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Thank you for visiting Milly and Bella's fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor us online.
Familia's website is www.familiaindia.in
Milly and Bella have long been aquainted with this charity through a great friend. Bella had the opportunity to visit Familia (about 2 hours north of Calcutta) earlier this year to witness at first hand what an incredible facility Familia actually is. Although India is "booming" it is alarming how so many are so very poor. Familia is a charity which provides caring homes and foster parents for brutalised, neglected, starving or orphaned children. Familia not only provides a loving and safe environment in which the children can grow up - but provides the children with a sound and decent education (and importantly the opportunity of learning English) - essentially a passport to a better life.
Familia also provides respite for the elderly whose families have abandoned them or who are simply too poor to care for them themselves. Familia also provides roaming clinics and female outreach programs in the local area.
In order to help raise £2500 for Familia which celebrated its 30th Anniversary in November 2007 we have coerced ourselves into jumping off a crane (in gorrila suits, wearing pink and blue wigs (it seemed like a good idea at the time)).
WE ARE NOW JUMPING ON *Saturday 2nd February @ 3:00pm*
Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Familia Trust will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.
So please sponsor us now!
Many thanks for your support. Milly and Bella