Knitting on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square
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From 9am-10am on 2nd October I will be standing on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square as part of the One and Other artwork. I will be raising awareness of the need for child sponsorship and being sponsored to knit for the hour.
My Message
Update to message below: I had a fantastic time on the plinth. It was amazing to be able to get the message out to such a wide audience. Thanks to everyone who supported me either in sponsorship, messages of support or in sponsorship. I think the money may top the £500 mark. More importantly I hope that it has raised the profile of child sponsorship and others will decide to sponsor a child.
You all know that I am always knitting! Some call it an obsession - I call it relaxing. Not sure how relaxed I will be knitting 8 meters up in full public view in Trafalgar Square but I am giving it a go!
Some of you also know that ActionAid is a charity very dear to me. My Dad supported it - it was the only thing he ever went door to door collecting for - and we have sponsored children, in Malawi and in India for nearly 10 years.
So at 9am on 2nd October I will step onto the plinth and start knitting. I am aiming to knit about 60 rows of 17 stitches - each stitch will represent one child who will die of poverty whilsty I am on the plinth. I also want to raise awareness of child sponsorship through posters etc.
Please help me raise some money at the same time. It costs around £18 a month to sponsor a child. £216 is the equivalent of one years sponsorship, £432 two years. ActionAid will then use the money as they see best.
The more I raise the faster I'll knit!!
Donations to date
| Name | Date | Amount | Comment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Gale | 21/12/2009 | £10.00 | gtz Sara - a very worthy charity | ||
| Neil Batley | 05/11/2009 | £20.00 | Better late than never? | ||
| KEVIN HILL | 16/10/2009 | £10.00 | |||
| joanne theobald | 08/10/2009 | £20.00 | OH sara how late i am to go on this website so sorry but very proud of you my lovely. love Joanne Scarlet women | ||
| Anthony Cumming | 05/10/2009 | £5.00 | Well done Sara you really brought out the sun that morning | ||
| Nicky Passmore | 02/10/2009 | £5.00 | OMG - almost forgot! How did you get on? Hope it went well... | ||
| Oliver Shadbolt | 02/10/2009 | £20.00 | Good luck Sara, hope you enjoy the experience! | ||
| Vicki Roath | 01/10/2009 | £10.00 | Good Luck! - hope you have a good day & Dave says hope you don't fall off!! | ||
| Julie Bishop | 01/10/2009 | £20.00 | Lucky you - I've always fancied a lift in a cherry picker - oh and dont forget to wear ankle grabbers! | ||
| Simon Turner | 28/09/2009 | £20.00 | As I have to work with you husband I understand why you spend your time Knitting :-) | ||
| Rachael Rowson | 25/09/2009 | £20.00 | Happy Knitting! Hope you raise a lot of money x x x | ||
| Madeline Arnold | 22/09/2009 | £20.00 | Good luck Sara | ||
| Lesley Pennington | 22/09/2009 | £20.00 | Good luck with this Sara - Dad would have been very proud, although he would have probably laughed at the knitting! | ||
| Wendy Stewart | 17/09/2009 | £5.00 | Good luck, all of knitting club will have to go next time, although you haven't taught us to knit standing up yet!!! | ||
| Lyn Nicholls | 16/09/2009 | £20.00 | at least it will make a change from all those little hats!! Good luck! | ||
| Bonnar McClure | 16/09/2009 | £20.00 | Can you knit a parachute? | ||
| Gail Smith | 15/09/2009 | £10.00 | Not just dropping a stitch you will have to worry about up there! Good luck | ||
| Tracy Sheldon | 15/09/2009 | £5.00 | Well done you - never could do the whole knit one pearl one thing. Very impressed! | ||
| anonymous | 15/09/2009 | £20.00 | anonymous | ||
| Andy Willis | 15/09/2009 | £10.00 | best of luck Sara - rather you than me (with the height and the knitting!) | ||
| Chris Martin | 14/09/2009 | £20.00 | |||
| anonymous | 13/09/2009 | £5.00 | anonymous | ||
| jacqui freemantlle | 11/09/2009 | £10.00 | good luck cuz xxx | ||
| Sarah Moulin | 11/09/2009 | £10.00 | Good Luck, Happy knitting. | ||
| Alison Langrish | 11/09/2009 | £10.00 | Good luck, Sarah. | ||
| Amount raised offline: | £287.00 | ||||
| Extra money donated through Gift Aid: £ 91.00
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| Total donations: £ 632.00 | |||||
