I am raising money to support the children of Hands Across the Water because I believe that all children deserve to build a future full of possibilities, opportunities and dreams - a life of choice, not chance.
Hands Across the Water [Hands] started as a charity in response to the Boxing Day Tsunami. Now we support 350+ children living in 7 homes and projects across Thailand.
The kids who come to live in a Hands home are there because they have no choice. This is often the result of one of three heartbreaking situations:
- They have no known family to care for them
- They have a family member who is known to them, but is unable to care for them
- They are living in an unsafe environment and have been placed in our care by the police or government
Hands not only provides the life-saving necessities for the kids in our homes, they also support many families in an outreach program to help keep kids out of our homes.
Just as important as filling their bellies with healthy food and providing a safe bed to sleep in, with the support of amazing donors like you, the vision of Hands is to help these kids see the opportunities that lie before them, to see a life of choice.
My hope is that you will make the choice to join me in this experience and help me reach my personal fundraising goal. Please make a donation today to support these children and provide them with a better future.
Together we can truly make a difference - Donate now!
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My Updates
Training Has Started!
Monday 24th Apr Smashed my running, cycling and exercise goals last week!Thank you to my Sponsors
$1.02k
Rob Parsons
$1,000
Little Beach Boathouse
$700
Little Beach Boathouse
$520
Dean Purtle
$300
Horizons Golf Resort
$211
Anonymous
No better way to make such a meaningful contribution - and get so much more in return! Ride hard, ride safe, ride!
$211
Little Beach Boathouse
$200
Kim & Suzanne Neil
Go for it Dean!
$158.25
Brian & Wendy
Another charitable & inspirational venture by you & LBBH. Happy birthday
$113.94
Brad Jelfs
Well done Dean. You're a champion bloke in a lot of ways. Cheers, Brad
$108
Rob Freeman
$105.50
Sally & Roger Dunwell
A pleasure to donate to this wonderful charity Dean, good luck to you and Jo and your very worthy cause!
$105.50
Ken Saville
Well dine Dean.
$104
Sally
$101
Sue, Paul And Emily Nagle
Congratulations Dean and Jo. Wishing you all the best. All our love.
$86.51
Ian Harber
Great work Deano
$86.51
Andrew Donald
Great cause dean hoping you enjoy the smiles on the kids faces as much as I did Ride well
$86.10
Jeremy Carter
Great initiative Dean
$79.13
Aunty Clare
Go Deano and Joh.
$73.85
Sally Tozer
Hoping you reach your goal amount - am sure you will xxx
$70
The Thursday Group
Fed Ex Cup points! Jamie Wardy Terry
$52.75
Bill Francis
Go Deano
$52.75
Anonymous
$52.75
Josie Johnson
Well done Deano and Joey. Hope you have a little holiday after. X
$52.75
Brian & Wendy Purtle
Merry Christmas
$52.75
Adrian Johnson
great cause and a pleasure to support a great bloke well done deano
$52.75
Anonymous
Best of luck to you guys mate! Hopefully all those years of chucking laps in your garage and riding the paper route will hold you in good stead! 👍🏻
$52.75
Stephen Parkin
Great cause 👍🏻
$52.75
John "morgo" Morgan
Good luck with your fundraising efforts. Great cause.
$50
Anonymous
$50
John Lee
Good on you, Dean. Great charity.
$49.58
Karen Hewitt
$34.81
Aaron Jordan
Nice work
$27
Raffle Credit For November
$26.38
John Marks
$20
Kurt Hainzer
Expecting nothing but a VB effort Deano.