Article of Appreciation #Superstars

Raise a glass to some fab Lancashire & London folk.

Given recent atrocities like the Ariana Grande Concert & London attacks, plus the Grenfell disaster, I struggled to promote my fundraising efforts at times; when so much is happening on our own doorstep how can we encourage people to give to orphans abroad?! (…The phrase ‘Charity Starts at Home‘ was mentioned a few times; something I do acknowledge and respect…)

That said, dozens have donated or helped with activities to support the charity I’ll be working with in India this month. I know not everyone has pennies in their pockets so I appreciate the hands on assistance offered by individuals too! Thank you also to those who were unable to donate, or attend our activities, but who shared our events or the fundraising page… Every little helps, and every little action has been massively appreciated!

I wanted to use this post as a chance to offer a genuine and lasting THANK YOU to all those who have supported me / the Big Preston Raffle – you can click through to my Just Giving page to see the relevant updates during the last few months of fundraising & you can learn more about the small UK-based charity here.

Here Goes…

An obvious shout out to my social enterprise, Global Amigos for the promotion of these activities / recruitment of sponsors / free use of their resources etc.

With thanks to the following individuals / organisations:

Irene Flack / Starfish English Services
Julie Lightfoot / JL Consultancy
Melanie Close / Disability Equality
Michelle Delieu / Love2Dance
Susan Lees / Admin Extra Solutions
Jo Cleminson / Xtra Savings4u
Kyle Healy / The Charnock*
Brian Morrison / Biz Social
Alys Stuart / Together We Balance
Laura Worden / Pop Cabaret
Josh Holden / Lancsfest
Janine Yarker / Forever Living
Lorraine Lenoir / Preston Pride*
Frazer McMillan / PR1 Media

PLUS: Donors for the Big Preston Raffle; drawn on September 9th.

And finally, thanks to the following for being superstars in their own right:

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For more on the Big Preston Raffle click here.

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Can I still donate?

YEP, there is still time 🙂 SMS & Just Giving donations go direct to the charity, even once I’ve returned; the more we can spend on the kids/orphanage in India the better right? Click through here or text LYFE89 £5 to 70070 for a fiver to come off your phone bill.

Email me:

if you have donated but don’t feature above (and would like to)
if you plan to donate & quite fancy a mention included above
if you donated but would prefer a link to your business’s website
if you feature but would rather your name be edited / removed

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