3 Peaks Challenge: Supporting Naomi's Home Orphanage, Kenya

A group of us are attempting to complete the 3 peaks challenge in June 2013. This involves climbing the 3 highest peaks in England, Scotland & Wales in just 24 hours. 

We are hoping to raise money for 'Naomi's home', a small, dilapidated, ill-equiped orphange in rural Kenya run by Naomi, a native Kenyan woman, who begs from farmers and villagers to feed and clothe the children she cares for. The orphange is responsible for looking after roughly 25 children, with over 300 more children on the waiting list to get in! However, without additional support the orphange will have to close. A couple of the team visited the children there last October and wanted to do more to help!

Through our Virgin Money Giving page, you can sponsor us and donations will be quickly processed and passed to Watershed Corporation Kenya, who will distribute this directly to the orphange.

This is going to be a HUGE challenge for me, but one that I believe will be totally worth it! Sponsor our team to help us raise money for this amazing cause!

We are aiming to reach £10,000 between us for Naomi's Home. We have raised £1,080 to date. Please help us meet/exceed this target and change the lives of destitute orphans who are waiting for somewhere to call home.

Blessings!

Ronell x

Go BearFaced for Children in Need!

Today’s post is about an event that is happening tomorrow.

BBC Children in Need are proud to launch a brand new fundraising initative for 2012: BearFaced.

When: Friday 9 November

How: Go 'BearFaced' for the day

Why: To raise money for BBC Children in Need

Show your natural beauty: Children in need are asking women across the UK to show their natural beauty and wear no make-up for BearFaced Day – 9^th November 2012. It's such an easy way to raise money for BBC Children in Need.

They have a whole host of people already involved – why not get on board and show your support too?

You can simply go BearFaced and ask friends, family and colleagues to sponsor you. But, as you’ll see here, just like Tuuli Shipster, you can also show you’re part of the tribe by putting your own take on Pudsey’s pawprint on your face – a "beauty spot"-like paw in eyeliner, a Pudsey pawprint tattoo, diamante spots – anything you like!

Pudsey Pawprint Tattoos: From the 5^th November, you can buy exclusive Pudsey pawprint temporary tattoos from your local Post Office or from the Post Office online store. A Pawprint will cost you just 50p, and the Post Office are generously donating all proceeds from the sale of this product less VAT (42p) to BBC Children in Need.

Get sponsored: If you decide to go BearFaced on 9^th November, the most important thing is to make sure you get sponsored by as many of your friends, family and workmates as possible!

Children in Need have created some special event pages for you to collect sponsorship online. Set up your own online sponsorship form at BT’s MyDonate, where every penny of your sponsorship will come to BBC Children in Need, or you will be able to find a BearFaced event page on the following sites:

BT MyDonate

JustGiving

Virgin Money Giving

Or if you'd prefer to use a paper sponsorship form, you can download one here.

Blessings!

Ronell x

“Nothing you do for children is ever wasted” {Garrison Keillor}