and Europe and the blatent plagiarism ! It's all getting very real now with bags almost packed to the brim, e tickets printed and a total of nearly £900 from you amazing people ! The page will close at end of play of the 31st March so you still have time to maybe make it to the magical total of £1000 ... come on , you know we can !!! Lesley and I want to thank each and every one of you for the donations, encouraging words and support you have given .. watch out for the photos !!!!!
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Colette Warrington
Mar 31, 2017
Hi Max. Good luck with the trip. You are doing an amazing thing. Full of admiration. See you when you are back. Colette xx
£20.00
Adam Webster
Mar 30, 2017
Sorry we're late with the donation! Good luck out there.
£10.00
Robbi & Jake xxxx
Mar 30, 2017
£5.00
Jackie, Gary & Ella x
Mar 30, 2017
£10.00
Helen Rollo
Mar 26, 2017
Have an amazing time Max xx
£20.00
Anonymous
Mar 25, 2017
Go do some good xx
Anonymous
Mar 25, 2017
Why a wonderful act of kindness and consideration - I'm sure you will all be brilliant - good luck and well done for helping to educate those who will go on to help their own 🙂
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Maxine Gilbert
Bedford, United Kingdom
33 years a nurse .. 20 in radiology with community , practice nurse, midwifery and elderly Care experience ... can now bring clinical procurement to the mix too ! more importantly 52 years a human .. 31 of those a wife and 24 years a mother .. what experience THAT has brought!