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Guy's Trust News May 2016
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Dear Friends
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We have lots of good news! The bicycles that we ordered for the children at the first Guy's Trust school in Cambodia have arrived, we have just agreed to fund a third primary school in Cambodia and a second library in Nepal.
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We hope that you'll come to one or more of our great events over the coming months and help us to continue our work in memory of Guy.
With thanks for your continuing support and very best wishes,
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Vicky Joseph
Chair of Trustees
www.guystrust.org
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In Cambodia the bicycles have arrived and now the children don't have to walk for hours to get to school.
They said ..."Thank you Guy's Trust for your donation of 50 bicycles to poor students in Tany Chamka Prek primiary located in Koh Kong. They were very excited to get bicycle and promised that they would use it as a mean of transportation to access to education". We say ... thank you to all our supporters who have made this possible.
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We're building a third school in Cambodia ...
Whilst in Cambodia we visited Chhouk Village school. It is currently a dilapidated wooden two-roomed building and a lean-to for over 100 children across six grades who have to attend in shifts. Guy's Trust is going to construct and equip a proper five-classroom brick building, two toilet blocks and a playground. The cost of this school will be £55,000 and work is due to start in November.
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...and a second library in Nepal
In some parts of rural Nepal literacy rates are as low as 15%. Children are not able to experience the joy of reading or expanding their knowledge through books; teachers lack the resources for stimulating teaching and entire communities have no access to information. Against this background we have decided to fund another library, this time in partnership with the Cairn Trust. The cost of the library will be around £11,000.
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Guy's Global Garbage Grab 2016 - a 'world wide' beach-clean for World Oceans Day
8 June will see our (almost) simultaneous worldwide beach-clean in 19 locations around the world. We have teams in Whitley Bay and Plymouth, England; the Severn Valley, Wales; Coney Island, New York and Santa Cruz, California, USA; Komodo, Karimunjawa, Gili Trawangan and Bali, Indonesia; Hobart, Tasmania; the Australian Gold Coast; Tokoname, Japan; Kampot, Cambodia; Cyprus; Singapore; Dili, East Timor; Chumphon, Thailand; and even Pokhara in landlocked Nepal! And one very enthusiastic person who doesn't yet know where he'll be!
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If you are going to be in any of these places and can help out, please contact us and we'll give you more details. Last year we created this fantastic photomontage; watch this space for this year's version.
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Please save the dates!
THE 18 CHALLENGE WALK
Sunday morning 18 September | PUB QUIZ
Sunday evening 30 October | |
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The 18 Challenge is back again after last year's absence. Please join us for this lovely guided circular walk in the Lee
Valley Regional Park. 9km option too.
£18 donation.
More information from Lilian or sign up here.
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Our annual Pub Quiz - guaranteed fun!
At Shillibeer's Bar and Grill, 1 Carpenter's Mews, North Road, London N7 9EF
£20 donation. Reserve your place, or a table, here.
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Could you run for us?
See how happy running can make you feel!
You too can raise lots of dosh for Guy's Trust as we have places in....
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The Great Northern Run - 11 September
The Royal Parks Half Marathon - 9 October
The Virgin London Marathon - 23 April 2017
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Support Guy's Trust when you book a restaurant
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Do you eat out? Now you can support us at the same - and it won't cost you a penny.
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Guy's Trust has registered with ChariTable - an exciting new way to search and book over 3000 UK restaurants whilst raising valuable funds for us. When you book a restaurant through Chari Table they donate £1 for every diner to your chosen charity.
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Why not download the app now?
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