Robin Garrett is fundraising for 500 miles

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Miles for Smiles 500 miles Challenge

on 03/10/2009

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Team members:

Robin and Liam Garrett

Raising money for

500 miles

Charity Registration No. SC038205

500 miles aims to support the delivery of prosthetic and orthotic services and surgery which promotes mobility and function for amputees and other disabled people in Malawi and Zambia. Prostheses are devices which substitute for body parts which are missing and orthoses are devices, like splints, which support body parts which are present but which are weak or do not function properly. 500 miles helps people to access and afford prosthetic, orthotic and surgical services today - but, through training and education, it is also trying to develop the future capacity of these services in Malawi and Zambia. Visit www.500miles.co.uk for more information.

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Raised: 83%

Target: £2,000.00
Raised so far: £1,650.50

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My story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

On 3 October my son Liam and I are participating in the 500 miles Challenge at the EICC in Edinburgh. This is in aid of a charity set up by my wife Olivia Giles which aims to provide help for people in Malawi and Zambia who have lost limbs. It costs only £100 for a life changing operation and around £60 for a prosthetic device. Both of these can transform lives by allowing people to walk again. The charity is called 500 miles (after the Proclaimer's song) and more information about it can be found at www.500miles.co.uk.

The event on 3 October is not too taxing! Between 11.10am and 7.30 pm (at one minute intervals), 500 different groups will each walk one mile on a course set up at Festival Square and Conference Square. The taxing bit is working out how we will do our mile. Fancy dress? Three legged? Any suggestions gratefully received!

So please try to support this really worthwhile cause by sponsoring Liam and me. Even a little helps - and all of the money collected goes straight to the charity.

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	An amazing challenge for such a worthwhile cause. Well done from Wales! Donation by Liz and Ian Dutch 16/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by Alastair Maclean 15/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Hope it went well Donation by Gwen Souter 05/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck!! Donation by Iain Baikie 02/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Robin - hope all goes really well Donation by Gillian Cameron 30/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Donation by Gerry McCluskey 23/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Donation by Julie Jackson 04/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Donation by Ewan McCorkindale 02/09/09	£50.00
	Go for it! Donation by Kenneth Shand 30/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Wear what you normally wear to the office - most people will think you are in a fancy dress outfit.........! Good Luck! Donation by martin callan 24/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck, Robin. Donation by Jonathan Brooks 24/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck Robin. Great cause. Donation by Susan Snedden 24/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck, Robin. Great event. Ostrich gets my vote! Donation by Martin Blencowe 21/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Robin. Donation by David Melhuish 21/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck to you and liam with the challenge.Good cause good effort Donation by Jim McIntyre 21/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Wearing a set of skis as well would make it a little more challenging for a finely-honed athlete like yourself! All the best for a great cause. Donation by Andrew Sutherland 19/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	All the best Robin. Donation by Kevin Robertson 17/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	If you (Liam is off the hook!) walk in a grass skirt with hula hoop I will add another £100 - go on!!!! Donation by Ronnie Urquhart 17/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Rona Macdonald 14/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck from Native Land Donation by Alasdair Nicholls 12/08/09	£100.00
	Good luck to you. Donation by Brendan Dick 11/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	well done Robin - I trust the ostriches will be wearing AFC kit Donation by Tim Edward 10/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Dressed as an ostrich sounds too easy. How's about you and Liam doing your mile tied back to back! That sound's much more challenging! Best of luck. Donation by Gordon Blackwood 10/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 07/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Best of luck--sounds painful ! Donation by Alasdair Coates 07/08/09	£25.00
	All the best Donation by Chris Masters 06/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	GOOD LUCK! Donation by ALEX ROBB 06/08/09	£50.00
	Good Luck to you both ! Donation by Carole Thomson 06/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 06/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	I trust you are in training Donation by Chris Dun 06/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,363.00
Offline donations:	£287.50
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£275.85

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