Monday 2nd April 2012 news

It's been a long day so I'm just gonna put up some links of blogs I've found today and will blog tomorrow.

But before I begin, I just want to say a massive thank you to Brunei Government Senior Officers Wives Welfare Association (BISTARI) for their generous donation towards my cause. I will blog more tomorrow about it but I couldn't write anything until a say thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who have been supporting me, financially or just by being here for me, thank you!!!

So, today's news.
1. Hana Shalabi’s Hunger Strike Has Ended, But Not Her Punishment
2. On top of banishment to Gaza, Israel uses Twitter to further violate Hana al-Shalabi’s rights
3. Tough road to Jerusalem for Palestinian Christians
4. Red Cross delivers fuel to Gaza hospitals
5. Does the Global March to Jerusalem delegitimize Israel? Not at all.

2 new NGOs to mention

Yesterday I went to digital mall to get a new desktop for the family. As sweet as it is, I'm going to talk about 2 charities that caught my eye.

One is the National Kidney Foundation Malaysia. If you can make a donation to them, their stall will be at digital mall till the end of the week. They really need the funding to help patients who need dialysis in order to survive. So if you can please come by their stall at the ground floor and donate what you can or you can visit www.nkf.org.my

Another charity that really caught my eye is a little fundraising and awareness campaign called the Pink Heart Campaign organized by Unilever and Guardian. They have united to Help Address Violence Against Women and Children. What caught my eye is that usually when you see something pink you think of the Breast Cancer campaign but this was pink hearts. So the campaign is if you buy any Unilever product, you can purchase a really nice charm, bracelet with pink and "diamond" hearts (and it's really pretty) for only RM2.90 or you can do what I do and just purchase the bracelet for RM9.90. For more info visit http://www.wao.org.my/news_details.php?nid=234&ntitle=Pink+Heart+Campaign:+Unilever+and+Guardian+Unite+to+Help+Address+Violence+Against+Women

(stay tuned. Picture of the charm bracelet will be up soon)

Funds raised thus far

Free
thermometers
to track your school
fundraisers


Thank you to Munira for yesterday's contribution!!

While I continue to find a better way to let you all know how the fundraising is going, this is what I can do thus far but do stay tuned :)

Thank you thus far

I just wanted to say a big thank you to these people who have contributed and gave me such confidence when I needed it in the beginning, near and far.

Kevin
Krista
Anissa
Line
Adam Attar
Bob and Barbara
Hajj

About the convoy

Here are some important dates for the convoy.

Dates to Remember

2nd Feb 2012 Registration Opens
7th April 2012 Registration Closes
15th April 2012 compulsory training day (date to be confirmed)
21st April 2012 All vehicles to be at the Storage Unit of VPA. All volunteers to attend for final sign off, paperwork checks, handing out of T-shirts and grouping of teams etc. This date is to be confirmed.
22nd The convoy leaves from London.

If you would like to know more info about the convoy or perhaps are even interested yourself in going, you can check out http://www.vivapalestinaarabia.org/registration/intro.html

See what happens :)