Knitting on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square

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Knitting on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square

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.

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Amount Raised

£632.00 of £432.00

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

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