Fundraising… half way there
Whilst I’m here resting in Kyrgyzstan, I’m just writing to say a huge THANKYOU to all the people who have made donations to the charitable projects we are supporting. WE HAVE RAISED ALMOST HALF THE TARGET AMOUNT ALREADY - just under USD 60,000 - towards the target of USD 140,000. This is thanks to corporate sponsors especially Crosby Capital Partners, Deutsche Bank, Prudential, and Lloyd George Asset Management, and lots of kind invididuals who’ve contributed through JustGiving pages. THANKYOU!
If we manage to hit the fundraising target by the end of my journey home, it will mean the sports centre for 5000 street children in Cambodia, and playgrounds for 10000 children in the earthquake-affected areas of Pakistan can be built. Both of these charity projects which we hope to make possible through the Long Road Home adventur use sport as a means to help rebuild broken communities.
Thankyou to some great groups of people who got together to make group donations, especially the super team at Reuters Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong cyclists. And a big thanks too to ADM Capital, Beeline Bicycles, Kodak, and Virgin Atlantic HK who are also making invaluable in-kind contributions to the project.
On the next leg of this journey from Asia to Europe, I’ll hopefully go through the rest of Kyrgyzstan, into Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and then into Azerbaijan and Georgia. Several other firms have expressed interest in becoming corporate supporters - well, NOW’s THE TIME to write to me and get involved!
Meanwhile, thanks again for everyone’s great support, and best wishes from Bishkek!