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Saturday, 21st July, 2012 – Armier Bay to Comino : Paddle for People and help change a life.
Do you like adventure?
Do you love the sparkling Mediterranean waters of Malta?
Do you like to help others while having fun?
If you can say yes to any of the above then you are the kind of person we need to join us on our sponsored Kayak adventure.
With the support of Gozo Adventures and the Comino Hotel, YMCA Homeless are having their first sponsored Kayak event.
How would you like to spend the day kayaking from Malta to Comino, stopping for lunch, generously provided by the Comino Hotel, in their private bay, then enjoying the peace of the sparkling waters as you paddle your way back to Malta.
And the cost...... ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!
All you have to do to take part in this fundraising event for YMCA is get your friends, family, colleagues or anybody else you would like, to sponsor you.
This event is open to all – from age 10 years up.
For more information, application and sponsorship forms and fundraising information pack just call 2124 0680 or email jules.ymca@gmail.com
Get in touch – you know you want to, and here is a good reason why!
At present the YMCA Homeless Shelter in Valletta is home to 26 individuals, most of which are women and children. Add to this, YMCA Homeless also provides a community service to those individuals going through a rough patch, but who are not necessarily homeless. Through both services, our team of professionals assist some 60 persons from all walks of life every day. Did you know that YMCA performed over 10,000 interventions in the last year? Malta has a pleasant, mediterranean, sunny lifestyle. But for some people, this is only a distant dream. Their reality is dramatically different.
Their situations can be domestic violence, matrimonial difficulties, child abuse, mental health problems, unemployment, substandard housing - and homelessness. They come to YMCA to help them put things right, sometimes they just need advice, sometimes food for the table, sometimes it is more serious. People from all walks of life come to YMCA, but they share this: at some point, at some time in their life something went seriously wrong.
Professional services like these cost a lot of money - over a quarter of a million euros a year and the government only funds a small portion of our operational costs. The rest always has to come from fund-raising campaigns and donations.
This trip will be led by qualified and experience guides and all equipment will be provided for you.
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