West London Welcome

Fund a pair of shoes for a refugee child

Mark Norton

Mark Norton

My Story

I'm asking you to sponsor my cycle ride in the 'RideLondon 60' event on 26 May. Together, we can buy as many pairs of shoes as possible for a bunch of kids who really need them. It's vital that children's feet are happy as they grow.

Pair Up is a campaign by refugee charity West London Welcome, to provide properly fitting shoes for refugee children. Asylum-seeking families often arrive with nothing and can’t even afford to buy second-hand clothes, never mind decent new shoes for their children. 

If a decent pair of new school shoes costs £30-£60, how many pairs can you help me buy as I ride 60 miles out of London, into Essex and back? 

  • £15 (that's 25p per mile) might just about shod a child's foot. 
  • £30 (50p per mile) might buy a pair of reasonable trainers.
  • £60 (£1 per mile) gets a refugee child a pair of Start-Rites.
  • £120 buys a pair ...of pairs!

Pair up with me so that feet less fortunate than your own, or your children’s, get to feel happy and comfortable too – and ensure these vulnerable children can walk into school with the dignity they deserve.

West London Welcome

Raising for:

West London Welcome
105%

Funded

  • Target
    £3,000
  • Raised so far
    £3,151
  • Number of donors
    66

My Story

I'm asking you to sponsor my cycle ride in the 'RideLondon 60' event on 26 May. Together, we can buy as many pairs of shoes as possible for a bunch of kids who really need them. It's vital that children's feet are happy as they grow.

Pair Up is a campaign by refugee charity West London Welcome, to provide properly fitting shoes for refugee children. Asylum-seeking families often arrive with nothing and can’t even afford to buy second-hand clothes, never mind decent new shoes for their children. 

If a decent pair of new school shoes costs £30-£60, how many pairs can you help me buy as I ride 60 miles out of London, into Essex and back? 

  • £15 (that's 25p per mile) might just about shod a child's foot. 
  • £30 (50p per mile) might buy a pair of reasonable trainers.
  • £60 (£1 per mile) gets a refugee child a pair of Start-Rites.
  • £120 buys a pair ...of pairs!

Pair up with me so that feet less fortunate than your own, or your children’s, get to feel happy and comfortable too – and ensure these vulnerable children can walk into school with the dignity they deserve.