Your friends are fundraising. Don't miss out, opt in.

Fundraiser complete

This page is now closed, but you can still donate to the cause directly

Alex's sponsored weight loss page

Alex Holland is raising money for Malawi Education Project
“Alex Holland's fundraising”

on 6 September 2010

Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Malawi Education Project aims to be a catalyst for community-led learning initiatives in Malawi. Education is our umbrella term for skills development in any form; from vocational training to formal education we aim to be instrumental in making education accessible to all.

Story

<p><strong>I have now lost my intended target of 8 stone or 112lbs or 51.7kg!&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong><br /></strong></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;">Greetings ladies and gentlemen and thank you for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. Thanks also to all those generous people who have donated so far that have given me incentive to carry on. &nbsp;</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span><br /></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;">I decided to lose a lot of weight because I was becoming dangerously obese and heading for a heart attack or type two diabetes and probably an early death.&nbsp; Boring!</span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;"><br /></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;">I have NOW LOST the intended 8 stone in weight.... Under medical supervision.</span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;"><br /></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;">I am no longer obese on the BMI scale! Also after blood test analysis my chance of developing coronary heart disease in the next 10 years has dropped to less than 5%! At my last trip to see my G.P. I was taken off of the high blood pressure tablets I have been taking for 10 years!&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;"><br /></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;">I decided that the beneficiary for my efforts will be the Malawi Education Project. This is because my friend the lovely Lou Fitzpatrick helped set up the charity and I think what they do is excellent and can help people help themselves. Also in these recessionary hard financial times when we think issues like this are somehow not so important as domestic charities. I think it is good to think of others a lot worse off than our selves.</span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;"><br /></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;">I have now surpassed my target of &pound;1,000.00 but please feel free to contribute! I shall publish the thin bloke in fat bloke's pictures soon!</span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;"><br /></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;">Please follow the instructions below and donate to a very positive charity.</span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;"><br /></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;">Cheers me dears, lots of love Alex XXXXX</span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;"><br /></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;"><br /></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;">So please dig deep and donate now!</span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;"><br /></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height: 140%; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;">Go on, you will, you will, you will....</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,073.00
+ £249.62 Gift Aid
Online
£1,073.00
Offline
£0.00

Charities pay a small fee for our service. Learn more about fees