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Jenny's page
Event: Walk with Jenny between 13/05/2012 and 15/06/2012
Team Members: Bronagh, Lois
£10,599.09 raised of £10,000.00 target
279 donations
My Target:
£10,000.00
£10,599.09 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/Jennywilsonbest
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Jenny Wilson-Best's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text MSMS55 £10
to 70070
My story
My name is Jenny Wilson-Best and I have MS. This is my story.
I have been a professional opera singer for over 30 years. I’ve sung all over the world from America to Japan, to China, all over Europe, with Les Arts Florissants in Paris, La Monnaie in Brussels, at Covent Garden, English National Opera and here at home in Scotland with Scottish Opera. I have been very fortunate to have had a successful career doing what I love. I put this in the past tense as frustratingly, although I can still sing, I can’t stand or walk without great difficulty. In the past couple of years I have slowly had to accept that this must come to an end simply because my body won’t work.
MS is an extremely debilitating disease and can attack any colour, creed or class. It’s not easy coming to terms with such a life changing condition. Not so long ago I climbed most of the munros.....now I can’t even walk to the local shop. I was grappling with the enormity of it all until I went through the door of REVIVE MS Support.
REVIVE let me cry, let me be angry, let me be sad. They listened. Ultimately they helped me find the path upon which I could walk.
My dear friends at Scottish Opera are going to do a charity walk for meeee!! Scottish Opera management are giving their full support. My gorgeous friends and colleagues plan to walk between venues for the forthcoming performances of Tosca. They will walk from Glasgow to Inverness to Edinburgh to Aberdeen and back to Glasgow. That's over 600 miles!! Now....that HAS to be worth giving of your pennies doesn't it? Please give to this wonderful charity that helps so many people.
UPDATE: The walk finished on 15th June and the target was met in the nick of time! The walkers covered over 700 miles!! I would like to thank them from the bottom of my heart. Though the walk has finished the need for money for REVIVE MS Support goes on so...if you can spare a little something to help those with MS by donating here it would be hugely appreciated. Thank you. Jenny xx
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My charity
Revive MS Support
Charity Registration No. SC022886
Revive MS Support provides support for people living with Multiple Sclerosis, including family & carers, enhancing their well-being & empowering them to live full lives. Revive offers a wide range of therapeutic services & practical help from their Glasgow centre and outreaches across Scotland.
Donations 279
Donation by Anonymous on 22/05/12
£20.00
Jenny All the very best in your fund raising efforts. Best wishes Ron
Donation by Ron Amy on 21/05/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Well done Scottish Opera, A great idea! Come on Franny you can do it!!
Donation by John Morrison on 21/05/12
£30.00
Dearest Jenny, can't applaud you enough for all your endeavours! Very best wishes and love as always - Nigel xxx
Donation by Nigel Bates on 20/05/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
From Shenna and all your friends at THE GUN LODGE - ARDESIER, INVERNESS. Wishing all the very best with the 600 mile walk across Scotland.
Donation by FROM FRIENDS AT THE GUN LODGE on 20/05/12
£15.00
So impressed by you and your friends at Scottish & so sorry to hear how much MS has changed your life since those fun days in Paris 2 years ago! Jxx
Donation by James McOran-Campbell on 20/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Darling Jenny, you are an inspiration and a very special friend. I'm lucky to know you, all my love as ever Tamsin x
Donation by Tamsin Dalley on 19/05/12
Wishing you all good luck with your endeavour. Nickxx
Donation by Nicholas Heath on 19/05/12
£40.00
+ £10.00 Gift Aid
Hi Jenny, saw a copy of the article of all you've done in the newspaper. Such great work - well done to you and all those touring:) x
Donation by Helen Robertson on 18/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Lovely to welcome your colleagues Allan and Janet and to hear of the walk to raise funds, many blessings.x
Donation by Marion Manson on 18/05/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Good luck to all taking part - we hope the weather is kind to you and you raise lots of money! xx
Donation by Fiona & David Campbell xxxx on 18/05/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Hugely inspiring! Wishing you all the very very best!
Donation by Sue Bickley on 18/05/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Jen you are amazing!!!!!!
Donation by Ella Kirkpatrick on 18/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
From Martin Pippa Imogen and Oliver. Imo and I just climbed Harrison Stickle in the Lakes in solidarity with your inspiring walk.
Donation by Martin Nelson on 18/05/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
From Mark and Catriona Wilson
Donation by Martin Nelson on 18/05/12
£20.00
Amazing work everyone... So glad it's been such a success Jenny! x WELL DONE to you all! ... Dom x
Donation by Dominic Peckham on 18/05/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Donation by DIANE JONES on 17/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
fabulous achievement Jenny.... The think all the guys at Scot OP have been wonderful....
Donation by jamie macdougall on 17/05/12
£20.00
Hooray for Jenny and her excellent friends! may the Force and the weather be with you all the way!
Donation by Emma Kirkby on 16/05/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Well done!
Donation by Malcolm Lindsay on 16/05/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Warmest wishes and may you continue to receive massive support.
Donation by Pamela PRIOR, Warden Bordeaux Church on 16/05/12
£10.00
From a former Scottish Opera member to all you walkers from Scottish Opera - wishing you lots of sunshine and fun on your worthy journey.
Donation by Yvonne Barclay on 16/05/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Hi Jenny- I saw your page on Vanessa Woodfine-Hancock's facebook. Subjetc close to my heart- wishing you all the very best!
Donation by Vivien Care on 16/05/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Jonathan Fisher on 16/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Great thing you're doing Jenny for MS. Congratulations and sending much love x x
Donation by Vanessa Hancock on 16/05/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£6,931.33
- Offline donations£3,662.76
- Text donations£5.00
- Total raised£10,599.09
- Gift Aid£1,269.25
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