The bus is now in Addis Ababa

Following an epic trip through rain, sun, atrocious roads, wonderful countries, sand, dust, rivers and some serious hills, we made it. The bus is looking a little sorry for itself (the desert section in Sudan and the Ethiopian roads were rough), but it is still apparently worth about £5000 in Addis Ababa. I believe it will be sold off and the proceeds used to assist the people of Mount Entoto. 
We have also been able to donate a lot of the equipment that we took with us to use on the way, such as a generator and a 9 metre gazebo. On top of this, we have delivered a lot of kit generously donated to us, including a lot of medical equipment from South West  Ambulance Service, football strips (many from Weymouth Football Club), shirts, skirts, pencils, pens, rugby kit, etc, etc. 
Money is still coming in from various sources for CLIC Sargent. At present our running total is just short of £5000 but donations would still be very welcome.
Jo has been interviewed by a journalist from Chat Magazine who will be doing an article about the trip, hopefully in the 3rd issue in the new year. This will hopefully bring in another £200 to the fund.
There will hopefully be a book.....watch this space.  

To read about the trip and see some of the photos, please read the blog .

Skittles Evening

A last minute event organised to raise the coffers. Big thanks to the landlord at The Lugger Inn for his support and genorous donations 

Abseiling in Derbyshire by The Water Monitor

Kev threw himself off a viaduct in Derbyshire and raised over £1000 which with matched funding from T Mobile. Fantastic news Kev - well done.

Charli's Music Fest

This was a huge success raisng one of the biggest totals for the group - about £1500 with a litle more still to be collected.

Ians Pub Quiz

The event took place in The Dorothy Inn and raised some £500.

Oktoberfest and Rugby Tournament

Both went well, earning around £1100 towards the fund. Still a bit to collect in and bank. there should be some photos on here sometime soon - see Past Fundraising Events for more details

John Cartwright's Body Waxing

The mad fool went through with it, losing all of his body hair and a considerable amount of skin in the process. £300 was pledged, we collected in £222 so far. If you still need to settle up, please pass the money to John or pay via this website.

Medical Supplies

I should this afternoon be taking delivery of a large amount of medical supplies, kindly donated by Dorset Ambulance Service. Look out for a bit in the Dorset Echo soon. 

Donations can now be made via Just Giving

There are now two routes to make a donation, one via our Number 38 Bus account or the new one via Just Giving direct to CLIC Sargent which allows them to re-claim tax back as Gift Aid, increasing the donation by about 20%. Check out the donations page for details.

Congratulations to Jim on completing his beach skiing and raising approximately £400 towards the fund. all of those who pledged money, please could we have it in as soon as possible. View the latest photos in the image gallery.

Car Boot Sale - Haldon Racecourse 12 p.m July 27th - Minister of Cooking Utensils Raises £108 for the bus! Well done Chazzer!

ADVERTISING SPACE FOR SALE ON THE BUS

- contact The Chief Bus Conductor for further details

TEE-SHIRTS FOR SALE £5 plus p&p

- contact The Minister of Interior for further details

****Chief Bus Conductor on Wessex FM 18th July****

Check Funraising Events to see how and when to get involved

Seasiders back Ethiopia Bus Tour - Dorset Echo Articles:

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Recent Events Thurs 17th July - Chief Bus Conductor
We have lost one member, Ami. Having gone through the list of those people who had expressed an interest, it seems most can't commit this late to nearly 5 weeks off work. It's a shame to think that there is a potential empty space on this trip of a lifetime, life changing experience.