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Ever felt just a tiny bit shattered, achy and footsore after playing18 holes of golf? Ever tried playing 6 different courses in under 40 hours over 2 days....?

Well, that's the challenge we've set ourselves on 12/13 July at 6 courses across sunny North Wales. Among these, Pennant Park, Holywell, Mountain Park, Mold, Old Padeswood and Padeswood & Buckley Golf Clubs have all generously offered to show their support for Claire House by allowing us to play free of charge.

Playing from dawn til dusk each day, we'll be taking on over 32,000 yards of golf and about 25 miles of walking, with 5 frantic journeys between courses to be squeezed in too.

Yep, more than 100 holes on 6 different courses - with no buggies or caddies allowed and every hole to be played to a finish by every player.

Who are we? We are 6 blokes of a certain age who really ought to know better! Mike Brown (Wallasey GC and Shell); David Colvin (RLGC and Matthews & Goodman); Mike Haworth (Pleasington GC and Brookhouse); Paul 'Sombrero' Smith (Childwall GC and KME Yorkshire); and a couple of hopeful hackers who dreamt up the idea - David Lewis (Holywell GC and Weightmans) and Nick Wilson (Unattached and Weightmans).

Why are we doing it? To raise funds for the most worthy of causes - Claire House Children's Hospice on the Wirral, a bright vibrant place of hope for children with life threatening or life limiting conditions (and their families) from anywhere across Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man. Claire House needs to raise £200,000 a month just to keep going. Please take a moment to click on the link here and see how your donation could help.

http://www.claire-house.org.uk/?content=howToHelp

We hope very much that the £3500 target we've set ourselves is achievable. That sum would be enough to cover the cost of meeting the physiotherapy needs of all of the children for 2 months. Enough to make a real difference to children in need of our help. Can you help us to help Claire House to help them?

Just to put your mind at rest, everything we raise will go to Claire House - not a single penny of your donation will go towards our expenses. Any green fees, travel expenses, overnight costs, emergency supplies of replacement balls, drinks, bananas, beer money, sticking plasters, blister pads, Dextrosol, Aspirin, Savlon, Ralgex, Kendal Mint Cake, etc are being taken care of by us.

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So please dig deep and donate now. Even small donations may help us to make a real difference to the lives of children and their loved ones who really need all the help they can get.

Many thanks

Mike B, David C, Mike H, Paul, David L and Nick

 

 

 

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Claire House Children's Hospice

Claire House Children's Hospice

Charity Registration No. 1004058

Claire House cares for children aged 0 to 23 with life-limiting/life-threatening conditions from Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man. The charity provides specialist respite care, palliative and terminal care and bereavement and family support for the whole family in a home from home environment where the needs of the children and their families come first.

Donations 119

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Climbing Everest would been more impressive - maybe mext time!

Donation by Antony Hattersley on 09/06/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Donation by Karen Inchley on 09/06/10

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A very worthy cause; good luck. Jeff

Donation by Jeff Gillbanks on 08/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Good luck Paul , a very worthy cause.

Donation by John & Tracey Dodd on 07/06/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Donation by Robert Parker on 07/06/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Good luck. A very worthy cause.

Donation by David Guyers on 07/06/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good luck from everyone at MRB Schumag.

Donation by MRB Schumag on 07/06/10

£100.00

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Here's the deal: an extra £1 for every birdie and £30 for a Hole in One. No pressure! Good luck!

Donation by Frank Penketh on 06/06/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good luck

Donation by Malcolm Mackenzie on 04/06/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Good luck and hope you get good weather.

Donation by Ian McHardy on 04/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Donation by Alistair Maughan on 04/06/10

£75.00

+ £21.15 Gift Aid

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Donation by Leigh Carter on 04/06/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Donation by James Caldwell on 03/06/10

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Good luck David Colvin - I hope you have an independent adjudicator coming with you to ensure you don't get tempted by a stray golf buggy!!!

Donation by Robin Evans on 03/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Donation by Arthur Byrne on 03/06/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Make sure you sponsor my charity walk around Hawaii!

Donation by ian vicary on 02/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Good luck David. I hope the weather is kind to you. Denise

Donation by Denise Crawford on 02/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Good luck with that! Keep your spirits up and your heads down.

Donation by anon on 02/06/10

£100.00

+ £28.21 Gift Aid

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Sorry I couldn't join you David and Nick.....oh that's right.....I wasn't invited! Get in de hole........

Donation by Dewi Ap-Thomas on 02/06/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Definitley a job for highly tuned athletes. Pity none available but the cause will carry you through. Good Luck DAC.

Donation by Giles Williams on 02/06/10

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

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Fantastic charity, good luck!

Donation by Liz Wilkinson on 02/06/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Hope you enjoy, not really much of a hardship for you to play sooooooooo much golf, more like a normal week. your golf widow, LynneXX

Donation by lynne allen on 02/06/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Best of luck - great cause!

Donation by Frank Alder on 02/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Not sure if its a challenge or just fun, perhaps it will rain to make it a proper endurance test

Donation by Anthony Abrahams on 02/06/10

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Good Luck Paul!

Donation by Vera Gale on 02/06/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£3,443.00
  • Offline donations£2,576.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£6,019.00
  • Gift Aid£920.33

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