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nic’s london marathon – only 2 days to go & £75 needed to reach her target!

Posted by Jo on Apr 18, 2013 in fundraising news, newsflash | Comments Off

Nic Mault, a physiotherapist from St Alban’s, is running her first ever marathon on Sunday and we are delighted that she has chosen to run for ThePromise, a first for us too! With only 2 days to go she is just £75 away from her amazing target of raising £500 (+GiftAid) for ThePromise – please help her beat her target and give her a boost for the big day by sponsoring her. It will...

thepromise’s 10th birthday party – SOLD OUT

Posted by Jo on Mar 19, 2013 in Latest news, news, newsflash | Comments Off

Tickets to our 10th Birthday Party are now SOLD OUT! If you would like to be added to the reserve list please email Jo and you will be contacted in the event of further tickets becoming available. Wednesday 26th June, 7pm Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park Join us for a fun evening of food, drink, live entertainment and great prizes! All proceeds will go straight to helping the children we work with...

thepromise newsletter 2013

Posted by Jo on Mar 19, 2013 in Latest news, news, newsflash, Newsletters | Comments Off

Take a look at our recent Newsletter for information on who’s doing what for ThePromise, upcoming events and some exciting news on our big plans for 2013! Remember you can support our work by donating via JustGiving, taking part in a sponsored event for us or why not come and party with us in June to celebrate a fantastic 10years and help raise funds for many more to...

the big give 2012 – we did it!

Posted by Jo on Jan 23, 2013 in fundraising news, news | Comments Off

TheBigGive 2012 The BigGive was an amazing success again raising a grand total of £7,218! Thank you to everyone who pledged and donated, with your help we managed to access all our match funding! This money will go toward helping diabled children we work with in the community. Families who keep their disabled children at home get little or no support in Russia. Through our community Portage...

a russian fairytale

Posted by Jo on Jan 15, 2013 in news, people news | Comments Off

A RUSSIAN FAIRYTALE ThePromise was very happy to support the screening of this beautiful, tragic and compelling UK Premiere of A Russian Fairytale. The beautifully shot film told the story of a group of young people fighting to survive on the streets of the post-soviet city of Perm. Unfortunately there were no happy endings for these young adults but, after talking with the film-makers,...

community christmas party

Posted by Jo on Jan 15, 2013 in news, people news, work updates | Comments Off

Members of the commnity portage team in Ryazan organised a wonderful Christmas Party for the children and their families. Father Frost came and gave each child presents, which were kindly funded by the local Social Protection (council), of toys and sweets. The Portgae workers put on a fairytale show and children enjoyed painting, making snow flakes and dancing. It was one of the rare occasions...