3rd Mali Madness Mission is a 'GO'

[DavidHale]

Shameless bump...

 

[sparkplug]

David - you have email (on your workshop address)

 

[DavidHale]

David - you have email (on your workshop address)

By 'eck! Yer not wrong there!

 

[Bert]

Mmmmmmmmm .................

I wonder what you two are up to.....

U got mail ...
U R not wrong ....

need some beans to be spilt here...
Curious? moi? nah.....

 

[sparkplug]

If you're feeling left out I'll send you an email too Bert - and, yes, something underhand is afoot...



Give it a day or two and cat's will be out of bags....

 

[Davel]

£20 sent by BACS!

 

[Bert]

Update

Thank you thank you everyone-
Davel cheers

This is the email I received this morning from Ibrahima Bane
National Director SOS Village, Mali
Bonjour Bertrand,
J’étais absent du Mali depuis le 23 octobre.
Je viens d’arriver.
J’ai l’honneur et le plaisir de t’inviter à venir au Mali pour apporter l’aide que tu as l’habitude de nous apporter aux enfants SOS du Mali.
Vers la fin de l’année cela sera magnifique.
A bientôt donc cher Bertrand.

Ibrahima Bane

Translation
Hello Bertrand
I have been away since 23rd October. I have just returned.
I am very honoured and take great pleasure in inviting you back to Mali to bring the aid you have already done for the children of our villages in Mali.
Look forward to seeing you again towards the end of the year, it would be marvellous.
Until then dear Bertrand
I.B
Directeur National des Villages d’enfants SOS du Mali

 

[Bert]

Thank you Football Crazy :0)

and shameless plug for some wonderful people.
As you know, most children don't really understand medicines but the sight of a football......drives them wild!! Last time, Football Crazy donated some footballs you can see in picture below.

This time they have pushed the boat out with:
1 corporate T shirt, 16 pairs of football boots, 1 pair of gym shoes, one whistle, one pair of referee gloves-
I bet I am going to get run ragged again around the field like last time & falling over rather often - !! !! hey ho but well worth it it's such fun to see them having a great time

My heartfelt thanks to Bob, Dawn and June


Football Crazy UK is dedicated to serving sports people and sports organisations. Please feel free to ask them for assistance with your equipment requirements for any sport. Just call on 020 8663 1554

 

[st247]

I'm sure there's a caption in there somewhere....

 

[Bert]

Yup ST247

The cute little boy in the middle is thinking...............
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"If that short-arse demi-frog doesn't give me a football in the next five seconds I gonna shoot him! ......twice"
" ...to be sure..to be sure" as they say on the Green Isle
(Thanks Dakar Gal aka gorgeous Oops... I mean Orla!)

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[Bert]

Merci - Vielan Danke-Gracias

Schultz - Many thanks for caring and helping - much much appreciated
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Cleared funds total update as at 3rd Nov £2205 Yai!! roughly half Way!! and only some 2 weeks to go
Thanks everyone - please keep it coming - Malarone is what is mostly needed and there are no generics so that malaria cure is expensive. This is what I have been asked to mainly focus on.
All help welcomed and thank you to all you UKGS'ers who have contributed so far.

Keep lifting the sofa cushions- gotta be some in there!!

 

[DavidHale]

Stickers available soon! Details here.

 

[Bert]

Notebook needed

I have received a request for a notebook for the director of the village.
Does anyone have one? they would be willing to donate?


Cher Ami BERTRAND
Pour ma part je réitère ma demande d'ordinateur portable de seconde main. Bref!
Je compte énormément sur vous.
MERCI!

Translation:
Dear Bertrand
I would ask you again (*) my request for a portable second hand computer- I am hopeful and counting on you.
Thank you


(Moussa did ask me last time but I was unable to carry my tower PC which I have since donated to a local charity)- not exaclty portable either

 

[Septimus]

Hi Bert
Best of luck on the trip mate.
I've dropped a coupla quid in, but when I tried to e-mail you my message got bounced.

Good on ya

Russ

Bril Septi- thank you

 

[millard]

£20

good luck

 

[Crapaud]

This thread has gone a bit quiet, time for another bump.

Good news Bert, my Dad has just agreed to open his wallet and has put a cheque in post. Don't know how much yet but I hope he at least matches my donation.

Cheers

Sid

PS after reading other post about Riders for Health it makes it all the more valid to support your mission as we know every single penny gets direct to the needy without anyone taking a salary of £55k!

 

[Bert]

My thanks again

To Mr Norman M. from Carrickfergus for his generosity
To Sid H. and his dad, Mr H. Senior
to David Hale for sponsoring the stickers and sorting out all the admin to make sure they get to you and his designer extraordinaire Filippo S.

and to anyone else who is helping and I may have missed. (APOLOGIES if I have overlooked anyone accidentally)
It is encouraging to have your support, all of which will go to helping the children in the two SOS Villages in Mali.
Thank you GS'ers and non-GS'ers alike for your continued support.
Closing date for the account is approaching fast- It is November 20th, just 10 days from now.
If you haven't donated and would like to do so, please may I ask that you do it now so that I can have as much money as possible to buy the meds and some schools supplies.
Thank you

P.S every single penny of what you give goes to this mission- The only personal help I have received and have accepted is a donation from JEMCA TOYOTA in the shape of fuel,oil,air filters, a polybelt and some engine oil.
http://www.toyota.co.uk/cgi-bin/toyota/bv/generic_editorial.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@2034252897.1195115932@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccfaddmidmijfhcfngcfkmdfkidfgf.0&navRoot=toyotaDealers&portal=null&forceText=safetycheck_ad&edname=D_welcome&catname=null&zone=-1&skin=-1&menuid=59765&dealerId=06872
BRITTANY FERRIES have kindly offered 75% off transportation costs from Plymouth to Santander.
http://www.brittany-ferries.com/

 

[Bert]

BANK BALANCE

£2770 AS AT 15TH NOV.07
This is the total of donations- some for UKGS'ers and some form other fundraising activities.

 

[Bert]

Email typo

Sorry GS'ers
It seems somewhere my little old fingers made a typo

My email address is bertsosmali 'at' yahoo.co.uk

Aplogies!

 

[The Moo]

God Bert - I had forgotten.....pls tell me where to send the dosh. Ta!