Thank You .... and Sharing an Email

I don't know where to begin, I have to simply say from the bottom of my heart ... THANK YOU  💖

I only signed up for this years Ration Challenge on Saturday afternoon and already with your support I have reached the amazing sponsorship total of £397.  This means we have already raised more than enough money to supply ration boxes to two refugees for A WHOLE YEAR!!

And once again this is how I am looking at my fundraising.  Although the money is spent in many ways to help refugees from all over the world ... this year including Ukrainian refugees ... if I focus on the food side of things it really keeps it on my mind how many people it's possible to help.

£166 = A Years Food for One Refugee

£332 = 2

£498 = 3

£664 = 4

£830 = 5

£996 = 6

You get the picture, and it's these figures that I have in my head every time I get an email like this one - 

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Amazing Effort!

Hello Sue, Congratulations! You've just earned 170g of a vegetable of your choice to enjoy during the Ration Challenge. Fresh food can be hard to come by for many refugees. Some might have the space and resources to grow their own small garden, and others might save money to buy fresh vegetables from the market. Because you've worked hard on your fundraising in this challenge, you can add 170g of a vegetable of your choice to your week’s worth of rations. Our partner in Jordan is improving access to vegetables through their production kitchen programme and the establishment of greenhouses where vegetables are grown based on the needs of the local market. Here, refugees are growing fresh produce like courgette, cucumber, tomato, aubergine, cabbage and cauliflower. Feel free to choose one of these or any other vegetable of your choosing. But remember, you only get 170g, so you'll probably want to pick something that does not weigh much so you can enjoy more volume. More importantly, you've raised enough to provide a refugee woman in Jordan with the training she needs to start her own business. This incredible gift could be the first step to self-reliance for her family. We can't thank you enough for your great fundraising efforts and for making a huge difference to the lives of refugees. But why stop here? Now is the time to increase your target. People are more likely to keep donating if you haven't yet reached your goal, and they will want to help you achieve more rewards. Log in now and increase your fundraising target today. Thank you for standing with refugees. Carrot on! 🥕

Matt The Ration Challenge Team rationchallengeuk@concern.net *** *** *** *** *** I have to admit I do immediately think 'Yay, another reward earned' but then straight away I check my little list and see what this also means right back at basics ... how much food to keep people alive with their own ration boxes.  The rewards are nice, and yes they really do help to relieve the monotony of a rice based diet but they are not the be all and end all.  If anything the levels just make me want to do better, to provide more for the people that really need it. Going back to the email, I don't know if I do want to increase my target or not, perhaps I will but I need to think about it.  Anyway it's just a number, the help that between us we are providing is so much more valuable than any number written on a page. THANK YOU Sue xx Edit - I meant to add that I have now added a link straight to my Fundraising Page at the top of the righthand sidebar.  It makes it easy for you ... and me ... to get over there to check on my progress and read the messages.  😃