Gambia Schools & Health Project

                                       “Sponsorship is a great way to help others with someone

                               else doing the hard work”

On 31 October 2007, two cars and four volunteer drivers will be leaving Birmingham city centre and driving 4,000 miles to Banjul in Gambia to raise funds for a charity which has already raised millions of pounds and regularly sends over medical supplies and equipment to the people of Gambia.  Each step of the way will be documented and posted onto the charity website; unofficial diary here.  The Birmingham Mail will also be covering the event.

To complete this epic journey and to raise funds, sponsorship is needed, both from individuals and from companies associated with this event.  This is where we hope you may be able to contribute.  In return for any sponsorship or donations, your company logo will be displayed on each of the cars as they travel through seven countries and you will be named here on the charity website, which is picked up by several media sources.  Donations from individuals are also very welcome (see details below).

The Nissan Quest and Cherokee Jeep will be driven by four drivers, two of them Brummies, one Irishman and one Brummie/Irishman (!).  The first leg of their journey will take them across to France and then down through Spain to Gibraltar.  From there they will drive over to Morocco and through Mauritania, down to Dakar in Senegal and ending up in Banjul in the Gambia.  The trip will take approximately 10 days and cover a total of 4,000 miles.  The men will be sleeping in the cars and any accommodation along the way.

Once they reach their destination, the cars will be used to distribute the medical and school supplies regularly sent over by the charity to the surrounding villages.  One car will remain with the charity, the other will be donated to the Secretary General of the Gambian British Legion.  This will let the people know that they have not been forgotten and that someone still cares.

Sponsorship money raised will be used to set up educational scholarships for children who couldn't otherwise afford to go to school.

We would be most grateful for any financial assistance or donations you may be able to offer.  Please get in touch for details: bhamsecretary@gmail.com.

Download sponsor form here.

Please note that there are absolutely no admin costs associated with this charity, all administration is done by volunteers (including me), so every single penny you donate goes straight to where it is needed the most, to the people of Gambia.

THE BIRMINGHAM TO GAMBIA DIARY HERE.

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