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Juliet’s Great Swim

Mary Ann — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:53:27 +0000

Next weekend, Juliet Turnbull will be swimming for us in the Great British Swim held in Central London!

The Challenge is to swim a one-mile swim in the heart of the capital http://www.greatswim.org/

The Royal Victoria Dock, venue of the British Gas Great London Swim, is situated in the East End of London near Canary Wharf in the London Borough of Newham.

The one-mile course will be set against the magnificent London skyline, with views of Canary Wharf and the rejuvenated London Docklands area, providing the perfect backdrop for a Great Swim.

For many the biggest challenge of the British Gas Great London Swim may be overcoming the fear of swimming in the Thames. However contrary to popular belief the water quality is in fact very good and is acknowledged to be one of the cleanest metropolitan rivers in the world. This is largely down to the Thames being tidal.

We we are really pleased to have Juliet, who is the daughter of one of our Trustees swimming for us in add of our life changing work with disabled children and, if you are impressed as we are by her attempt to swim in the Thames please consider contributing to her fundraising at http://www.justgiving.com/Juliet-Turnbull0

Smiles party success

Mary Ann — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:46:16 +0000

The charity night at Boujis in South Kensington on 9th June was a massive sucess. So many lovely people came out to support us and raised £5000 on the night to support surgery for disabled children which will take place in Uganda later in the year. We have also raised over £2,500 online before and after the party. We were blown away by the generosity of so many of you, Thank You Thank You Thank You. There is still time to lend your support to this initiative and boost the Smiles total so that even more children can benefit from the life changing surgery which they so desperately need. To give click here. Every little helps. We will be holding couple more events for Smiles over the summer so watch this space for more news!

Eva Baguma on working with Able Child Africa

Mary Ann — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:16:35 +0000

“I feel a sense of hope and empowerment working with AbleChildAfrica’s efforts to support disabled children in East Africa. They are passionate about their work and strive towards making a difference in the lives of some of the less fortunate members of our society – the children.

Both Uganda Society for Disabled Children and AbleChildAfrica are committed to changing the lives of disabled children in Uganda. I want more and more people to know about this work and get an opportunity to contribute to its effectiveness.”

Fundraiser, Uganda Society for Disabled Children