Kate Crawley
Volunteering in India!
Fundraising for Lattitude Global Volunteering
Story
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; font-size: 10pt;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. I have been accepted to volunteer in a rural school in Northern India for five months with Lattitude Global Volunteering in 2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will be an amazing experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope to contribute to the community I will be working with</span><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; font-size: 10pt;">, gain skills and experience and to return to the UK better equipped to continue my studies. I hope to train as a primary teacher after I complete my Art History degree at Glasgow Uni. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; font-size: 10pt;">I have been saving hard and organising fundraising events –</span><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> selling homemade cards and quizzes, organising a ‘Pudding Party.’ I have also been out training as my<span style="color: black;"> sister, </span>Alex, and I are running a sponsored 5K in Edinburgh on December 4 - this is a special challenge for me as I was born with a congenital dislocation of the hip and had major surgery as a young girl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">I had no expectation of reaching the initial target of £1000 towards the £3500 I need for the project. This week we hit £1000 already! I am astounded! I have been overwhelmed by the generosity of friends and family, thank you so much to everyone who supported me so far. On Wednesday, Alex and I raised £56.85 on my stall at the Walkerburn Ladies Night and have received 2 donations for funds I applied to. Thank you everyone! </span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; font-size: 10pt;">If you are interested in finding out more about Latitude and their projects in India, please visit their website <a href="http://www.lattitude.org.uk/"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">www.lattitude.org.uk</span></span></a> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; font-size: 10pt;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; font-size: 10pt;">So please dig deep and donate now. Thank you!</span></p>
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