Dear friends in Thriplow,

As some of you may remember, in September I will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania with a group of my fellow students at the University of York (where I am currently studying biochemistry). We are raising money for the charity Hope for Children who support the Amani Children’s Home in Moshi, which for over 10 years has been dedicated to the protection of Tanzania’s most vulnerable population: street children. Over the course of the past decade the home has rescued hundreds of children from the perils of life on the streets, where they face numerous dangers including malnutrition and abuse. Amani provides healthy food, education, counselling and medical care for every street child who turns to them for help.

The money I am raising will fund the construction of a separate building for older children where they can be prepared for independent life when they leave the home. I hope you will agree this is a very good cause and will mean so much to these children, giving them a positive start in life which they otherwise would not have.

A massive thank you to those of you who have already donated, I’m so grateful to all of you! I’ve also been raising money by selling snacks at my university and bag packing in supermarkets, and I have made a lot of progress with my fundraising. However, there is still some way to go until I reach my fundraising target. If any more of you would still like to make a donation I would really appreciate it.

You can sponsor me online at the following link: http://www.hopeheroes.org/leela_phadke

If you’d like further information on the charity and the home please visit the following websites: http://www.hope-for-children.org/
http://www.amanikids.org/

Thanks again, I really appreciate your support!

Best wishes

Leela Phadke
(Saracens, 2 Fowlmere Road, Thriplow)