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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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Better late than never!!

Donation by Frank Hunsperger on 07/09/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Well done David. Nil Satis!

Donation by MICHAEL WARING on 04/08/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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David, hopefully you have finished by now, so well done, great effort.

Donation by John Pinsent on 22/07/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Donation by Richard McNicholl on 19/07/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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FANTASTIC WE KNEW YOU COULD DO IT BILBO AND SPARKSY

Donation by david bilsborough on 15/07/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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well done

Donation by ian rolfe on 15/07/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Well done

Donation by Mike McCay on 15/07/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Well done Dad - very proud of you. Hope you aren't too wet!! Lots of Love Madeline & Jake x x

Donation by Madeline Brown on 13/07/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Paul "sombrero" Smith. Well the sombrero isn't for keeping the sun off now is it. Wonder what else it could mean, but great effort from all of you.

Donation by Nik Rowbotham on 13/07/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Best of Luck Paul. Hope you achieve your goal David W

Donation by David Waring on 13/07/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Best of luck Paul. Hope you raise lots of money and enjoy it.

Donation by Alan Ogilvie on 13/07/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Best of luck

Donation by Richard Jolly on 12/07/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Good luck Dad/Grandad (Mike Brown) we are all so so proud of you, hope you enjoy it. Love you lots and lots From Sue, Mike, Cole & Gracie x x x

Donation by Sue, Mike, Cole & Gracie on 12/07/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Good luck to you all.

Donation by Jez Alston on 12/07/10

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Hope it goes really well, sorry I can't be with you

Donation by stephen long on 12/07/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Good luck my darling. So pleased for you and so proud of you after you were so poorly earlier in the year. Good luck, all my love, Irene. xxx

Donation by Irene Brown on 11/07/10

£30.00

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Good luck Dad ( Mike B ) and to your fellow golfers! We're really proud of you and hope that you get some enjoyment out of it! Lots of love S,A,B,B&T

Donation by Steph, Andy, Ben, Bella and Thomas! xx on 11/07/10

£10.00

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Good luck Mike B (WGC) although 2 solid days of golf sounds OK to me!

Donation by Geoff Dunn on 11/07/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Champagne !! Or maybe a large beer after all that thirsty work! Well done-a great cause !! Deirdre +Gerard

Donation by deirdre martin on 11/07/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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David, Best of luck, should build up a good thirst! David Newman

Donation by David Newman on 09/07/10

£15.00

+ £4.23 Gift Aid

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Hopefully not a good walk ruined. Make sure you finish off with plenty of refreshments

Donation by Andrew Hulse on 08/07/10

£18.00

+ £5.08 Gift Aid

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Good luck Dave. Love Nick and Susie

Donation by Susan Colvin on 08/07/10

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

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Paul, You play golf for two days. I'll do your work. Good luck to you all. Jack

Donation by Jack Wallace on 08/07/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by peter corlett on 07/07/10

£10.00

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Dave Boy, have fun swing slow & keep your head still!! Also walk quickly!! Neil

Donation by neil mcburney on 07/07/10

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$5,183.48
  • Offline donations$3,878.20
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$9,061.69
  • Gift Aid$1,385.57

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