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Closed 12/09/2015
Iʼve raised £25,177 to take 'childhood bags' to refugee children
- Durham, United Kingdom
- Funded on Saturday, 12th September 2015
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We need childhood bags posted directly to children today.
These should have in them books (farsi, arabic, greek,), toys and warm clothing as winter approaches. We also need trainers posting as lots don't have shoes: Address Melinda McCostie, The Captain's Table, Molyvos, 81108, Lesbos, Greece.
We will also be using some of the cash raised to help those giving the children food and water when they arrive fro sea.
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10 years ago
Beth Usher
10 years agoHi all. We're going to close page at 12pm Thursday (which will be a week) as situation is Lesbos is so desperate we need to access cash to help. It takes 14 days to get from Just Giving!
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10 years ago
Beth Usher
10 years agoThank you everyone. Over £24k now. It's amazing. And hello to all our friends from US and Aus.
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10 years ago
Beth Usher
10 years agoHello everybody. Thank you for donating. Can't believe we are already at 110% of our target! We are going to keep the appeal going for one more week and then cash in so we can help as quickly as possible.
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Anonymous
Sep 15, 2015
£100.00
Anonymous
Sep 13, 2015
£30.00
Anna J
Sep 12, 2015
Terrific effort. Thank you.
£30.00
Tessa, Janetta, and Patrick
Sep 12, 2015
Thank you for doing this - it is a wonderful fundraising campaign - love the personalised touch of putting actual bags together for each child. Donating here and hoping to send a few bags ourselves!
£10.00
Anonymous
Sep 12, 2015
£10.00
Anonymous
Sep 12, 2015
Proud of you for doing this and hopeful too. Hopeful that we can act, we can do something x
£10.00
Amy Hobart
Sep 12, 2015
Thank you for doing this.
£10.00
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Beth Usher
Durham, United Kingdom
I am working with my Mum - a retired teacher who has worked with refugee children - to put together 'childhood bags' which will have books, toys a warm jumper and socks for winter. I am a lecturer and a mum of two with experience of running a similar campaign.