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Red Rubber Ball Bursaries

Neil Kirby is raising money for The Red Rubber Ball Foundation
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on 25 January 2011

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The Red Rubber Foundation is a charity set up to help young and disadvantaged people in the UK and overseas develop their capabilities. We do this by giving our own time, money and energy, and raising additional funds to support individuals and community groups.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page set up to </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">provide a bursaries to cover the secondary school fees for&nbsp;young children,&nbsp;allowing them to continue their education.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">These bursaries are required because village children often find that, whilst they attend primary school until they are 11 or 12, they are then needed in their families to work and help provide food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Whilst school fees are modest by Western standards, they are often unaffordable for impoverished families.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The income for many Kenyan families is just enough for them to survive, sometimes hardly enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This is made worse if a child has lost one or both parents to malaria, AIDS or other serious complaints.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>If children lose the opportunity to move onto secondary school they miss the chance to better themselves and improve the lot of their families.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What your money provides </span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It costs just &pound;220 a year to provide a place at school, covering the student&rsquo;s education, school uniform, text books, board and lodging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Hence you provide the full four years at secondary school for less than &pound;1,000.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;">For more information, please contact <a href="mailto:neil@redrubberball.co.uk">neil@redrubberball.co.uk</a> or if you're ready to donate then please go ahead.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£2,147.43
+ £448.24 Gift Aid
Online
£1,747.43
Offline
£400.00

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