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Our campaign is now complete. 491 supporters helped us raise £46,634.00

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Closed 23/06/2020
Riding for the Disabled incorporating carriage driving

RDA Covid-19 Emergency Fund Appeal

Since March our groups have been suspended, 4000 horses and ponies still needed your help and over 25,000 disabled children, young people and adults were relying on us to be there for them when the crisis is over. Thank you for making this happen.
£46,634
raised
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Closed on 23/06/2020
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Story

Thanks to your generous support and donations, we have been able to provide emergency financial support to those groups most at risk. This campaign is now closed however, we have launched a new fundraising campaign to enable us to develop and deliver practical solutions for our member groups to help them respond, rebuild and recover. If you would like to support our new campaign, please follow this link. https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/rda-resilience-fund

Due to the COVID-19 virus all 500 groups closed in March 2020. This meant vital and crucial income required to sustain our day to day operations was no longer being secured. This income supports approx. 4000 loyal horses and ponies who still need feed, hay, and care.

The RDA COVID-19 Emergency Fund Appeal was launched to allow us to direct funds to those groups most in need. Whilst redirecting existing money to this appeal wherever possible, we still needed your help to make our efforts go further, to ensure as many groups as possible could open their doors again when this crisis is over.

Your help has been vital in enabling RDA UK provide this support. Moving forward in response to supporting our groups restart after lockdown, we are now launching our new fundraising campaign, which will bring this campaign to a close. The new campaign will raise money for the RDAs Resilience Fund and will enable us to develop and deliver practical solutions for our member groups to help them respond, rebuild and recover in light of the changing nature of COVID-19.

Your support can help us ensure we are here tomorrow and the services we deliver, which cannot be accessed anywhere else, continue to have a huge positive impact on the physical and mental wellbeing of 25,000 disabled children, young people and adults, across the UK

Thank you.

About the charity

RDA are dedicated to improving the lives of 20,000 children & adults with disabilities by spending time with horses, at over 400 groups all over the UK. Our beneficiaries experience significant improvements in physical & mental wellbeing, communication skills, relationship building & confidence.

Donation summary

Total raised
£46,633.54
+ £2,751.79 Gift Aid
Online donations
£16,900.54
Offline donations
£29,733.00
Direct donations
£16,900.54
Donations via fundraisers
£0.00

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