We owe some very big thanks to:
For all the individual fund raisers, the jumble sale holders, the swimmers, the evening parties raising funds, the bike rides, the runs, the standing orders, the unexpected cheques and the odd bit of cash thank you, thank you; it maybe a cliché but we REALLY couldn’t do it without you.
Endless thanks to Gay Jennions who tirelessly works [for free.. ] on our website constantly updating and refining it.
Thanks again to http://www.bright-future.org.uk/ who give us such wonderful continuing and substantial support for our work with partners in three provinces in South Africa.
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The wonderfully supportive trustees at Persula have given us another major grant for 2010 which helps enormously with the work we are doing with Childline. Thank you for your faith and trust in us and our South African partners. |
In December 2009 Slough Town Supporters trust donated their second-hand kit to the Ghetto Boyz, who were ecstatic. Many thanks to them, and a very special thanks to Karen Gumbs who has helped gather such a lot of kit, parcel it up and then get it sent off – no mean task.
We have two donors who wish to remain anonymous, and who, in mid-late 2009 gave us £5,000 each. A million thanks.
We were so excited when Generations Charitable Trust decided to support our work and give us funding for one of our major training programmes - enormous thanks
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We were adopted by Derby Soroptomists as their ‘Charity of the Year’ for 2009 - 2010. What a great compliment and endorsement for our work … huge thanks to all the Soroptomists. |
Linda McQuaid, one of our trustees, ran the London Marathon in April, raising over £2,000 for us. Brilliant, well done Linda.
Thank you to all the parents and friends who contribute the second hand football kit for our parcels to South Africa, I can never properly explain how grateful they are to receive your donations; particularly thanks to Karen Richardson who collects everything and allows her garage to become the dumping and sorting ground for all the stuff.
Very special thanks also to Roy Gumbs and 
who send our parcels at no cost to us to South Africa, and they are BIG parcels.
Thanks again to http://www.bright-future.org.uk/ who give us such wonderful support in funding our training in three provinces in South Africa.
We have two very generous donors who regularly send us about £200 via the Charities Trust and about £150 via Give Now/CAF bank … and I haven’t a clue who you are! All I can say is the most enormous thank you; your joint annual donations pay for two volunteers to work for 12 months in a crèche with very small children who would otherwise be exposed to significant danger – it also pays for all the associated specialist training for the same volunteers enabling them to recognize abuse and act thereby helping to break the cycle of abuse. You really are helping us to make a difference, thank you.
An enormous thank you to everyone who has given so amazingly generously this Christmas [2008] …. the world’s media would have us thinking that during this time of belt tightening all charitable contributions have dried up – all I can say is that this year more people have been even more generous than usual, so a huge, huge, HUGE thank you from us and from our partners who are all working so hard to support women and men, protect small children aiming to break the cycle.
Marvellous, everything we are able to do is because of YOU!
We had a fundraising and awareness-raising event at the House of Lords in May 2008 and so many thanks to so many people, but particularly our Patrons and Trustees and the support we gained from that afterwards. You can see some of the photos in our photo gallery.
The Joffe Charitable Trust has joined with Persula to help support our Imisebeyelanga project where we are setting out this year to train 90 community volunteers – see the news section, the story about this great project is there.
Huge thanks go to all the staff at The Gallery, [London Rd, Gerrards Cross. 01753 886977] who held a fundraising day in January 2008 – they all gave their time free so that customers could have a great day, donate the money to us and I hope they all had lots of fun. On this amazing day they raised over £1,800!
We received a huge donation from an anonymous donor just before Christmas 2007 and I can't contact you, so this is just to say a very, very big thank you
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Our very grateful thanks go to the Persula Foundation who are supporting a major project helping to bust the virgin myth, and other myths, through a major training programme for 90 people in northern Gauteng. |
Thank you again to Dr Chai Patel who has generously funded our promotional film - the short version is on the website here.
Rana Muller, who heard about our work through her daughter and set about getting lots and lots of support through her Facebook cause.
To the Open University for their support and collaboration in devising and co-funding a PhD programme.
To Dr & Mrs. C. Patel who have donated loads of money, and who really believe in what we are doing.
To Karen Woolley who has guided and chivvied to help us with all our governance arrangements
All the people who make small or large donations – your commitment really matters to us and to the children.
For all the emails and messages of support and encouragement.
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The Allied Bank of Ireland from their staff care committee who donated so generously in December 2005 and June 2006. |
Prof. Gordon Hughes - for donating thousands of airmiles and money so Lesley can visit South Africa
Gay and David Jennions - for working way above the call of duty to get the website up and running so efficiently, regularly maintained, regularly updated and answering all our IT questions day and night.
The Gallery [hairdresser] - for holding a fundraising evenings in April 2005 and April 2006. The Gallery, London Rd, Gerrards Cross. 01753 886977 - ask for Jackie ... she's great
Sincere thanks to all who gave so generously on 23rd July 2005. Thank you everybody.
All the offers of time and support from so many people.