06.10.11: UPDATE!!!!
THE TIME HAS COME!!!! I AM LEAVING FOR CHINA TOMORROW MORNING TO BEGIN MY TREK ACROSS THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA FOR ACTION ON HEARING LOSS!
I AM SO VERY NEAR MY TARGET SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DONATE SO MY TARGET IS REACHED WHEN I COME BACK IN 10 DAYS TIME!!
I AM SO VERY GRATEFUL TO EVERY KIND PERSON WHO HAS DONATED AND WHO HAS SUPPORTED ME ON MY FUNDRAISING AND KEEPING ME MOTIVATED - I HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE I WANT TO THANK SO HERES A SHORT LIST WHICH I AM SURE I WILL BE ADDING TO!!
MY BEAUTIFUL FAMILY, DAWN CRAWFORD FOR BEING AMAZING, MY WONDERFUL FRIENDS FOR BEING SO SUPPORTIVE (YOU ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE!), IMMORTAL INK, BRENTWOOD GAZETTE, PHOENIX FM, THE SUGAR HUT, MINNIES BOUTIQUE, THE TWISTED SISTERS, HEROES BAR CAMDEN, RAILWAY HOTEL SOUTHEND, EMPIRE CAKE CO. WESTCLIFF, HUMMINGBIRD BAKERY, MY SPECIAL QUEEN FRIENDS, DYLAN SCOTCHER FOR THE FLYERS AND BANNERS AND DAVID TENNANT, TATTOO 13 SOHO, ALL THE BANDS THAT PLAYED HEROES BAR - CROSS WIRES, BEBE BLACK, WARP AND MY DJS CHRIS HAYDEN AND BRADLEY LUCKE...
I'M SURE I'VE MISSED OUT LOADS BUT THEY WILL COME TO ME AND I WILL ADD THEM ON HERE - MY BRAIN IS IN A DIZZY STATE TRYING TO GET PREPARED FOR TOMORROW!
LASTLY AND MAHOOOSIVE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS DONATED TO ACTION ON HEARING LOSS, YOU ARE ALL AMAZING AND HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO AN AMAZING CAUSE!
I WILL BE OFFLINE UNTIL I RETURN AND WILL BE PUTTING PICS AND VIDEOS UP ON THIS PAGE TO SHOW YOU THAT I COMPLETED THE CHALLENGE! I WON'T LET YOU DOWN! SO MUCH LOVE TO ALL OF YOU AND THANK YOU A BILLION TRILLION TIMES OVER XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
01.08.11: UPDATE!THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO EVERYONE WHO HAS DONATED FOR THIS CAUSE - THE SOUTHEND ROCK N ROLL BINGO RAISED A LOVERLY £63 THANKS TO GOOD FRIENDS, FAMILY AND THE TWISTED SISTERS - WE WILL DEF BE DOING ANOTHER ROCK N ROLL BINGO SOON AS WE ALL LOVE IT SO MUCH SO I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT FRONT!
THIS YEAR HAS SO FAR BEEN SO BITTERSWEET - SEEING THE SUPPORT AND HELP FROM MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN ACHIEVING MY TARGET, AND LOSING MY DEAREST NAN AND SADLY, TODAY, MY DARLING LIL MAN ALFIE MOON (MY DOGGIE), ITS BEEN SO VERY TOUGH AND ITS BEEN MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT HAVE KEPT ME GOING TO ACHIEVE MY GOAL WHEN I COULD HAVE SO EASILY GIVEN UP...I THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH AND DONT THINK I CAN EVER SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR BEING AMAZING AND BEING THERE FOR ME XXXX
26.07.11: UPDATE!
THANK YOU TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU WHO CAME TO THE HEROES BAR ON SUNDAY FOR THE CHARITY ALL DAYER - YOUR DONATIONS MEAN THAT WE RAISED £710 ON THAT DAY! I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR YOUR KINDNESS - HOPE YOU ALL HAD LOTS OF FUN!
