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Page creator: Ben Lingard
Page closes: 1st Mar 2007
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About the charity : Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospital Charitable Fund Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospital Charitable Fund
The Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust is the largest postgraduate specialist heart and lung centre in the UK, with an international reputation as leaders in the research, treatment and education of heart and lung disease. Money raised through the Charitable Fund sponsors pioneering research which helps to understand the causes of these diseases and develop new treatments.
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Fundraising target:  £500.00
Donations so far:  £ 470.00
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After a few years of "thinking about it", I have finally decided and have been convinced by loved ones to give up the smokes. The reasons are fairly obvious with health, finance and social acceptability being amongst the top players.

The mission has already begun, with my last cigarette (or fag, to cater for the humour in the Boston office) being at approx 9.15am on Thursday 7th December 2006. It wasn't a planned 'quit attempt' in the sense of exact timings, but more a case of me finishing a packet and deciding not to buy another one.

At time of writing, it has been six days and it appears that the cravings have actually stopped! The most painful period was Saturday night when I went to my local comedy club. As expected, these kind of events are held in smoke-filled rooms and everyone within touching distance from me was with cigarette. I was very close to abandoning the mission on several occasions that night, but luckily there was a plentiful supply of red wine to keep my hands busy (and render my mind utterly useless). I feel that this experience, or torture to be more precise, has been key to the mission. Having got through that night, I am confident that I can get through any craving.

In addition to this mission, I have also taken up running and have had five 20-30 minute outings in the last six days. So far, no medical assistance has been required and I am really enjoying it.

Anyhoo, I thought that I would build a fundraising page as I have never actually raised funds through one despite me working here for three and a half years!!!!

I am not expecting to raise a lot of money as it's coming up to Christmas and most people need to fund their own vices. Even a £2 donation would be muchly appreciated.

 

Cheers

Ben

 
Display Name Date Amount Tax Bonus  Comment
Tim Truman 28/02/2007 £10.00 £2.82 amazed you've done it although vimto chews are not an adequate replacement 
Scott Mason 26/02/2007 £5.00 £1.41 A little helping hand towards your goal from a fellow smokefree member! 
Jason Horton 24/02/2007 £2.00 £0.56  
Jason Horton 24/02/2007 £2.00 £0.56  
Jonno 23/02/2007 £2.00 £0.56 Now that's a fact I really Kneeded to know. Boom boom. 
Jason Horton 23/02/2007 £2.00 £0.56 Friday Fact: Babies are born without kneecaps They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 year! 
Jason Horton 19/02/2007 £2.00 £0.56  
Jason Horton 17/02/2007 £2.00 £0.56 Love donating this early in the morning! ;-) 
Jason Horton 16/02/2007 £2.00 £0.56 Two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious" 
Jason Horton 16/02/2007 £2.00 £0.56 Friday Fact: A cat has 32 muscles in each ear! What do we live in? 
Kai Vong 15/02/2007 £10.00 £2.82 gogoogogogogogo! 
EAK 09/02/2007 £5.00 £1.41 a slap on the wrist from ZK means another fiver for Benny :-)  
James Grieve 09/02/2007 £5.00 £1.41 fine imposed by senior management ;o) 
Jason Horton 02/02/2007 £2.00 £0.56 It's day of the Fri! So here is my happy contribution for the weekend. 
Jason Horton 01/02/2007 £2.00 £0.56 So far so good! Keep it going Ben Bach! 
Jason Horton 26/01/2007 £2.00 £0.56  
Neil Bannister 25/01/2007 £2.00 £0.56 I want a refund!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Rasha Hassan 23/01/2007 £2.00 £0.56 Best of luck Ben............. 
Ryan Harrison-Grundy 22/01/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
Jason Horton 15/01/2007 £2.00 £0.56 I just can't stop! :) 
Derrick 09/01/2007 £2.00 £0.56  
Derrick 09/01/2007 £3.00 £0.85  
Michael Wells 09/01/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Rather you than me! Well done, Mike 
Adam Phillips 09/01/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Are you a Benny tied to a tree? No? Aaaaargh Benny on the loose! 
Dom Lacey 09/01/2007 £20.00 £5.64  
chris compton 09/01/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Well done ben .... giving up the booze next?? 
Ben Lingard 09/01/2007 £10.00 £2.82 So close, yet so far away - least I can do for all the support I have been given! 
Jason Horton 09/01/2007 £2.00 £0.56 Ben, you are so close. It was 43; just one out! Oh well I think you should now donate £10 a penalty! 
Ben Lingard 09/01/2007 £4.00 £1.13 It has to be 42 
Jason Horton 09/01/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Well Done Ben! Here's the tenner for the friend. Only the magic number left now? 
Dave 09/01/2007 £2.00 £0.56 You'll never do it.  
Jason Horton 09/01/2007 £2.00 £0.56 Ben I'll give you another £10 if you can get someone to donate other than your work colleagues ;-) 
Jason Horton 09/01/2007 £2.00 £0.56 Ben - I'll donate another £10 if you can tell me, what the magic number is? 
Jason Horton 09/01/2007 £3.00 £0.85 I tell you what Jim - I'll get the entire tech team to donate. That's worth a couple of quid! 
Jason Horton 09/01/2007 £2.00 £0.56 I thought that we were going to use that paper for our J&J podcast! 
James Grieve 09/01/2007 £5.00 £1.41 No it bloody well isn't enough! Get your wallet back out or the piece of paper goes on the blog! 
Jason Horton 09/01/2007 £3.00 £0.85 James told me to donate some proper money - so here you go! James is this enough? 
Jason Horton 09/01/2007 £2.00 £0.56 There - now stop your winging and get on with some work! 
Will Hardy 27/12/2006 £10.00 £2.82  
Zarine Kharas 21/12/2006 £100.00 £28.21 this will taken from your salary and given to charity if you ever touch a cigarette again! 
James Casey 20/12/2006 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck Ben 
Molly 19/12/2006 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck spotty 
Caroline 15/12/2006 £10.00 £2.82 I'm inspired Ben... good effort 
Thos Niles 13/12/2006 £10.00 n/a This had better not incur an ITC. 
C.Q. 13/12/2006 £10.00 n/a  
Tom Mansel-Pleydell 13/12/2006 £20.00 £5.64 You have a large Benny hill to climb. Good luck. 
Neil Bannister 13/12/2006 £30.00 £8.46 I'm sure those recs won't make the task of quitting any harder ;-) 
Rog 13/12/2006 £10.00 £2.82 Fantastic effort! Good luck. 
James Mk1 13/12/2006 £20.00 £5.64 good luck mate. trick is not to take it up again after 6 months... 
Jonno 13/12/2006 £10.00 £2.82 If I see you smoking I may have to refund... ;) 
EAK 13/12/2006 £20.00 £5.64 Go for it Benmeister-- you can do it!  
Beth 13/12/2006 £25.00 n/a  
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