Your Fundraising Stories
In bed with Kelly
Kelly Smith from Cardiff University raised an amazing £175 by spending the day in her pyjamas. She got sponsored to go to lectures, out shopping and even to the pub wrapped up warm in a duvet with a flask of hot chocolate. So, why not try having a duvet day yourself?
The money Kelly raised could pay for three young homeless people to complete a computer training qualification to give them the skills and confidence to find a job. It also gives them the chance to build themselves a secure and more prosperous future.
All wrapped up
When their housemate went away for the weekend, Jack Greenaway and friends got sponsored to wrap everything in his room in foil and raised a fantastic £325.
The money raised by Jack could pay the salary of an ambulance driver for a year in Somaliland. Years of civil war have left the country’s medical services in ruins and hundreds of women die unnecessarily in childbirth every week. An ambulance driver provides a vital emergency service that saves people’s lives.
Making air waves
David Bradshaw organised a massive student radio event called Hearing Aid, involving a marathon broadcast and a sponsored walk and succeeded in raising a triumphant £4,478 – incredible!
This money could pay for new houses to be built for five families of children who have lost their parents to AIDS. Their new homes come with a tank that collects rainwater from the roof – meaning they have a chance to go to school rather than walking up to 12 miles each day to fetch water.
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