PRALINE'S
WALK 2012
Sponsored walk on
WIMBLEDON
COMMON
WIMBLEDON
COMMON
Sunday 08/01/2012
2.15 pm (meeting 2pm)
Windmill car park.
2.15 pm (meeting 2pm)
Windmill car park.
In May 2010 our lovely little dog, Praline, died accidently in France. I was devastated to lose such a lovable and loving pet and, to comfort me, my friend Cécile suggested I organise a sponsored walk in Praline’s memory. This is how "PRALINE'S WALK was born.
In October 2010, we did our first walk. We raised £1620 for 2 charities : £550 went to DBARC, the rescue centre Praline came from and VOLUNTARIO GLOBAL, the Buenos Aires charity where I work every year as a volunteer received, £ 1070 for
their kindergarten LAS TRAVESURAS. The fund enabled them to build a new classroom to accommodate more vulnerable young children, thereby keeping them safe and fed, and off the dangerous streets of the shanty town while their parents are at work.
their kindergarten LAS TRAVESURAS. The fund enabled them to build a new classroom to accommodate more vulnerable young children, thereby keeping them safe and fed, and off the dangerous streets of the shanty town while their parents are at work.
LAS TRAVESURAS before
LAS TRAVESURAS after !
Our second Praline Walk is on Sunday 8th January 2012 on Wimbledon Common, and we hope to raise even more money. So come and join us with friends and family. What better way to start the New Year, have some fresh air and get fit after too much Christmas’ indulgence!
This time the money we raise will be shared thus :
* 1/3 for MANY TEARS Animal Rescue Centre where I adopted a little Jack Russell called Noisette. This rescue does excellent work rescuing dogs on "death row" and ex breeding bitches and stud dogs who have never known a life in a home. www.manytears.co.uk
* 2/3 will go again to VOLUNTARIO GLOBAL in Buenos Aires.This time it's for teenagers from the shanty town. To bring some money to their destitute families, they have to start to work at a very early age. Most of the time all they can find is an exhausting, badly paid job on a building site. They are too tired to attend school and fall easy prey to the shanty town drug dealers.
This time the money we raise will be shared thus :
* 1/3 for MANY TEARS Animal Rescue Centre where I adopted a little Jack Russell called Noisette. This rescue does excellent work rescuing dogs on "death row" and ex breeding bitches and stud dogs who have never known a life in a home. www.manytears.co.uk
* 2/3 will go again to VOLUNTARIO GLOBAL in Buenos Aires.This time it's for teenagers from the shanty town. To bring some money to their destitute families, they have to start to work at a very early age. Most of the time all they can find is an exhausting, badly paid job on a building site. They are too tired to attend school and fall easy prey to the shanty town drug dealers.
Shanty town around Buenos Aires
Armin, the boys and I in the launderette
To keep them off the street and in education, Voluntario Global
came up with the idea of opening a launderette for the youngsters to wash linen for small hotels, thereby providing them with less strenuous work, and teaching them self discipline, responsibilities and team effort. So the charity acquired and renovated a dilapidated shop, bought a couple of washing machines and started business.
Now, so many youngsters need work that the charity is
desperately trying to buy another washing machine and a dryer to give those teenagers a better chance in life. Hopefully, with your help, Praline’s Walk 2012 will do just that!
www.voluntarioglobal.com.ar/en/component/content/article/18
came up with the idea of opening a launderette for the youngsters to wash linen for small hotels, thereby providing them with less strenuous work, and teaching them self discipline, responsibilities and team effort. So the charity acquired and renovated a dilapidated shop, bought a couple of washing machines and started business.
Now, so many youngsters need work that the charity is
desperately trying to buy another washing machine and a dryer to give those teenagers a better chance in life. Hopefully, with your help, Praline’s Walk 2012 will do just that!
www.voluntarioglobal.com.ar/en/component/content/article/18
For more details please email us: pralineswalk@gmail.com
or phone Bernadette : 020 89440015
If you want to make a donation or pay for your walk,
please use the button below. Many thanks.
Alternatively you can send a cheque made payable to B.Hoste to Praline's Walk, c/o B. Hoste, 58 Stroud Road, SW19 8DG
or phone Bernadette : 020 89440015
If you want to make a donation or pay for your walk,
please use the button below. Many thanks.
Alternatively you can send a cheque made payable to B.Hoste to Praline's Walk, c/o B. Hoste, 58 Stroud Road, SW19 8DG
