My story

I'm no John Bishop, can't run for toffee, am a rubbish swimmer and find cycling a bit sweaty. I am however prepared to use the power of gravity to drop to the gound from a high building to raise money for the fantastic Silver Star baby unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital. I'm Patron of the unit, all 3 of my kids were born there, and I've seen first hand the amazing work it does saving the lives of mums and babies every day.

The Silver Star unit was set up 35 years ago to provide specialist care for mothers and babies who have complications in their pregnancies. Vitally, the unit also leads the way in goundbreaking research into the causes and treatment of serious medical conditions in pregnancy, and specifically the commonest medical condition - pre-eclampsia. As a result, though the unit is based in Oxford, it has a profound national and international impact. Specialist care and research costs money, and though this is a top class NHS unit, it constantly needs financial support from outside.

Your donation to the Silver Star Society, the unit's fundraising arm, will help support on-going research in this important area of medicine. For further details on the research projects please visit http://www.oxfordbrc.org/research/women-and-paediatrics/osprea/. For further information on the Silver Star Society, please visit www.silverstaroxford.org or read the latest newsletter http://www.silverstaroxford.org/pdf/silverstar-newsletter-oct2011.pdf.

 

My updates 2

Soooooo nearly there.

15/04/12 15:22

well, I haven'e even put in any details of what's happenning and I'm already 2% on the way to hitting my target.

01/04/12 12:32

My charity

Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Charitable Funds

Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Charitable Funds

Charity Registration No. 1057295

ORH Chartable Funds is the umbrella charity of 600 funds supporting the work of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. Donations enhance wards and fund equipment and research across our hospitals. NB: to donate to a specific area/fund please specify this at the end of this donation process. Thankyou

Donations 926

Trophy.png

Good luck! (But tell the government that they should be funding this, not leaving it up to individuals to donate!)

Donation by Oliver Pereira on 03/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Jumping.png

Good luck!

Donation by Paul O'Regan on 03/04/12

£20.00

Superman.png

Good luck sir!

Donation by Neill Cameron on 03/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 03/04/12

£10.00

windmill.png

Donation by Aysha Waterfield on 03/04/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

smiley.png

Good luck!

Donation by Lisa Pearce Collins on 03/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

windmill.png

I was born at this hospital in 1979. They saved me life, no question. Thank you for doing this Armando.

Donation by Dominik Paczko on 03/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 03/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

windmill2.png

Almost certainly the least I could do. You wouldn't catch me doing this. Terrible vertigo.

Donation by Gavin Watson on 02/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

windmill.png

Donation by Wanda Caulfield on 01/04/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Inmem.png

Both my boys were born there, good onya!

Donation by @gittarman on 01/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

windmill.png

Good luck Armando. Probably best not to look down and then you can pretend it is just an awkward stroll

Donation by Gavin Eves on 01/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Superman.png

Good luck, Arm!

Donation by Sean G on 01/04/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

Trophy.png

<3

Donation by Teddy on 01/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Jumping.png

Good work, but if it goes wrong I shall not be contributing to the Armando Iannucci memorial garden

Donation by Daniel Tappin on 01/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Some words of support.

Donation by Matt Williams on 01/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

thumbsUp.png

Good luck. My children were born there - marvellous place x

Donation by Emma Dadson on 01/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

cupcake.png

Hold on tight, whatever you do

Donation by Jessica Gooch on 01/04/12

heart.png

Because this week reminded me of The Thick of It so much.... Good luck. Good cause

Donation by Martha Kearney on 01/04/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Jumping.png

Keep holding the rope!

Donation by Keith Webley on 01/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

thumbsUp.png

As Alan might say, just think of Andy McNab. Good luck!

Donation by Jim Taylor on 01/04/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

cupcake.png

Best of luck!

Donation by A N Other on 01/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

windmill.png

Donation by DaveBarton on 01/04/12

windmill.png

Hope it's over quickly, but not too quickly.

Donation by Max Maddison on 01/04/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

cupcake.png

Donation by Fabian McNeilly on 01/04/12

£10.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£4,994.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£1,065.00
  • Total raised£6,059.00
  • Gift Aid£1,179.25

* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.