Thank you for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. I have now finished my 26 mile swim, thank you to everyone who has sponsored me.
NAPAC is a charity which is very close to my heart, helping to support adult survivors of childhood abuse as they begin to face up to the demons that they've carried with them for many years and start their healing journey.
I for one know that the burden of carrying those demons weighs very heavily, and no matter how hard you try to ignore the memories at some point they have to be faced. Many, many adult survivors of childhood abuse do not have someone safe to tell, and therefore live with that burden and the loneliness it brings for much, much longer than need be.
NAPAC run the only national freephone Support Line for adult survivors, providing that valuable listening ear and signposting to local support groups where they exist, as well as providing valuable information via their website and email. Money that you give will go towards enabling NAPAC to continue providing the support that survivors, and their supporters, across the need and deserve.
This is something that I feel very strongly about, and I want to raise as much money as I can to help NAPAC in their work. To do this I am going to swim a marathon in the safety of my local pool, over a period of up to 12 weeks, starting from 12 July 2010 and ending 30 September at the latest. I aim to do a mile (64 lengths) three times a week. Any donation that you can give will be greatly appreciated by me, and most certainly by NAPAC.
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 taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
So please sponsor me now! (If I do it quicker than 12 weeks, will you sponsor me more?)
Thank you very much for your help and support.
Fiona Jones
Progress report:
Lengths swum Cumulative total
12/7/10 64 1 mile!
14/7/10 32 1 1/2 miles
17/7/10 64 2 1/2 miles
19/7/10 32 3 miles
22/7/10 64 4 miles
27/7/10 128 6 miles
29/7/10 64 7 miles
3/8/10 64 8 miles
5/8/10 64 9 miles
11//8/10 64 10 miles
17/8/10 128 12 miles
19/8/10 32 12 1/2 miles
30/8/10 64 13 1/2 miles!
8/9/10 64 14 1/2 miles
9/9/10 48 15 1/4 miles
13/9/10 80 16 1/2 miles
18/9/10 64 17 1/2 miles
19/9/10 96 19 miles
21/9/10 64 20 miles
Small interlude while I try to fight off some nasty cold that's lurking in my sinuses...I'll be back to it as soon as I can!!
9/10/10 34 20 1/2 miles + a bit
16/10/10 64 21 1/2 miles
17/10/10 32 22 miles
20/10/10 64 23 miles
21/10/10 64 24 miles
24/10/10 70 25 miles + a bit
29/10/10 70 26 miles + a bit
All finished!!
