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Closed 27/02/2017
Weʼve raised £527 to buy the gift of warmth for 50 vulnerable men this winter. uniqlo's heat tech t-shirts are super warm & are discount now for £7.90 a pop.
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Funded on Monday, 27th February 2017
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Right now there are hundreds of displaced refugees on the streets of Paris. We all know the story; they've fled war and inhumane acts of violence and have lost friends and family in the process. While no one knows what the future holds for them, let's make the present a little more bearable by giving the gift of warmth in one very easy way.
Brandon and I discovered Uniqlo whilst living in Japan. One of their bestselling items are the Heat Tech t-shirts that can be worn under anything and keep you SO warm. They're excellent - and an easy way to help these men on the streets keep warm in freezing temperatures. And right now they're on sale for just £7.90 (or $9.91).
Caroline will be going to France to volunteer next weekend and we'd like to give her 50 t shirts to personally distribute to these grateful folks.
We all know it - being cold SUCKS. If your boiler has ever broken in January or you've been stuck waiting for the night bus you know this all too well!
Donate £7.90, $9.91 - or whatever you can afford - and know that you've really made someone's winter so much better.
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- 7 years ago
Laura Pepper
7 years agoThank you all so much! I'm thrilled that a small idea I had one Saturday morning will make a big impact on so many deserving men. I'll send photos from France soon. Love and light to you all xo
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- 7 years ago
Laura Pepper
7 years agoWe've hit the target in 5 days! Yay! Right now Caz is in France handing out the first batch of t shirts. I'll get photos and post them soon. All money raised past the £395 target will be donated to CAMCRAG (Cambridge Calais refugee action group) as cash so they can spend as they see fit. They're a great group of volunteers who understand the ins and outs of the situation in France right now. Thanks again for your generosity XO
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- 7 years ago
Laura Pepper
7 years agoWow guys, I'm so amazed by your generosity! We're so close to target in just a few days. Here's a picture of the first batch of t shirts heading to France in the morning via Caroline. More will be purchased tomorrow and sent very soon. The gift of warmth is a beautiful one, thank you! <3
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Shed Sherls
Feb 27, 2017
Becky
Feb 27, 2017
Well done for organising
£7.90
Sherley Daphinis
Feb 8, 2017
Thank you for showing love when others are teaching fear.
tanveer mann
Feb 6, 2017
Such a great idea! Really happy to be spending my #Tenner4Good on such a good cause! x
£10.00
David Pepper
Feb 5, 2017
£25.00
Matt Callanan
Feb 3, 2017
Well done Laura - Good work!
£10.00
Anastasia Evans
Feb 3, 2017
Such a lovely idea Laura - I love this! xx
£10.00
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