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IoW Olympic Challenge supporting EFDS
£1,599.50 raised of £2,000.00 target
89 donations
My Target:
£2,000.00
£1,599.50 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/IoWOlympicChallenge
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Ben and Ali ,'s page.
By text message to donate £10 Text IOWC99 £10
to 70070
My story
THE GOAL:
2012 is an Olympic year, and one of the goals of the London Olympics is to encourage greater participation in sport. This includes everyone, SPORT FOR ALL! We want to kick-start a new 'Boccia/disability' club in Chichester and raise money/awareness for EFDS and disability sport in the UK.
THE CHALLENGE:
An Olympic year calls for an Olympic challenge, to capture the imagination, well we think this does!
On Thurs 30th August, the start of the Paralympics, Ben and Ali will set off from the mainland and swim 1.5miles across the Solent to the Isle of Wight. They will then cycle 70miles all way around the island. Finally, they will kayak the 1.5miles back to the mainland, all in one day!
THE CHARITY:
We are doing this in aid of The English Federation of Disability Sport. This is a relatively small grass roots charity, which helps set up local sports projects. It is the national body responsible for developing sport for disabled people in England.
The initial inspiration for this challenge came from a young girl who has Cerebral Palsy and had recently joined the local gym where Ben also works part-time as an instructor. Whilst helping her to train she mentioned how she also enjoyed playing a game called ‘Boccia’, which to be honest he hadn’t heard of. She explained how she currently has to travel from Chichester to Brighton by herself just to play for an hour, as there is nowhere nearer to play. She is also currently studying at university, works part-time and volunteers, so thought this was a big commitment considering everything else she has going on.
Ben did some research finding out about the sport, including that it is in fact a Paralympic sport. After contacting Boccia England UK he was told the basic equipment and space required was actually quite minimal and not overly expensive. So the idea was born to do a sponsored event in order to raise the necessary money to buy the equipment and help kick-start a new small local Boccia club.
Once deciding upon the challenge and enrolling Ali to take part, we also decided to enlist the help and support of a suitable charity. We looked for one that whilst national, would also be able to help our community personally and not just swallow the money up into a big pot where we wouldn’t see any noticeable local benefit. When we found and contacted EFDS, it was clear they were the perfect charity for this event, a grass roots charity, with national links, which helps set up small local projects like this.
All we need to do now is raise the money, and hopefully complete the challenge……………so please dig deep to help support us and our local cause.
Many thanks Ben and Ali.
ALL sponsors will be put into a raffle to win various prizes, for more information please visit our website at: www.iow-olympic-challenge.co.uk
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My charity
English Federation of Disability Sport
Charity Registration No. 1075180
The English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) organises National Championships for disabled people in a variety of sports. These events provide pathways to international success, such as the Paralympics. Working with corporate and trust partners, we aim to increase participation and talent identification. Fundraising is an essential part of our work and all funds will assist disabled sports people in their ladder to success.
Donations 89
Well done both of you, took some guts to arrange and do that yourselves!! Fantastic achievement ;-)
Donation by Anonymous on 01/11/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Red Watch Charity Row
Donation by Anonymous on 30/10/12
£220.50
+ £55.13 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 02/10/12
£60.00
+ £15.00 Gift Aid
very well done to you both
Donation by theresa on 14/09/12
£2.00
This is a little late, but congrats on all your hard work, determination and motivation!! So glad to hear it all went well! :-)
Donation by Jennifer Bowser on 06/09/12
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Awesome effort, you both deserve medals ;-)
Donation by Westgate Reception on 04/09/12
£35.00
+ £8.75 Gift Aid
Well done Ben (& team). Cracking effort
Donation by Graham Lincoln on 02/09/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done to both of you for completing a tough day and coming up smiling.
Donation by Joanna Lowis on 01/09/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Huge congratulations to you both, what an inspiring accomplishment
Donation by Keyhaven Yacht Club on 01/09/12
£52.00
Donation by Anonymous on 31/08/12
£10.00
well done chaps.
Donation by Andrew Taylor on 31/08/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Akira Trembath on 31/08/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Have fun and good luck...
Donation by philip boarer on 31/08/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Heather Tarrant on 31/08/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Best of luck guys! Get those arms and legs going.Such a huge challenge for such a worthy cause, well done to you both. Goose xxx
Donation by lucy gates on 31/08/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 31/08/12
£10.00
Good luck Ali!! You'll do great! With love all the way across the pond :)
Donation by Nancy Kuy on 31/08/12
£10.00
Good Luck to you all! Ali, just pretend its a Strava battle with the boys!
Donation by James Sutton on 30/08/12
£40.00
Good luck guys. Hope all goes well tomorrow.
Donation by Katherine Steel on 29/08/12
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Donation by Tracey Middleton on 29/08/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck!!!
Donation by Peter Dennett on 29/08/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Good Luck guys, hope the weather is fine for you. All the Best from Geared Bikes
Donation by Geared Bikes on 29/08/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Very best of luck guy. Watch out for that tide :) !!
Donation by James Woodward on 29/08/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
God luck Ben you nutter!
Donation by paul marshall on 27/08/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 27/08/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£1,499.50
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£100.00
- Total raised£1,599.50
- Gift Aid£322.38
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