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Help
our personal charitys
Lisa
and I have decided the best way to make use of
our trip is to help others in any way we can and
the charities we have chosen all have a personal
link to us..
here
are our 3 charities, so if you feel generous make
a donation and help in any way you can,
regards
and thanks
Simon
and Lisa
 WaterAid.
http://www.wateraid.org
Our
trip will be global and we wanted to raise funds
for a Global cause, as Lisa works for South West
Water, by association she is acutely aware of
the difficulties facing many countries, who need
to source clean drinking water. As a charity WaterAid
are currently trying to raise their public profile
and were recently chosen by TV's Blue Peter programme
as their main charity for 2003. WaterAid are active
at ground level in many of the poorer African
countries we will be visiting, i.e., Tanzania.
Lisa and I will be visiting a number of WaterAid
projects, where we will be participating and lending
a hand in any way we can.
Who
are WaterAid?
WaterAid
is the UK’s only major charity dedicated
exclusively to the provision of safe domestic
water, sanitation and hygiene education to the
world’s poorest people. These most basic
services are essential to life; without them vulnerable
communities are trapped in the stranglehold of
disease and poverty.
WaterAid
works by helping local organisations set up low
cost, sustainable projects using appropriate technology
that can be managed by the community itself.
WaterAid
also seeks to influence the policies of other
key organisations, such as governments, to secure
and protect the right of poor people to safe,
affordable water and sanitation services.
WaterAid
is independent and relies heavily on voluntary
support.
Registered
Charity No: 288701
click
here to make a donation to wateraid
CancerBACUP. http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk
Jan
Thomas (my Mum) was diagnosed with Cancer four
years ago and is still fighting the disease following
4 major operations, although now in remission.
Although a lot of money is raised to fight Cancer
and the research of the disease, many other organisations
don’t do so well. CancerBACUP is a group
who supply essential back-up services to those
people and their families who have been diagnosed
and for whom the benefits of future research will
have little impact. CancerBACUP's primary role
is to provide accurate information to anybody
who needs it, however, at ground level provide
call centres, manned by qualified volunteers who
are there to answer questions from anybody. You
may have found a lump and are unsure as to what
to do next, or a young son or daughter unable
to ask a parent what type of Cancer they have
and when are they going to die. Many people feel
they are alone and need someone to turn to-CancerBACUP
provide support and essential answers. Information
equals hope.
Who
are cancerBACUP?
CancerBACUP
is a charity providing comprehensive, up to date
information and support to people affected by
cancer, their families and friends. Specialist
cancer information nurses staff their freephone
lines, which are open from Monday-Friday from
9am-7pm (0800 800 1234) CancerBACUP services extend
to drop in centres in hospitals around the country,
an award winning website, www.cancerbacup.org.uk,
and booklets and fact sheets on all types of cancer,
treatments and aspects of living with cancer,
such as diet and coping with hair loss.
CancerBACUP are the largest provider of cancer
information and support in Europe. Information
from CancerBACUP is accurate, clear, frank, sensitively
expressed and free.
Registered
Charity No: 1019719
click here to make a donation to cancerbacup=
British Heart Foundation. http://www.bhf.org.uk
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Lisa's
father 3 years ago suffered from a heart
complaint and underwent emergency surgery,
resulting in a quadruple heart bypass.
The
diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation
Alan underwent was life saving and the BHF
played a major role in his continued recovery.
My Brother-in-law, Professor Underwood,
played a very hands on role during Alan
illness, as he is recognised as one of the
World's leading Nuclear Cardiologist. In
this capacity he is truly at the for front
of Coronary diagnosis and continually pushing
forward the boundaries of research and understanding.
He is of course biased in his support of
our found raising for the BHF.
Registered
Charity No: 225971
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Pam
Fry from the BHF sitting on the R1100GS
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lick
here to make a donation to the british heart foundation
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