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

1 Million Steps (to work and back)

Chris Irvine is raising money for Downs Syndrome Research Foundation UK
“1 Million Steps (to work and back)”

on 18 January 2012

Donations cannot currently be made to this page
The only UK charity dedicated to getting medical research underway to help everyone with Trisomy 21 (Down's syndrome). Check out www.dsrf-uk.org for more info! Thanks for visiting!

Story

<p><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">Since 31 October Chris Irvine &amp; Anthony Walters have been commuting to work &amp; back around London by foot. </span></p> <div class="O"> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">The aim is to raise money in support of two chosen charities: </span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><strong>Great Ormond Street Children&rsquo;s Hospital</strong></span><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"> and the </span><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><strong>Down&rsquo;s Syndrome Association. </strong></span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">It was decided that walking itself wasn&rsquo;t tough enough so they decided to do it in the Winter. </span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">Also means getting up an hour earlier and returning home an hour later than normal. </span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">Up until Christmas 2011 they had completed&nbsp;<span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">520,000 steps. </span></span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">&nbsp;</span></span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">So please dig deep and please give as much as you can afford. </span></span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">&nbsp;</span></span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">Thank you </span></span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">&nbsp;</span></span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">Chris</span></span></div> <span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"></span></div>

Donation summary

Total
£230.00
+ £8.75 Gift Aid
Online
£35.00
Offline
£195.00

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