WE HAVE THE RETURN OF THE AMAZING TWISTED SISTERS THIS THURSDAY 28TH JULY AT THE RAILWAY HOTEL PUB IN SOUTHEND FOR ROCK N ROLL BINGO - PLEASE COME ALONG - ALL PROCEEDS TO THIS CHARITY PLUS AS EVERYONE WHO SAW THEM ON SUNDAY - YOU WILL ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!
20.07.11: UPDATE!
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS DONATED SO FAR..I HAVE JUST 8 DAYS LEFT TO HIT MY FUNDRAISING TARGET - EEEEK!
I AM LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THIS SATURDAY 23RD JULY TO BAG PACK WITH ME AT SAINSNURYS IN BRENTWOOD FOR A FEW HOURS IN THE MORNING TO RAISE FUNDS - PLEASE GET IN TOUCH IF YOU ARE ABLE TO SPARE AN HOUR OR TWO!
ALSO DON'T FORGET TO COME TO THIS!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=232671753410091
BANDS, ROCK N ROLL BINGO, MUSIC QUIZ, DRAG QUEENS - YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO BE THERE!
13.07.11: UPDATE!
WAS FEATURED IN THE BRENTWOOD GAZETTE AND ON THE LOCAL RADIO STATION PHOENIX FM TO PROMOTE FUNDRAISING FOR MY TREK! QUITE ENJOYED BEING ON THE RADIO ACTUALLY AND WASN'T NERVOUS AT ALL! A NEW CALLING MAYBE...
WELL, THE CHARITY EVENT IS NEXT WEEK AND I HAVE TO SAY IM BOTH REALLY EXCITED AND NERVOUS - I HOPE THE DAY GOES WELL AND LOTS OF PEOPLE TURN UP! IM SO VERY THANKFUL TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HELPING ME AND TAKING PART IN THE DAY, I HOPE YOU ALL REALISE HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU ALL!
I AM CURRENTLY AUCTIONING A VIP PACKAGE FOR 6 PEOPLE TO THE SUGAR HUT (TOWIES FAVOURITE HAUNT!) TO MAKE A BID (THIS IS WORTH £750!) PLEASE MAIL ME AT: emmayoung3@yahoo.co.uk
23.06.11: UPDATE!!
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO FIND OUT ALL THE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY ALL-DAYER IN CAMDEN!
http://www.facebook.com/mobileprotection#!/event.php?eid=232671753410091
ALSO THE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING SUGAR HUT IN BRENTWOOD HAVE SO VERY KINDLY DONATED A VIP PACKAGE FOR A NIGHT AT THE TOWIE GUYS FAVOURITE PLACE FOR AUCTION FOR THE TREK! THE PACKAGE CONSISTS OF:
16.06.11: UPDATE!!
NEWS FLASH!! SUNDAY 24TH JULY - ALL DAYER CHARITY GIG TO RAISE FUNDS FOR MY TREK, PLEASE COME!!! ALL WELCOME!!
HEROES BAR IN CAMDEN, SEARCH FOR EMMAS RNID CHARITY GIG ON FACEBOOK!
03.06.11: UPDATE!
Hello everyone, sorry for not keeping this updated for the last two months, as my close friends will know we lost my beautiful nan in May so has been a very hard time for all the family. I promised my nan I would do this trek and know my beautiful nan will be with me when I walk across the Great Wall, so am now back to trying to organise fundraising events.
Thank you so much for the kind donations so far and if anyone has any places I could use for a Charity gig for free, please get in touch and I will promote your venue tons!
1.04.11: UPDATE!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GENEROUS DONATIONS SO FAR - NEARLY AT THE HALFWAY MARK!! THIS IS SO AMAZING!!! I HAVE PLANS FOR A FUNDRAISING NIGHT UP MY SLEEVE SO KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED FOR DETAILS!! STILL TRAINING HARD AND MAY EVEN START TO GIVE UP THE WINE!! LOVE YOU ALL!!!
13.03.11: UPDATE!!!!
