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Jack Gratton's fundraising page
£50,000 needed to release man from Paddington Station Cage
Long term Rainbow Trust supporter Jack Gratton has been locked up in a cage in the middle of Paddington Station and been tasked to raise £50,000 for his release.
Jack, who owns the recruitment agency Major Players, will spend Thursday 28 June from 8am locked in the cage with access only to his phone to drum up support by calling, texting and using Twitter.
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity supports families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness. It has been celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and Jack’s stunt will bring the celebrations to an end.
£50,000 will pay for seven Rainbow Trust Family Support vehicles for a whole year. These vehicles are a vital support for the families Rainbow Trust supports.
Jack is urging people to get him out of the cage as soon as possible: “It’s not that I don’t want to spend a long time in the cage, I just really want to raise this much needed £50,000 for Rainbow Trust as soon as possible. I’ve supported the charity for a long time and met some of the families first hand and they all talk about how their lives had been turned upside down by their child’s illness but they managed to cope because of Rainbow Trust I wanted to do something unusual for this special charity’s 25th.
Follow the day's events live at:
www.rainbowtrust.org.uk/getjackoutlive
Press are invited to attend the event at Paddington Station. Please contact Jonathan Bennett in Rainbow Trust’s PR team:
Jonathan.bennett@rainbowtrust.org.uk
01372 220 018
07944 253 066
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Clive Sanford £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 13.07.12 I've been away, Jack, hope you're not still stuck in the cage! A great cause, happy to support. |
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Gordon Tempest-Hay £1000.00 (+ £250.00 giftaid) 06.07.12 |
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Lucy Sangster £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 03.07.12 Well done. |
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Gillie Dawnay £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 03.07.12 Brilliant Idea, Congratulations |
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loubedoos £5.00 03.07.12 well done :) |
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Sir Norman Wakefield £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 02.07.12 Lots of luck ! |
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Lawrence Phillips £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 02.07.12 Well done Jack |
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Chris Bernard & the RIE team £50.00 02.07.12 Good Luck Jack! |
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Mary WF £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 01.07.12 How long do you have to stay in there before they let you out?! |
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Anonymous £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 01.07.12 |
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Sarah Smithers £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 30.06.12 A great idea for a great charity! |
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John Farrell £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 29.06.12 Good luck. |
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Lisa Nostro £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 29.06.12 Great cause - great cage! |
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Rose £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 29.06.12 Max and I came to see you after work but you'd already escaped! |
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Sybil & Graham £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 29.06.12 |
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Gaz £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 29.06.12 i agree with David |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 29.06.12 |
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Todd £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 29.06.12 Well done chief. |
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Bev Heckels £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 29.06.12 Well done big man |
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David Richard Gratton £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 29.06.12 I'm not donating to seek your liberation, only to assist the worthwile Charity. I think you could make the target quicker if you asked 5000quid a day to keep you in there |
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Anonymous £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 29.06.12 Behind bars again Jack! Reminds me of Gran Canaria 1981 Good effort! Rab |
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Heather £250.00 (+ £62.50 giftaid) 29.06.12 Jack, a Rainbow hero, thank you! |
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Amelia Robson £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 29.06.12 Go Jack! x |
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Anonymous £100.00 29.06.12 jail rather suits you! |
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Belinda Johnson £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 29.06.12 Well done, Mr. Bx |
