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Iʼve raised £1,755 to establish and equip a summer youth camp in south west Poland, please sponsor our cycling adventure from Calais to Poland to make it happen!
- Portsmouth, United Kingdom
- Funded on Sunday, 16th July 2017
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To put the wheels in motion on this brand new venture, two of the team (Josh and Brad) are planning to cycle from Calais to Kochanow in Poland, which is approximately 786 miles, travelling through France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany, over approximately 12 days. We know this is not going to be an easy or comfortable ride but we are excited to get on the saddle. Brad and Josh will be setting off on the 31st of August with the intention to arrive at Kochanow for the 6th of September, the arrival date may change depending on how much sightseeing takes place along the way! There will be a fair amount of uphill climbing throughout eastern Germany into western Poland and you will be able to keep up with how much pain we are in along the way on our Facebook page and Instagram profiles. Though we are young and "fit" the training is well under way to prepare for the adventure ahead! If we could raise £6 /7 per mile traveled, we will hit our target!
Once we have hit this target the money will be used to finance the equipment required to run summer youth camps, tents sleeping bags, sports and catering equipment etc.
Through connections made over the years travelling to Poland we already have a free to use site to host the camps, what we now need is fund raising for the equipment mentioned above.
Once equipped our aim is to provide a free week of activities and getaway for the young people in the area of south west Poland for at least one week a year.
Through many trips to Poland we have seen the affect of the school holidays and having nothing to do and nowhere to go throughout the summer, sadly this often results in substance abuse. We firmly believe, given an alternative we can affect the lives of the younger generations for good.
Our aim is to be ready to start our first week in the summer of 2018.
Thank you for your support in making this happen!
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- 7 years ago
Oasis of Hope
7 years agoA massive thank you to everyone that has supported us to make this happen, if you would like to stay updated with the cycle ride and futher progress of the summer camp project, please email your name and the subject "keep me updated" to oasisofhopepoland@gmail.com Internet connection permitting we will share some photos and a daily blog via email along our way. Once again thank you all so much !
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- 7 years ago
Oasis of Hope
7 years agoA massive thank you to everyone who has donated, 2 days left to go. Let's see if we can hit £2000? Please do share the link and make this happen!
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- 7 years ago
Oasis of Hope
7 years agoSo we will be starting from Calais on the 31st of August finishing the day in Bruges, Belgium. You can see from the map the rest of the route across Germany into Poland.
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- 7 years ago
Oasis of Hope
7 years agoHi all just an update to firstly say a massive thank you to everyone who has donated, secondly our leaving date has shifted to the 31st of August instead of the 27th. Not only will this help keep the cost of the ferry trip down as it is midweek it will also help us to avoid to bank holiday traffic. We are also hoping to take a trip to the reading music festival after it has finished to see if we can collect up some of the tents and equipment that will inevitably be left behind! Your genrousity continues to amaze us, please keep sharing!
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46
Tom Walker
Jul 16, 2017
Good luck brad!
£40.00
debra mason
Jul 15, 2017
£10.00
Simon Bailey
Jul 15, 2017
Good luck bradders
£30.00
Anonymous
Jul 14, 2017
£20.00
Anonymous
Jul 14, 2017
Good luck!
£40.00
graham goodwin
Jul 14, 2017
All the best Brad
£25.00
Anonymous
Jul 14, 2017
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Oasis of Hope
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
We are three British Christians who have a heart to bring positive change to south western Polish communities. We already have strong connections with friends and local churches in the area. Facebook www.facebook.com/oazanadziei/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/oasis_of_hope