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Jackie Mcgillicuddy is raising money for Oxfam GB
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Hi, I'm
Jackie.
My
challenge is to run the Birmingham 1/2 marathon on October 24th.
I'm running to support two charities and as part of a fundraising programme I'm leading at school.The charities are the Oxfam Pakistan floods appeal and Cantral Asia Institute who build schools for girls in remote Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Why - 1) Because winter is coming and people are without shelter. It's easy to give when there is terrible devastation on our news screens. Harder to remember that the devastating effects of loss of homes, fields, livelihoods, schools etc can last for years and every penny of aid truly does count. See the following link http://www.oxfam.org.uk/oxfam_in_action/emergencies/pakistan-floods2010.html?intcmp=hp_rhc_pak-floods-donate-box_170910
2) Because educating girls can change the lives of whole communities in terms of healthcare, hope and climbing out of poverty. I work with many girls whose families have chosen to give them a good education. There are many more girls in the world who do not have this opportunity. Do read the book 'Three cups of tea' or visit their website to find out more. The links are http://www.ikat.org/ and http://www.threecupsoftea.com/
There is also a video called The Girl Effect you could watch if you want to find out more http://www.girleffect.org/question
OK, so that's a lot to follow up but it's a big world out there.
Please generously sponsor me. This page is the Oxfam page and the link to sponsorship for Central Asia Institute is www.firstgiving.com/jackiemcgillicuddy
The official details come below. Please also talk to me in real life, not just this virtual world to see how I'm doing.
With best wishes Jackie xx
I'm running to support two charities and as part of a fundraising programme I'm leading at school.The charities are the Oxfam Pakistan floods appeal and Cantral Asia Institute who build schools for girls in remote Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Why - 1) Because winter is coming and people are without shelter. It's easy to give when there is terrible devastation on our news screens. Harder to remember that the devastating effects of loss of homes, fields, livelihoods, schools etc can last for years and every penny of aid truly does count. See the following link http://www.oxfam.org.uk/oxfam_in_action/emergencies/pakistan-floods2010.html?intcmp=hp_rhc_pak-floods-donate-box_170910
2) Because educating girls can change the lives of whole communities in terms of healthcare, hope and climbing out of poverty. I work with many girls whose families have chosen to give them a good education. There are many more girls in the world who do not have this opportunity. Do read the book 'Three cups of tea' or visit their website to find out more. The links are http://www.ikat.org/ and http://www.threecupsoftea.com/
There is also a video called The Girl Effect you could watch if you want to find out more http://www.girleffect.org/question
OK, so that's a lot to follow up but it's a big world out there.
Please generously sponsor me. This page is the Oxfam page and the link to sponsorship for Central Asia Institute is www.firstgiving.com/jackiemcgillicuddy
The official details come below. Please also talk to me in real life, not just this virtual world to see how I'm doing.
With best wishes Jackie xx
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