My story

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Ange and Jackie are two ladies, no longer quite in the first flushes of youth and each the proud owner of 3 adopted ex-racing greyhounds, who have decided in 2012 to combine their 1st attempt at an ironman triathlon (2.4 mile / 3.8km swim + 112 mile / 180km bike + 26.2 mile / 42.2km run in 17 hours maximum) with raising money to help with the re-homing of these fabulous dogs when their racing careers end.

Greyhounds are lazy, gentle, couch potatoes who happily spend 23 hours a day asleep and need only 2 short walks a day and lots of TLC to keep them happy. They are generally clean dogs who shed very little hair. Many of them can live happily with children and other dogs.

The Sittingbourne Retired Greyhound Trust was set up to re-home some of the greyhounds retired from racing at the Sittingbourne stadium. Approximately 9,000 greyhounds, typically aged between 4 and 6 years, retire nationwide per year and many of them find their way to the RGT re-homing centres where they are looking for a loving ‘’forever’’ home for the 2nd half of their lives. You can see some of them at http://www.rgtsittingbourne.co.uk/

My charity

Retired Greyhound Trust

Retired Greyhound Trust

Charity Registration No. 269668

The Retired Greyhound Trust is the only National Charity to find homes for ex-racing greyhounds. In the last 3 years it has homed over 9,000 dogs. All monies donated are used for the welfare of the dogs, kennelling, transport, vaccinations, neutering and dental treatment

Donations 21

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well done angie and jackie. Best wishes , Jarmila

Donation by jarmila parsley on 22/08/12

£11.00

+ £2.75 Gift Aid

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Well done!! Utter madness....... but I am impressed

Donation by Bernice Philps on 05/08/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

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Congratulations on your achievement ... now you can rest ...

Donation by pat and rex shutler on 08/07/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

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Jax - as your mum I can say for once your stubborness paid off! Well done to you both for a great effort

Donation by Mum / Lyn on 08/07/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

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Well done - you are completely mad, but well done xx

Donation by Pud and "the boys" on 02/07/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Podds, amazing. hooby congratulations. Would have been easier just to get houndie No. 4 though ;-) xxx

Donation by Yums, the tiddlypeeps and Cushtie on 02/07/12

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 25/06/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good Luck

Donation by Gaynor Shelvey on 23/06/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Thank you for the opportunity and support you have given Lorcan at the kennels. Good luck with the triathlon

Donation by The Halfacre family on 17/06/12

£75.00

+ £18.75 Gift Aid

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Dear jackie & angie, Tri- as hard as we know you can. good luck best wishes, bert & jarmila

Donation by Bert Parsley on 17/06/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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You are completely bonkers but we all knew that! Fair play to you - mad but commendable! Good luck Jackie!

Donation by Vicky Weatherhogg on 12/06/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Ange, you've come a long way from the fly-filled swimming pool days! Good luck to you both. Lisa & Bill

Donation by Lisa Johnstone on 11/06/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Very best of luck with it - lucky dogs to have you supporting them

Donation by Ann & Lawrie on 02/06/12

£10.00

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We think you're nuts!

Donation by Ron and Joyce on 02/06/12

£20.00

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Thought you might get the dogs to do a leg each for you! Good Luck, lots of love

Donation by Dad and Mary on 02/06/12

£50.00

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please finish ... once is enough ...

Donation by lee shutler on 02/06/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good Luck!!!

Donation by Laura Pease on 25/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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I so admire you girls. Wishing you all the very best on the day. Love

Donation by Wendy and Michael Sloper on 10/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Well done you two mad young ladies .. swim long, bike strong and steady and run as fast as your little legs will let you! Luv Steph

Donation by stephanie martin on 03/05/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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What you are doing to help rehome greyhounds is absolutely bloody brilliant!

Donation by BARRIE BURLINGHAM on 28/03/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck to both of you..... I must say it is not my idea of fun!!

Donation by Bill Buckley on 19/03/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£596.00
  • Offline donations£411.50
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£1,007.50
  • Gift Aid£129.00

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