£1024 RAISED SO FAR - THANK YOU SO MUCH...WILL BE ORGANISING SOME FUNDRAISING EVENTS SOON, IF YOU CAN THINK OF ANY LET ME KNOW!! ILL KEEP YOU UPDATED..TRAINING IS COMING ALONG VERY WELL ALTHOUGH NEVER KNEW YOU COULD ACHE SO MUCH AFTER PILATES...OUCH...
04.03.11: UPDATE!!
£730 RAISED SO FAR!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH AND LETS KEEP THOSE DONATIONS COMING IN!!
I HAVE NOW JOINED A GYM AND HAD MY FIRST SESSION TODAY - I AM SO UNFIT ITS HILARIOUS BUT MY LOVELY GYM MAN IS HEADING ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND I ACTUALLY FEEL GOOD AND EXCITED! MY BOTTOM AND LEGS ARE KILLING ME BUT ITS WORTH IT..
AS MY FRIENDS KNOW, ITS BEEN AN AWFUL WEEK FOR ME BUT IM KEEPING POSITIVE AND AIMING TOWARDS MY TREK AND RAISING MY TARGET!
25.02.11: UPDATE!!
£615 RAISED SO FAR!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR KINDNESS, LETS KEEP THE DONATIONS COMING IN!!! LOVE YOU ALL!!
HAVE NOT SMOKED ONE CIGARETTE SINCE I HAVE QUIT HOORAH!!! SWIMMING TONIGHT TO START BUILDING UP MY LUNGS..
UPDATE!!!
I HAVE CURRENTLY RECEIVED OVER £450 IN DONATIONS THROUGH FRIENDS, IMMORTAL INK TATTOO STUDIO AND OUR CUSTOMERS AND WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR KIND DONATIONS SO FAR!! I STILL HAVE FAR TO GO, SO PLEASE SPONSOR ME - ANY DONATION GRATEFULLY RECEIVED!
I HAVE ALSO GIVEN UP SMOKING (5TH DAY AND COUNTING!) AND WILL BE JOINING THE GYM THIS WEEK TO START MY LONG TREKS ON THE TREADMILL...WISH ME LUCK...XXX
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
I will be taking part in RNID's Great Wall of China Trek to raise £2600+ for RNID.
I am currently learning BSL Level 1 at college and will proceed to Level 2 in September so I can eventually work with people who are deaf or hard of hearing. I am aiming to become an interpreter so practice all the time (even in pubs to the annoyance of my friends!) and am determined to achieve this goal!
Taking part in this trek is something I never thought I would do - I ave never flown on my own before, I have never been abroad on my own and as many who know me - I am not one for the gym or any kind of keep fit activity!!
I see this trek as a personal challenge as well as raising sponsorship and awareness to for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Learning BSL has made me realise how many challenges deaf or hard of hearing people face every day that hearing people take for granted.
I will be organising fundraising events and will keep you all posted on those, which I hope many of you will attend! And I will keep this page updated as well as organising a blog to detail my get fit regime (eeek!), how the sponsorship is progressing and donations made so far!
I thank you all in advance for taking the time to read my page and for all the support I have received so far and hopefully will continue to receive.
RNID (Royal National Institute for the Deaf) is a charity working to create a world where deafness or hearing loss do not limit or determine opportunity, and where people value their hearing. There are currently 9 million people in the UK who are deaf or hard of hearing - that's 1 in 7 of the population!
It is estimated that by 2039 there will be a hearing loss crisis - numbers are set to increase by 40% to 13 million.
RNID is at the forefront of funding research into finding a cure for hearing loss. Your support could help fund this crucial area of work so that RNID can significantly reduce the number of people whose lives are devastated by the impact of hearing loss.
How your donation can help:
£10 could help RNID's Employment Service to secure more jobs and training places for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
£50 could help RNID to widen the availability of new technology such as video interpreting in surgeries, so that people who are deaf or hard of hearing can communicate more effectively with GPs and nurses
£100 could help RNID to continue to provide specialist care for people who are deaf or hard of hearing with mental health problems
£250 could help RNID with their biomedical research into the causes of age-related hearing loss, and how it can be prevented or even treated in the future
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