The Great Wall of China Trek, September 2009 In Special Memory of John Townsend  Raising funds for the British Heart Foundation - Help to Save a Life! Hi, Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. I am very proud to be Walking the Great Wall of China in memory of John, my step dad, who had been very supportive about the trek, and suddenly died on 29th Jan 2009. It is the biggest personal challenge I have ever faced but I never expected this challenge to get quite so personal. I want to give something back to the British Heart Foundation (BHF) so more lives can be helped or saved by their work. What can be a more worthwhile cause. Please Help me!! Steve and I are travelling with the Charity Challenge organisation to climb all those steps on the Great Wall of China. For 5 days we will trek approximately 11kms - 20kms along the stony path, twisting and winding its way along the mountains, It is going to be an amazing, magical experience but certainly not going to be a walk in the park! There's a lot of training and work I need to do before then!Professionally why am I doing this? As a Resuscitation Trainer for Swindon's Great Western Hospital, I am lucky to be promoting the Heartstart UK Schools Programme. This is an amazing scheme provided free for schools by the BHF, and gives teachers the knowledge, skills and materials needed to give our children the gift of knowing how to Save a Life. As I have found out, who knows if someone we love will need to benefit from this gift. As the saying goes 'Pennies turn to Pounds' so even donating £2, just the price of a cake & cup of coffee will help. So please help me and give what you can. Charity challenge Link http://www.charitychallenge.co.uk/cc/charitychallenge/expedition_details.jsp?id=996 Steve is raising money for the British Liver Trust - another worthy cause. Check out his fundraising page. http://www.justgiving.com/stevehabgood
Donating is easy via the just giving site. Please tick gift aid. to ensures Automatic Gift Aid reclaim of 28p added to every £1 raised which should then mean more money going to Help to Save Lives! Thank you for Looking & Wish me Luck! For more details on our training & fundraising see my blog page: http://juliehabgood.blogspot.com/ Donations made in memory of John:Pete and Ann Hogarth : In loving memory of John : £25.00 John and Gill Bridger : In loving memory of John : £30.00 Alan Hogarth(Uncle Alan) : 'time doesn't heal but it softens the blow' : £20.00 Dave & Margaret Habgood : In loving memory of John and with memories of a special family Christmas Time together. Rest in peace. : £20.00 Lillian : in loving memory of 'my best mate' who will be sadly missed : £10.00 Prim & Dave : A neighbour who will be sadly missed. 'Who will we talk to about cricket and putting the world to rights!' : £5.00 Co-op, Southbourne : Collection in memory of a valued customer whose friendly visits will be missed by all the staff. : £32.00 Josie & Tony : In memory of a good friend& neighbour : £10.00 Off line sponsorship / donations: Vanessa Cowadine : Good Luck! : £20.00 Dr Patrick Craig-McFeely : Good luck in China! : £50.00 Resuscitation Keyrings sales & Donations during training : £425.00 'Dextra' donation : £50.00 Jerry & Jayne Blackmore : Good luck : £25.00 Steve & Linda Lewis : Good luck : £25.00 JCC lighting / Steve Kirby : Good Luck : £150.00 Mum & Dad H. : Good luck to our favorate daughter-in-law! : £100.00 Ethel : All the best ! £40.00 Sylvia : Good Luck :£10.00 Maggie Roberts : Good luck £25.00 Dad & Brenda : Good Luck! It will be a fantastic experience, wish I could come! (Dad) : £20.00 Bradford Road Medical Centre : Good Luck : £45.00 Sue Kingsbury : Good Luck : £25.00 Rachel Young : Good Luck! : £30.00 Trevor Large : Good Luck : £10.00 Arman Cruz : Good Luck £10.00 Mary Barnes : Good Luck £10.00 Other sponsorship during training : £27.00 Auctioning of Bath rugby Shirt : £83.00 Car boot Sale : £140 Auction of donated Professional Cordless Screwdriver : £87.20 Brookfield School Cake baking and Resuscitation Training session for parents : £168.35 Swindon PCT Training & Education Dept. Carolyn, Kerry,& Cara - Cake sale - £100.00 Sue & Michael Simms : Whilst a memorable experience this is an amazing, excellent and challenging effort on your part, Best wishes. - £150.00 Kathy Nelson : Good luck and best wishes : £20.00 Cake donations at GWH academy : £8.60 Swindon Mela Resuscitation training and raffle £37.00 Maria Schnetzer (Austria) : 'Take lots of plasters - there aren't many shops on the Great Wall!', Good Luck! -: £20.00 Sponsorship from neighbours to mum & dad H : £43.00 Sponsorship from Dot & Ray friends & W.I. : Congratulations on you both on your achievement of the Great Wall of China Trek : £50.00 Helena & Ralph: neighbours to Mum & dad H. Good Luck: £15.00 Work Sponsorships £20.00 Simon -Chiropractor keeping me fit! : Congratulations on making it! £20.00 Gina Craggs : congratulations on Your Trek : £10.00 Simon : Chiropracter: fixing me up after the event : £20.00 Paul Wylie : well done & congratulations :£20.00
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