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Fundraising for The Ben Kinsella Trust
£4,153
raised of £4,000 target
by 21 supporters
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In memory of Ben Kinsella
The Ben Kinsella Trust

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We work with young people to tackle knife crime and keep them safe

Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I frequently toss coins and notes at charity when I see a good cause. The one I can’t resist is Help the Heroes, they get my coins every time. http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/

I came across one charity recently I thought was really worthwhile. Many people remember the name of the teenager who was stabbed to death when he was 16, just before he would have got his ‘Aced’ his GCSE results. His name was Ben Kinsella. This popular promising schoolboy left a mother, father, 3 sisters and Teddy his dog, to greive his loss. http://www.benkinsella.org.uk/

That work has already started with very positive results, but she needs more funding to open it out to those who can really be helped.

I don’t really have much of a facebook profile because of my work in the security industry. Sadly because of this work I can speak from experience of knives being carried and used regularly which is related to youths and gangs ending with the same consequences.

Here is just 1 sad example of how knife crime affects people their parents and their children, while trying to earn a living in my industry. http://www.metro.co.uk/news/362017-man-jailed-for-security-guard-knife-attack

I want to help keep knives off our streets, do you?

If Ben had only been beaten and not stabbed, he would most likely still be alive.

He was the seventeenth child to loose his life to a knife in 2008.

After Ben's death his sister, Brooke gave more energy and became more involved and successful in trying to prevent knife crime than I have accomplished in my largest work project. She has worked with the Prime Minister! She has conducted vast amounts of research that identified many of the roots of the problem and after extensive consultation she came up with a positive potential solution. Now she is trying to find the money to deliver it and make it work.

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So please dig deep and donate now.

About the charity

The Ben Kinsella Trust

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The Ben Kinsella Trust is an educational charity set up following the tragic murder of Ben aged 16 in 2008. Our mission is to use the true and powerful story of Ben Kinsella to educate young people about the consequences of choices, so they stay safe and away from crime.

Donation summary

Total raised
£4,152.33
+ £306.58 Gift Aid
Online donations
£2,652.33
Offline donations
£1,500.00

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