Stewart Rush is fundraising for Action Duchenne

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4th October 2008

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Raising money for

Action Duchenne

Charity Registration No. 1101971

Action Duchenne is a national charity that aims to find a cure for Duchenne, a severe genetic muscle wasting disease. The condition affects mainly boys and without treatment most of these young men are completely paralysed by their early teens and die by their late teens or early 20s. To ensure we do not lose another generation of young people to this terrible disease we need more funding for research and treatment.

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Raised: 60%

Target: £20,000.00
Raised so far: £11,957.29

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The Team so far....Stewart Rush, Lesley Zimmerman, Craig Robinson, Andrew Baxter, Sandy Simpson, Rory Fitzgerald, Liz Dilley, Erika Cule, Lisa Stansbie, Kate Robarts, Lesley Cook, Jeremy Storr, Nick Duce, Barry Slater, Emma France, Simon Joyce, Phil Sears, Oliver Steed, Nicola Latty, Graham Hardie, Barrie Walker, Raoul Downey, Dusan Svoboda, Catherine Reeds, Kimberley Broughton, Julia Horning, Richard Lawrance, Terry Wright, Jane Asher...

On the 4th Oct '08 at the Wycombe Sports Centre, each competitor is going to attempt to swim 1 mile on the hour, every hour, for 24 consecutive hours! Burning between 8000 and 11500 calories each, equivalent to 15 roast dinners hence sustaining food intake and keeping it down is going to be a further essential challenge!

With each individual person swimming further than the English Channel, we're also hoping that during this mammoth challenge we claim ourselves a new world record - that of 'covering the most miles by a team in any one 24 hour period' - 480 miles!!! Come along and support us. It should be a great day!

We hope to make A LOT of money for ACTION DUCHENNE and for this to be a national event every year.

THE EVENT:

Saturday 4th October 2008

Starting at 9am for 24 hours!

High Wycombe Sports Centre

Marlow Hill
High Wycombe
Bucks
HP11 1TJ
United Kingdom

WHAT IS DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY?

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder caused by an error in the dystrophin gene. The condition causes progressive muscle weakness as the muscle cells break down and die.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rare condition. About 100 boys are born with the condition in the UK each year and there are about 1,500 boys with the disorder living in the country at any one time.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy, named after the doctor who first studied this specific condition in the 1800s, mainly affects boys, with extremely rare exceptions.

Most affected boys show the first symptoms when they are aged between one and three. The features include:

* being unable to run or jump as well as their peers
* a difficulty climbing stairs
* a difficulty getting up from the floor

As they get older and the condition progresses they may be unable to walk as far or as fast as other children, occasionally even falling down. Some boys may also have learning and/or behavioural difficulties which start to show at this stage.

WHY ACTION DUCHENNE?

Action Duchenne (Formerly PPUK) exclusively funds research for a cure and promotes campaigns for better medical care for Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy. Duchenne is so severe that young men are totally paralysed by late teens and die young from respiratory or heart failure. Your donations and support will help us end this tragic waste of young lives.

PLEASE SUPPORT US AND HELP SAVE OUR KIDS LIVES!

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

	Best wishes and good luck to you Stewart and the rest of the team. We know you can do for our dear Joe and all the young people with DMD. Donation by Marilyn & Terry Rush 30/09/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	To all the Leeds Masters good luck for Saturday you can do it guys! Donation by Lynda Harwood 30/09/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Raoul Downey Donation by Tim Wildenberg 30/09/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Kim & Dusan and all from Leeds Masters Donation by dianne foster 30/09/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Donation by Chris Webber 29/09/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck and don't forget to show us pickies of you all in your speedos :0) Donation by Natalie Moore 29/09/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Craig and all Donation by Trudi Churchward 29/09/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck to Andy his mates. Wishing you success. Donation by Gautam 29/09/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck everyone. Just think of all those roasts! Donation by Pete S 29/09/08	£24.00 + £6.77 Gift Aid
	This is an amazing challenge. Good luck to everyone, especially Jeremy. Will be thinking of you. Donation by Mark Hand 29/09/08	£24.00 + £6.77 Gift Aid
	Terry, good luck will be thinking of you while watching "Strictly" Donation by Joy & Richard Sedlacek 29/09/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Win and i'll buy you some cider. Donation by Badger 29/09/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Lesley and team Donation by Mike Leitch 29/09/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Go forth with speed! best of luck Craig & Team Donation by Tatiana McDonald 29/09/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Baxter, I hope you've been training. Good luck to you and the rest. Donation by Rolf Boden 29/09/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck folks and especially Stewart Rush. I hope everything goes well. Donation by Sarf Khan 29/09/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Steve Doe 29/09/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck Stewart Donation by Trevor Smith 29/09/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck to everyone doing it!! Donation by Malc 28/09/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	see you next weekend x Donation by esther 26/09/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Great challenge and a great cause - best o' British luck! Donation by Annelise Jensen 26/09/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Rather you than me! Donation by Katrina 26/09/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	good luck kate!! xxx Donation by sam allen 26/09/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck mummy!!! Donation by Zoe Carr 26/09/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Sounds like fun! (on paper!) Good luck Donation by Mike rackliff 26/09/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Craig! Love you for doing that! Donation by Michaela 26/09/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Go Flipper Donation by Andrew Wilkinson 26/09/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	I'll think about you when I'm having my next roast - good luck to Andy and rest of team. Donation by Cliff 26/09/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hats off to any that actually achieve the target, but if you don't I'm sure you'll get close mate Donation by Lee Baker 26/09/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Andy and the rest of the team. Donation by Allan 26/09/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£7,068.32
Offline donations:	£4,888.97
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£1,775.23

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