How you can help

We need your continued help and support in order to achieve our objectives. Help of any kind is much appreciated. A little help goes a long way.

You can help us financially through a donation through Virgin Money Giving or in other ways. We are always looking for new and innovative ways of fund-raising and we would welcome any suggestions that you might have.

For example, we have guaranteed places in the Flora London Marathon each year and we need people to sell Christmas cards/raffle tickets for us. You could take part in sponsored walks or fun runs and have fun and keep fit at the same time.

Reassurance that your donations are spent wisely...

To provide reassurance to those who make donations to us, we do exercise control over how and to whom we make cash funds available. We strive to forge partnerships with other groups or registered charities that are working in close proximity to the projects. For example, Mission Direct, in Sierra Leone.

Supporting local talented young people

"We are delighted to say that Children First International has teamed up with Read Dance & Theatre College (RDTC), Reading, to fund a brand new bursary to help talented young people get access to professional performing arts training. The bursary is being created from sponsorship raised by Neil Missing & Elliot Lancaster who are running in the 2009 Flora London Marathon on 26 April. The new bursary will be for talented young people who do not have the means to afford training but who really deserve to be given a chance to develop their talent and try for a career within the performing arts.

More information can be found here or by visiting the Read Dance & Theatre College website www.rdtc.org.uk

If you want to sponsor Neil & Elliot go to www.justgiving.com/neilmissing-marathon

Thanks so much for any support you are able to give!"