John Simpson's Fundraising Page
Event: Marie Curie Cancer Care - Climb Mount Kilimanjaro 2010 on 24/09/2010
£5,238.83 raised of £5,000.00 target
65 donations
My Target:
£5,000.00
£5,238.83 raised so far
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My story
Update 'Just after the Event'...
I've now returned from Tanzania and WOW - what an experience. The good news is I made it to Uhuru Peak itself - the highest point on the summit of Kilimanjaro and, at 19,340ft above mean sea-level, the highest point in Africa and higher than anywhere in Europe. The bad news is I've got a lousy cold, a chesty cough and it'll take about 3-weeks to clear the dust out of my lungs! And it was too busy at the summit post to get a photo on my own in front of the sign. But I wouldn't have missed this for the world!
Just because I've hit my new target is no reason to stop donating - the demand for Marie Curie Cancer Care's nursing service doesn't stop due to a 'target' being hit...
A Previous "LAST MINUTE DOT COM"...
I've increased my target! It's going well so I've taken a 'brave' tablet 
and have decided to increase the target from the original £3750 I had to raise (as a minimum) to £5000. So let's see if we can't get there together. 
Hi!
I'm climbing Mt Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care, supporting their 'Kent Nurse Appeal' to raise £239,000 so they can continue to care for terminally ill people within the reassurance of their own homes, and provide support to their families at the same time.
It's an awesome challenge... and climbing the worlds tallest free-standing mountain is gonna be quite tough too!
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Marie Curie Cancer Care gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation (at absolutely no cost to yourself)
So please sponsor me now and thank you - they are a fantastic charity and worthy of every penny raised.
Love and hugs,
Bart 
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My charity
Marie Curie Cancer Care
Charity Registration No. 207994 (England & Wales) and SC038731 (Scotland)
Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing, totally free, to give people with terminal cancer and other illnesses the choice of dying at home, supported by their families. It runs nine Marie Curie Hospices across the UK offering free specialist care for patients and support for families. The charity conducts palliative care research to find better ways of caring for terminally ill people and also funds scientists who investigate the causes and treatments of cancer. Charity Registration No 207994 (England & Wales) and SC0 38731 (Scotland)
Donations 65
A final donation...
Donation by Pam on 26/10/10
£30.00
Interest etc from holding sponsor money in ING savings account
Donation by John Simpson on 23/10/10
£13.31
Hope this isn't too late, and that you are settling back into normal life again (whatever normal is!)
Donation by Chris on 19/10/10
£20.00
Amazing achievement. I am a friend of your parents from Oakridge Methodist Church.
Donation by Betty Smith on 17/10/10
£20.00
Contents of the shrapnel jar
Donation by John Simpson on 16/10/10
£12.23
+ £3.45 Gift Aid
Hope you didn't feel too "ruff" at the summit...
Donation by The Capel K9's on 15/10/10
£20.00
Donation by Anonymous on 15/10/10
£5.00
Very well done
Donation by Pat Kirkham on 15/10/10
£5.00
well done
Donation by Emily N on 05/10/10
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
well done
Donation by Pat the decorator on 04/10/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Well done
Donation by Alan E on 03/10/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Well done (friends of C&S)
Donation by Andrew&Lynne on 02/10/10
£30.00
+ £8.46 Gift Aid
What an amazing achievement - congratulations!
Donation by Helen Eckersley on 02/10/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Congratulations on a fine achievement for such a worth cause.
Donation by Jonathan Lea on 02/10/10
£100.00
+ £28.21 Gift Aid
Thinking of you expending all that energy while we´ re swimming lazily in a pool in beautiful sunshine.Well done & we hope you enjoyed the experience!
Donation by Jenny & Steve on 01/10/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
If you're Carolyn's brother you must be all right in our book! Well done for getting there - an enormous achievement.
Donation by The Connollys on 30/09/10
£10.00
Water thing to do - well done!
Donation by Jonty Stead on 23/09/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Good luck John - word of advice stop talking and save your breath for the climbing!!! x
Donation by Ann & Eddie on 23/09/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
it's ok we'll just have to cope without you next saturday. We'll play Bat out of Hell specially for you.
Donation by EMD "the band" on 22/09/10
£200.00
You can do it - take it one step at a time.
Donation by The Simpsons on 21/09/10
£200.00
+ £56.41 Gift Aid
A wonderful cause & may it spur you on during the not so good times...love & prayers Rosemary
Donation by Rosemary Siebert on 19/09/10
£15.00
+ £4.23 Gift Aid
Belated Takeaway Tax...have you asked Ally and Bill if they will deliver to Kili?! Good luck John, we will be thinking of you :)
Donation by Matt McLellan on 18/09/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Good luck John....have a coffee for me on the summit! Love Ali xx
Donation by Ali McLellan on 18/09/10
£10.00
Donation by NPM on 18/09/10
£15.00
+ £4.23 Gift Aid
Supporting the final push - well done for all your training (and fundraising) efforts John :) Say hi to Tanzania for us and enjoy the experience.
Donation by Carolyn Nahajski on 16/09/10
£80.00
+ £22.56 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£3,540.53
- Offline donations£1,698.30
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£5,238.83
- Gift Aid£555.84
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