In this section of the site you can read about the two charities that we are raising money for. If you read on you will see why we are so dedicated on raising money for these important charities. Once again any donations that you can give will be greatly appreciated, and they will go a long way in helping others have a better quality of life.
Turning Grey Today’s Into Colourful Tomorrows.
The primary purpose of Imibala is to get disadvantaged children through primary school from the age of 4 to 13 years.
Many of the children in Somerset West, South Africa come from families where there is not a single employed adult. Some children have lost one or both parents and are looked after by elderly relatives.
Imibala co-ordinates sponsorship for pupils at several schools in the Helderberg region that serve some of the poorest communities. For the equivalent of a mere £42 a year a child can be provided with the tuition fees and uniforms they need to access the basic right to an education.
Imibala oversees all funds and ensures that the money is used for the intended purpose.
Your next decision in support of ‘Swim2Bestival’ could dramatically change the destiny of a child’s life.
Cancer is the UK's biggest killer. Every year it claims the lives of more than 150,000 people, with a further one million living with the disease at any one time.
Marie Curie Cancer provides high quality nursing, totally free, to give terminally ill people the choice of dying at home supported by their families.
Research has shown that 75 per cent of people seriously ill with cancer would like to be cared for at home. Every year, Marie Curie Nurses make that wish possible for thousands of cancer patients around the UK. Marie Curie Nurses now care for around 50 per cent of all cancer patients who die at home. They work through the night or during the day to provide care for patients in the comfortable and familiar surroundings of their own home.
Our nurses are also there for families and carers - providing practical and emotional support at what can be an exhausting time. Marie Curie Nursing is always free of charge to patients and carers.
With ten hospices across the UK, Marie Curie Cancer Care provides the largest number of hospice beds outside the NHS. The hospices offer specialist support in a relaxed, friendly and comfortable environment and no charge is ever made to patients or their families. Voluntary contributions, together with statutory government funding, are essential to continue providing these vital services.
Marie Curie scientists are at the forefront of cancer research. They focus on how the cells of our bodies should normally operate; what causes these processes to go wrong, leading to cancer; and how better treatments can be developed.
Financially, around 70 per cent of the charity’s income comes from the generous support of thousands of individuals, membership organisations and businesses, with the balance of our funds coming from the NHS.
They also depend on an army of volunteers to support their work in both care and fundraising.
And that is where ‘Swim to Bestival’ fits in!
