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£4,195.00 of £2,000 target +£523.75 Gift Aid See breakdown

Cycle The Carpathians

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Chris Hodgkins is raising money for Cry in the Dark


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My story

In 1998, Steve Cooper and three friends heard about children living in dire circumstances at Dofteana orphanage in Bacau, Northeast Romania and went to see how they could help. They found 26 children in appalling conditions, suffering from malnutrition and neglect. Most had serious illnesses or disabilities. Their plight moved Steve’s compassion into action and the charity Cry in the Dark was born.
Romanian local authorities re-located the children to a hospital, but conditions there were worse. So Cry in the Dark worked hard to urgently raise funds, build a home and find staff. Two years later 24 children moved to Casa Lumina (House of Light) – their new home-for-life.
But the story doesn’t end there.
When one life changes for the better, so can entire communities…
… with Christian love and compassion we aim to bring hope to children and their families in isolated communities through our charity work in Romania.
In 2018 I spent a week with Steve and the team seeing for myself the amazing work they do and hearing how they provide opportunities for schools and churches across the UK to get involved. My daughter has also been out several times helping with the team.


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My updates

Cycle the Carpathians Day 3. Miercurea Ciuc to Comanesti.

84.6km distance
4:41:22 time
2:00min/km speed

Cycle the Carpathians day 2. Brasov to Miercurea Ciuc

102.8km distance
6:09:49 time
2:14min/km speed

Cycle the Carpathians Day 1. Bucharest to Brassov

169.4km distance
9:52:32 time
2:23min/km speed

Aldington Figure of 8

43.6km distance
1:24:38 time
1:56min/km speed

New Romney, Cliftonville, Dover, New Romney

153.2km distance
7:47:25 time
2:33min/km speed

Charity

Cry in the Dark

Charity number: 1071517

Activity tracker

2 1 5 3 . 9 km Total distance cycled
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Recent donations

By 39 supporters

Michael Barclay

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

Well done Chris

Lesley Hartley

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

Caroline Berry

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

Well done and don't fall off! Good luck.

Shuna Body

£10.00

Great effort !

Anonymous

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

recalling amazing week at Cry in the Dark, 2019. Go for it, Chris!

Anonymous

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+ £7.50 Gift Aid

Mike and June Gooch

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+ £65.00 Gift Aid

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