My story

20th May 2012: Cardiff 5K Fun Run. Ceri Stephen's granddaughter was born with a Congenital Heart Defect, so Ceri and 11 (friends/family members) have decided to do the Cardiff 5K Fun Run to raise money for CHD-UK's fundraiser for a multi-function patient monitor.

15th July 2012: Hathersage Hilly Triathlon.  Liz Barber-Lilley, whose daughter was born with a CHD has decided to fundraise for the multi-patient function monitor by doing a Traithlon in July.

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13th May 2012: Ignis Asset Management 10K. Lynda Johns' grandson, Mason was born with a Congenital Heart Defect in January 2011 and she has decided to run in the Ignis Asset Management 10K in Glasgow to raise money for CHD-UK's fundraiser for a multi-function patient monitor (online fundraising total for Lynda doing the run is £15.00) .

Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Week 7th-14th Feb 2012 - WEAR RED DAY 10th February 2012  help us raise awareness and donate.. - still collecting money offline. (online fundraising total for CHD Week is £420.58).

8th Feb 2012: Rich Church-Keen had his legs waxed at Ame Beauty in Gloucester - (raised a total of £129.00)

Our online auction on Ebay started on Sunday, 27th November 2011 @ 6pm (GMT) until Sunday, 11th December 2011 between 10pm (GMT). So far we have raised £277.99 increasing our total to £2,063.00 (includes online and offline fundraising)

The Auction/Charity Ball was held on Friday, 11th November 2011 at Hatton Court, Hotel, Gloucestershire and we raised around £1,700 online and offline.

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS: keep reading to find out:

(We shall be doing other fundraisers to meet out goal. So, feel free to help us in anyway possible)

We are raising money for 'Wallace & Gromit The Grand Appeal Charity' (Charity Registration No. 1043603) who will direct all the funds raised for the multi-function patient to Bristol Children's Hospital.

The multi-function patient monitors are able to monitor heart and respirary rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation levels. The cost of the mutli-function patient monitor is £5,000. We are aiming on raising at least £5,000 towards the cost of buying one.

The mutli-function patient monitor is about saving lives and there is a short supply of them.

Is it about remembering the children/adults who have lost their lives to Congenital Heart Defects and about celebrating the ones who are still fighting and living well into adulthood. Hazel, the founder of CHD-UK is part of the first generation of survivors.

The type of CHD that Hazel was born with is called Transposition of the Great Arteries and she is in contact with other TGA'ers who unfortunately are having various complications depending on the person: ranging from valve replacement, heart transplant to a heart and lung transplant. We might have an operation when we're born to help us live, but the first generation of survivors are now experiencing problems. They do a completely different operation on new borns now.

The main reason we want to raise the money for the multi function patient monitor is to give the others the chance of living like Hazel from CHD-UK has.

You can also follow us on twitter http://www.twitter.com/CHD_UK

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My charity

Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal

Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal

Charity Registration No. 1043603

The Grand Appeal raises funds to enrich and improve the quality of life for patients at Bristol Children's Hospital and special care baby unit at St Michael's Hospital Bristol. For more information please visit www.grandappeal.org.uk

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Hey Mand! Welldone, sorry it's a bit late. Nice one!! xxx

Donation by Nina Barnfather on 21/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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For Ceri Stephens - well done! I hope you reach your target and that Lucy stays well and happy.

Donation by Kate Gordon on 20/05/12

£20.00

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Well done Mandy xxxx

Donation by Rachel Liminton on 20/05/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Good luck for tomorrow Mand :) xxx

Donation by Rebecca Saunders on 19/05/12

£3.00

+ £0.75 Gift Aid

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Donation by rowena chantler on 19/05/12

£2.00

+ £0.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Helen Naylor on 19/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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All the best Mandy for tomorrow. x

Donation by Adele Wood on 19/05/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 19/05/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Well done Mandy, ceri & co & good luck for tomorrow x

Donation by Rebecca Saunders on 19/05/12

£2.00

+ £0.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Mr Wibble on 19/05/12

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Good luck Lynda xx

Donation by colin & family on 12/05/12

£5.00

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Good luck Ceri xxx

Donation by Lisa Hine on 02/05/12

£10.00

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Here's the remaining cash from my leg wax. Rich x

Donation by Richard Church-Keen on 02/04/12

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Good luck to my ma and my sis running on behalf of wee Mason.

Donation by Patrick McCurdie on 29/03/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Donation by Tracey Berry on 14/03/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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well done mum mason will be so proud of u :) xxx

Donation by Maureen McCurdie on 12/03/12

£5.00

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Karma........

Donation by joseph stephens on 10/03/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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From all of us at www.apelelain.com All the best in reaching your target for the patient monitor for Ward 32 at BRHC xx

Donation by Bridget James on 26/02/12

£1,000.00

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Donation was raised from a wear red/cake sale at my work. THANK YOU to all my family, friends & colleagues who baked cakes, wore red & bought cakes. x

Donation by Emily Collacott on 20/02/12

£380.58

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I feel good about donating.. And I still have hairy legs

Donation by Anonymous on 10/02/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Well done rich!! X

Donation by Anonymous on 10/02/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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This is for my mate Pamela Hannan she always has a smile on her face and a song in her heart. Keep smiling :) x

Donation by JULIE SMITH on 07/02/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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We have and do go through hell but we always find a smile, a laugh, and the strength because we have each other .

Donation by Pamela Hannan on 07/02/12

£10.00

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Thank you to the CHD Facebbok Page.

Donation by Tracey Berry on 02/02/12

£6.00

+ £1.50 Gift Aid

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Money Donated was raised by my daughter Courtney and her school St Pauls, by selling cakes at her school

Donation by sam wellbelove on 31/01/12

£40.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£2,704.92
  • Offline donations£1,145.99
  • Text donations£20.00
  • Total raised£3,870.91
  • Gift Aid£239.25

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