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Will Hollingsworth started running 5 or 6 years ago. He started out running 1.5 miles and ended up running the London Marathon for Let The Children Live! in 2011. It didn't take him 5 years to build up from 1.5 to 26 miles, but it did take him that long to win a free place in the Marathon. It's not easy to get a place in the London Marathon and it took Will 5 attempts but he stuck at it until he got his place, and he raised £713 for our children in Colombia. He applied again for this year's race but unfortunately didn't get a place, so he decided to run the Bath Half-Marathon instead. And here he is………..

starting out………..

                        looking very determined…

           and finishing well!                                

                 He's Done It!

 WELL DONE WILL!—-and

  thank you very much for 

             £562.50!!!

                         And he's just applied for the London Marathon 2013!

On May 13th Mariette Kono will be taking part in the IGNIS Women's 10k Run in order to raise money for the charity. If you would like to support her effort please go to her Justgiving Page at: www.justgiving.com/Mariette Kono where you can make a donation.

We hope the training is going well, Mariette!

The Charity Ball held on March 24th raised £1,200 for the charity. Many thanks to Val and Lisa, the organisers; to Glen, Chris and Steve, and to all those who helped to make it such a success. It was greatly enjoyed by all and, in view of this, there will be another Ball at the same venue,The Mercure Norwich Hotel, on March 23rd 2013. 

    Ball Organiser Val Thorne ( second from left ) with Solo Vocalist Entertainer Glen Cooper,  

                 MC Bob Lloyd and Let The Children Live's Administrator, Pauline Allan.

    Solo Vocalist Entertainer Glen Cooper with Master of Ceremonies, Bob Lloyd

A Big THANK YOU to Val and all who helped to make the night such a success!

Our Newsletter Vivant! is now out and includes our 2011 Christmas Card leaflet. This contains a selection of 7 cards, including a new one. ( NB: Only Nos. 1,4,5,6 and 7 available now. ) These will be available by Mail Order and in our shop in Walsingham. It also contains details of the CD made by the choir of Funvini in Medellín, which will be on sale from the 12th December.  Price: £5.50 plus £1.50 P&P. The CDs will also be available in our shop in Walsingham, where, of course, no P&P will apply.

NB: After December 5th please ring 01302 858369 to place your order and we will do our best to get your cards/CDs to you for Christmas.

Our New Card For 2011

Colombian Angels

( NB: The 'angels' are all our children and the baby belongs to one of our teenage mothers )

Cards are in packs of 5 for £2.50 ( Plus P&P if bought by Mail Order )

Cards from previous years

Welcome to the Family

The Holy Family

Madonna of the Streets

Philip did his tandem jump successfully and is now the proud owner of a certificate to prove it. His valiant effort has raised £1013.10p for the charity!!!

Philip, on the right, about to set off!!!

Coming down!

I've done it!!!

                                                                                                            £1,013-10p

Thank you Philip for that wonderful cheque!

Mr Philip Palmer may have passed his 60th birthday but that doesn't mean he's settling for an easy life. After hearing Fr Peter speak at St Jude's Church in Peterborough in July, he decided that he just had to do something to raise money for Let The Children Live! and promptly thought of a parachute jump!! ( As you do when you reach 60!! ) So, on Saturday October 1st the gallant Philip will be making a tandem jump at Sibson Airfield, Warsford, near Peterborough, and hoping to raise a lot of money for the charity through sponsorship. If you feel you would like to be part of his great adventure by sponsoring him please contact me ( Pauline Allan ) on 01302 858369.

To get just a glimpse of the violence of life in Medellín, where our work is based, google 'Ross Kemp Medellín' and you will be directed to the programme 'Ross Kemp–Gangs' on Youtube. This was made in 2007 but it gives some idea of the background against which we work and the fate from which we are trying to rescue at least some of the city's children—but only 'some idea', because in the 4 years since the programme was made the situation has deteriorated and is, today, much worse.The more money we have, the more children we can help. We know that any children we have to abandon due to lack of money will be prime targets for these gangs to recruit and turn into young killers.

Will Hollingsworth, who ran the London Marathon for us last April, has sent us some photos of the event.

He raised £731.

Well Done Will!

Let The Children Live! is now registered with JustTextGiving by Vodafone.           

To make a donation is simple:

Type LTCL24 and the amount you want to donate into your phone and send to 70070

eg.  LTCL24  + £10 TO 70070

  You will receive a text message receipt and a chance to add Gift Aid.

                        Your donations will be paid into the charity's Bank Account each month by BACS.

                                            Many thanks from our children in Colombia!

When Fr Peter visited Moor Park Primary School on June 13th he made such an impression on the children that many of them wrote their thoughts down on paper and presented them to him before he left. They were very moved to learn about the plight of the children in Colombia and many said how fortunate they were to have homes and families that loved them. Here you can see some of the letters.