Charity
The Book Trade Charity (BTBS), established 1837, is the trade's own welfare charity, offering help to anyone who has worked in the trade for more than one year (employed, self-employed or freelance) in a range of roles across publishing, distribution and bookselling and who has a problem, whether personal, financial or health related. The Charity offers direct financial assistance to individuals in need through its Grants programme, giving one hundred thousand pounds in 2009; information and support through the confidential national Helpline (Freephone 0808 100 2304); and subsidised housing for some three dozen at Kings Langley in Hertfordshire. BTBS helps around 200 people a year, in circumstances which include disability, long-term illness, redundancy, debt including rent arrears, poverty, carer situations.
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Rikhi Ubhi's fundraising page
This 22nd April 2012, I ran the London Marathon, in 3 hours, 52 minutes and 5 seconds, on behalf of The Book Trade Charity. I'd be delighted if you could help me raise money for this tremendous organization.
The Book Trade Charity offers practical, emotional and financial support to anyone who works or has worked in the Book Trade, as well as their dependants. This includes supporting individuals and families through critical illnesses, and providing urgent medical care, housing, welfare, advice and guidance.
Please donate what you can so that the charity can carry on doing what it's been doing so effectively. I'm hoping to raise around £1,500; whatever you can contribute will go a long way.
Cheers!
Recent donors
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Lucy M £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 13.07.12 Just because you made the effort to come to my office to chase sponsorship! Well bloody done xx |
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VCH £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 01.05.12 A post-marathon Calippo AND sponsorship. Well done RU, very, very impressive. x |
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Ellie £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 30.04.12 Well done! That's a great time. |
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Aunty Philly £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 25.04.12 Very Proud of you rikhi, well done, |
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Alan Mahar £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 25.04.12 Well done, Rikhi, with your training and your finishing time. Very impressive. And a good cause too. |
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Alice B £15.00 (+ £3.75 giftaid) 25.04.12 Well done boyo |
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mum £40.00 (+ £10.00 giftaid) 22.04.12 great job rik - very proud of you x |
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Christina T £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 22.04.12 Amazing job, be very proud of yourself, we all are. Xx |
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Olly B £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 22.04.12 Good look Rik- see you at the finishing line later today mate!! |
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Melissa £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 21.04.12 Good luck with your jog. |
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Anonymous £15.00 (+ £3.75 giftaid) 21.04.12 |
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Lucy £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 21.04.12 Good Luck Rikhi! Promised Mala I would sponsor you. Hannah and I are coming to watch so hope to see you down there x |
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Wouter £26.22 21.04.12 Good luck Rik! |
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Shal £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 20.04.12 Good luck mate! |
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Kaval Chadha £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 20.04.12 Best of luck. Go for it Rikhi! |
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Ceri Gorton £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 20.04.12 Good luck Rikhi! |
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Tory Lyne-Pirks, Midas PR £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 20.04.12 Good Luck Rikhi! I'm sad you're not running dressed as a book in honour of The Book Trust! |
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Suzanne Collier £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 20.04.12 Well done for supporting such a great cause. I'll be cheering you on all the way - from the comfort of my home! |
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Paula Radcliffe, MBE £26.40 (+ £6.60 giftaid) 16.04.12 It's amazing that you're still in one piece at the start line but have every confidence you'll cruise through. Best of luck mate!!! Smith x |
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PJ £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 16.04.12 |
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David 'Chocster' Meisel £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 12.04.12 |
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Fliss and Biss xx £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 10.04.12 Good luck to our favourite Dream Team member. May the odds be ever in your favour. |
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Kavita Jindal £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 19.03.12 Happy Running! |
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Joanne Penn £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 05.03.12 Good luck! :) |
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William Shakespeare £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 05.03.12 Don't let me down, boy! Good luck - Georgie C. x |
