Matthew Pope

Swimming for Christmas

Fundraising for Crisis
£3,776
raised of £1,454 target
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Swimming for Christmas
Crisis Icebreaker 2022/2023
Campaign by Crisis (RCN 1082947)
Make a difference to someone affected by homelessness by getting sponsored to take on a cold-water challenge.

Story

This winter I am working with the national homelessness charity, Crisis, in an effort to raise £1453.50 to provide 50 homeless people with a Christmas day they can enjoy. It costs the homeless charity Crisis £29.07 to provide a homeless person with a Christmas meal and somewhere comfortable where they might eat, relax, talk, and sleep. My aim is to 'give a Christmas' to 50 people, and I will be throwing myself in the frigid Thames 50 times for 50 Christmases. As I say, a Christmas day costs £29.07 but that is not a suggestion of what to give! Anything you can donate towards giving a Christmas and some measure of warmth and cheer and hope to someone for whom those things are rare would be immensely appreciated - thanks!!!

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About the campaign

Make a difference to someone affected by homelessness by getting sponsored to take on a cold-water challenge.

About the charity

Crisis

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RCN 1082947
We are the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We help people out of homelessness and campaign for the changes needed to solve it altogether.

Donation summary

Total raised
£3,775.70
+ £721.03 Gift Aid
Online donations
£3,775.70
Offline donations
£0.00

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