Jacqueline Saphra

Jacqueline's Poem-A-Thon for Refugees page

Fundraising for Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
£3,096
raised of £1,300 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Poem-A-Thon for Refugees, 5 December 2015
Participants: There are sixty people involved. The committee: Rosie Shepperd, Susie Campbell, Kate B Hall, Michelle Madsen.
We provide emergency medical care worldwide to people affected by conflict & disasters.

Story

Although the event has taken place (and was a great success) this page will be open for donations until 22nd Dec.

I woke up one morning to more horrific news of refugees and thought of my own relatives who died during the Second World War, how the world turned its back on the Jews in Europe using the same arguments our own governments are using now. I thought I had to do something to raise funds and awareness to make a small contribution to alleviating this terrible humanitarian crisis.

I know a lot of poets and I thought there must be a way to put our skills to good use. I put out a call for help with this and received an overwhelming amount of support. Together with my trusty committee, I have organised  this huge Poem-a-thon for Refugees - sixty poets each reading for eight minutes in the course of one day.

This will be on

5th December 

at Vout-O-Reenees, 30 Prescott Street, London E1 8BB, a gorgeous private members' club owned by the amazing Sophie Parkin. 

Time: 12 noon to 10 pm. 

Entry to the event is free. Please sponsor me and pop in for as long or short a time as you like on the day to cheer our many fabulous poets.

All funds raised will be through sponsorship and donations. Funds raised will go to support the work of MSF and its work with refugees in the Mediterranean.

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About the charity

Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is the world's leading medical humanitarian aid organisation. We work in over 70 countries - in conflict zones, natural disasters and epidemics. We are independent, neutral and impartial. We provide medical care where it's needed most.

Donation summary

Total raised
£3,095.60
+ £681.15 Gift Aid
Online donations
£3,095.60
Offline donations
£0.00

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