Matthew Stein is fundraising for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSHCC)

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Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSHCC)

Charity Registration No. 235825

Help keep the magic alive for thousands of children

Every year we need to raise over £50 million to help replace cramped, outdated wards with new modern facilities, provide essential equipment and fund essential research to find treatments and cures for complex and difficult illnesses. Amazing things happen at Great Ormond Street Hospital every day. With your help we can keep the magic alive for the thousands of children and their families who need our help.

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Matthew Stein

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12/04/2009

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Raised: 101%

Target: £7,500.00
Raised so far: £7,573.00

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My story

Hi, my name is Matthew Stein and I am 16 years old. My friends and I, Dave Freeman and James Thorpe, all attend Canford School in Dorset. In March ’07, I had a double lung transplant at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). It was a great success and I owe my life to Tom, my donor, and the superb skills and care of the cardiothoracic transplant team there.
I raised £3,150 last summer for “Hearts for Kids”, the GOSH cardiothoracic transplant charity as a way of saying thank you for saving my life.
This year I want to raise even more and have asked Dave and James to help me. They are both talented triathletes and are passionate about their sport, and like me are keen to raise as much as possible for “Hearts for Kids”. In the process we also hope to raise awareness for organ donation.
Here are some facts as stated on the “Live life then Give life” website about organ donation in this country:

-Although 90% of the population support organ donation, only 22% of the population are on the organ donor register.

-Over 6500 people are currently waiting for a transplant.

-Less than 3000 transplants are carried out each year.

-Last year over 400 people died whilst waiting for a transplant.

We hope that by undertaking this ride, we can help change some of those figures.
Thank you for visiting our site and any donation, however small, would be really appreciated. Thank you.

Here is a link to the bouremouth echo artical about me:

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/display.var.1507915.0.matts_lung_and_winding_ride.php

Below is a video of when I was on the local news:

	Donation by Dorothy and Stuart Elford 13/09/08	£30.00
	We are really proud of your achievement. Well done all of you. Donation by Diana and Paul Freeman 10/09/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Whats next? Donation by Phil Jones 27/08/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Wonderful achievement. Well done indeed! Donation by Wilson-Croome family (Wimborne) 24/08/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	well done nan and grandad and friends Donation by thornton 19/08/08	£221.00
	well done granny an grandpa and friends Donation by thornton 07/08/08	£230.00
	Fantastic achievement. Well done Donation by David & Margaret Pepper 27/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by Jenny Young 20/07/08	£10.00
	Well done! Just knew you would make it Donation by J & T Freeman 17/07/08	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	Superb achievement boys. We are all very proud of you. Donation by Aunty Sue 16/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done boys! Just as well you abstained from the 'chat en oeuf'!!! Donation by Marion Pope 16/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Congratulations Donation by James Hallam 16/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Great achievement boys Donation by Nigel Depper 15/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Read the editorial in the Standard tonight. You're fantastic. Well done to you all.. Donation by Trish Russell 11/07/08	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Good luck to you all,hope you can sit down in Paris! Donation by Trish Spencer 10/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done - good luck and best wishes for the future. Donation by Michael Elling 10/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Hope the sun shines for you all Donation by Fay Carroll 10/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Matt and friends Donation by Pete Wheeldon 10/07/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck to you all, a wonderful cause too Donation by The Robinson Family 09/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	have a brilliant time an enjoy evey minute of it. Going to be tricky on the water though!!!!! Donation by Alison Wilkinson (Izzy Greevy's friend) 08/07/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck guys........... Donation by Andrew, Felicity, Lucy, Sophie & Alice 08/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	It's all down hill to Paris. Donation by Giles Hammond 06/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck to you all! Donation by Ian Blanchard (Eve's Dad!) 06/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Guys! Enjoy every moment of this Fantastic Challenge! Donation by Michelle & Iain. Results Triathlon Ltd. 05/07/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Good luck to you and your friends Matt, hope you not only raise funds but thoroughly enjoy yourselves! We're routing for you!! Donation by Izzy & Joe Greevy 05/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	'On yer bike'! Best Wishes and Good Luck. Martyn Charlwood. Donation by Charlwood Independent Financial Advisers 04/07/08	£50.00
	Your initiative and determination is inspirational - best wishes to you all! Donation by Nick Martin & family 01/07/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck boys ! Donation by Andrew, Louise, Robert & Catherine Bell 30/06/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Brilliant cause! Wishing you loads of luck. Donation by Annie Holme & family 30/06/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Great cause and a great challenge. Good luck. Donation by Big J 26/06/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£4,626.00
Offline donations:	£2,947.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£1,049.23

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