Charity, fundraising, & crafty gifts
If you've been to one of my Pilates classes recently, you may have seen me "modelling" fabulous yoga-mat and Pilates-mat bags, made by our fellow Pilates enthusiast Gillian Weatherill.
Gillian is fundraising for the microfinancer Lendwithcare (part of CARE International UK, the humanitarian and international development charity). She’s been supporting the microfinance lender’s efforts to help people lift themselves and their families out of poverty for some time, but this year Gillian is stepping up. To the peddle.
Lendwithcare
Her main fundraising effort is to cycle more than 500km from Vietnam to Cambodia this November. With other cyclists and Lendwithcare support, she’ll be fundraising and meeting with entrepreneurs who have been successfully supported by the charity. Cycling! 500km!!
In addition, Gillian is fundraising by hand crafting the mat bags (in two different sizes), as well as toiletry bags, small purses, crossbody bags, and more. She's donating all of her time and materials, so that any funds raised go directly to Lendwithcare. Each item is an original one-off: stand out from the crowd, while supporting the work of an amazing charity!
You can find out more about Gillian's fund raising challenge at https://www.justgiving.com/page/gillian-weatherill-1722871806443 and about CARE's microfinancing at https://lendwithcare.org/
If you'd like to find out more about the mat bags and other fabulous, handmade and unique items, please let me know in class, email, messenger etc, and I will pass on your details to Gillian.
Or, if you are able to, you can donate a spare pound or three directly at https://www.justgiving.com/page/gillian-weatherill-1722871806443