1 Km Sponsored walk - 11 September 2010

                                       in aid of 500 miles

All Done!! I did it.... walked 1 km.  

Thank you all for your support and donations

Five years ago I contracted meningococcal septicaemia, which resulted in the amputation of several of my limbs. I have been lucky to have access to world-class rehabilitation and prosthesis but not every amputee is as fortunate. 

I am raising money for a charity called '500 miles'. The charity 500 miles takes its name from the Proclaimers’ lyrics – I would walk 500 miles.  This is exactly what 500 miles does! They aspire to get disabled people in Malawi and Zambia who have lost legs or who have lost the use of their legs – up and walking.  As the charity’s founder Olivia Giles states –““I would walk”; it’s aspirational”. This has motivated me to walk 1 km on September 11^th to raise money to help others walk again.

The 500miles charity aims to support the delivery of prosthetic and orthotic services and surgery, which promotes mobility and function for amputees and other disabled people in Malawi and Zambia. Prostheses are devices which substitute for body parts which are missing and orthoses are devices, like splints, which support body parts which are present but which are weak or do not function properly. 500 miles helps people to access and afford prosthetic, orthotic and surgical services today - but, through training and education, it is also trying to develop the future capacity of these services in Malawi and Zambia.

£100 pays for an average prosthesis or orthosis or an orthopaedic or reconstructive operation to be delivered in a remote location.

For more information please visit www.500miles.co.uk.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my justgiving page.

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.

So please dig deep and donate now. Thanks

Jeannette

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will” 

Mohandas Gandhi