By Melissa Williams-Platt | Sam's Mum, Co-Founder & Trustee
I don’t know about you, but this year seems to be flying by. They say as you get older time speeds up and that certainly seems to be the case for everything we do at the Footprints 4 Sam Trust. In October this year the Footprints 4 Sam Trust will be celebrating 5 years, half a decade of growth that has been enabled by our incredible donors. As Sam’s mother it helps me to think of October, because July is a tough month for us, since our precious son, Sam, the very reason for the Footprints 4 Sam Trust, died on 22 July 2016. Six years ago, this year – almost impossible to believe. So yes, time speeds up as you get older, but grief never gets old it just shifts and changes. An important part of that shift and what makes our grief a little easier to carry is all of you and the legacy of Sam that lives on through you and your donations which continue to both change and save young lives every day. Currently, in memory of Sam’s tragic passing, we continue to grow our various Trust initiatives and central to that is our work at Rahima Moosa Mother and Child hospital. Our Beautiful Memories NICU project at this key hospital continues to gain momentum. As I write this, we are renovating two registrar rooms and a bathroom adjacent to the main neonatal space that we are still hard at work fundraising for. These newly renovated spaces will enable the health professionals to rest and recuperate during their long work shifts, thereby ensuring that the patients are seen by a well-rested team of doctors. We are convinced this will ultimately also ensure better patient care.
We are now firmly in bonus month together with GlobalGiving and on 20 July 2022, lets join together to really make Sam’s legacy count. This year on 20 July, from 09h00 EDT till 23:59 EDT GlobalGiving is matching funds until the $400 000 USD GlobalGiving matching fund pot is finished.
- Donations of $100 - $499 USD will be matched at 30%
- Donations of $500 - $749 USD will be matched at 40%
- Donations of $750 - $1000 USD will be matched at 50%
Each charity can be awarded a maximum of $3000 USD in matching funds that day and don’t forget that GlobalGiving is a registered non-profit charity in the United States, England, and Wales. Donations made by eligible donors in the United States can be claimed as tax deductible contributions on United States tax returns. Donations made by eligible donors in the United Kingdom can claim Gift Aid (an extra 25% added to eligible donations by the UK Government when they donate in GBP.)
Join us in continuing to make a meaningful difference. Thank you as always – without you, we are simply a name, but with you – we are a force for change and meaning for so many young lives!
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