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Up and down the UK and around the globe, Opportunity International supporters have been raising money in all sorts of ways……
• At their yearly challenge event, staff in the Corporate Markets Division of Lloyds Banking Group raised a staggering £100,000 towards a new mobile bank
• After an inspiring visit to see Opportunity’s work in Malawi, Rotarian Alan French of Burnham Beeches Rotary Club urged his local Rotary District to start fundraising. With 51 of the 60 Central Southern England clubs on board – as well as the Rotary Club of Amberieu-en-Bugey in France – an outstanding £45,000 has been notched up for Opportunity Trust Groups in Malawi. Read more here
• Congratulations to Andrew Ellson and Rebecca Ley, who tied the knot earlier this year and chose to give in celebration to Opportunity, raising over £2,000
• Lindsay Williams says he had “to dig really deep at times” to complete the Enduroman Double Iron UK, but the thought of the £3,000 plus pledged sponsorship kept him going
• Luis Herran raised over £4,000 competing in Barcelona’s Ironman Challenge
• A 10k swim by Kempe Brydges and Sid Agarwal raised over £2,000
• £1,900 was raised at the Human Capital Awards 2009 Dinner
• Solicitor James Pratt is cycling 10,000 miles from Venezuela to Cape Horn at the southernmost tip of South America, and stopped along the way to visit Opportunity staff and clients in Colombia and Peru. Follow his progress here
Committed Opportunity supporter Paul Szumilewicz raised an outstanding £1,000 for Opportunity International running the Hong Kong 2009 Marathon.
“My time was a respectable 4 hours and 9 minutes and I now have detailed knowledge of most of the motorways and bridges that connect the major islands of Hong Kong!” said Paul, Regional Director of IT & Operations at Lloyds TSB Bank, Hong Kong.
“I was introduced to Opportunity International about 3 years ago and become an avid supporter instantly! Although there were numerous aspects that attracted me, what I really buy into is giving people a hand up and not a hand out,” he said.
On behalf of our clients and the Opportunity team, thank you Paul!
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