A New Year, A New Country, A New Pool....

What better way to break it all in then with a new challenge? Of course there is no better way and that is one reason why I have signed up for the Aspire Channel Swim.

What's It All About?

Every year the charity Aspire, who help people with spinal cord injuries, organize the event for individuals to take part.  You can participate as an individual, a fish or a group...Aspire isn't picky, as long as you raise some money and/or awareness of their orginization in the process.  A small excerpt from their website:

"Swim the distance of the English Channel (22 miles) in your local pool over a 12 week period and raise money for Aspire and people with spinal cord injuries."

Where and When?

The challenge takes place between September 14th and December 6th.  For the majority of that time I will be swimming at the Inge de Bruijn Sportfondsenbad swimming pool in Barendrecht, Netherlands (no stalkers please!).  However, for two weeks during the period I will be on holiday in Gran Canaria.  Thankfully they have four (yes that's four) swimming pools so I am bound to get in my required laps during those two weeks as well.

Well I'd Sure Like To Sponsor You

You're in luck!  Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’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’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.  Of course you can also donate the money directly to myself and I will then forward it to Aspire, however the JustGiving page is the preferred method where possible.

So please dig deep and donate now.  For more information on the Aspire Channel Swim (maybe even to sign up!), please visit here.

Many thanks in advance,

Heather