John Urquhart is fundraising for Highland Hospice

Vietnam/Cambodia Cycle Challenge

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Raising money for Highland Hospice

Charity Registration No. SCO11227

Highland Hospice is the only hospice serving adults with incurable life limiting disease in the Highlands of Scotland and is acknowledged as the centre of specialist palliative care expertise in the region. A full multidisciplinary team is employed to provide true holistic care and comprises medical and nursing staff, occupational, physio and complementary therapists, a chaplain and family support workers. The Hospice currently provides a 10 bed In Patient Unit in Inverness and a Day Hospice on the same site. The Hospice also provides bereavement counselling for relatives, a 24 hour telephone helpline and education and training for other healthcare professionals to enhance their ability to provide palliative care in their own communities. Highland Hospice relies on the generosity of the Highland community to raise the more than £42,000 that is required every week to keep the services going and to ensure that an exceptional quality of care continues to be provided.

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John Urquhart

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22/07/2016

Raised: 20%

Target: £3,500.00
Raised so far: £700.00

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After completing my backwards walk over the Bealach-na-Ba near Applecross I decided I needed another challenge. I think I have the challenge bug!

I had a think about what to do next to help Highland Hospice, where my wife Rene was cared for and I took the plunge and I signed up to take part in a cycle challenge in Vietnam and Cambodia. In February 2012 I will cycle 326 miles from Ho Chi Minh City to Angkor Wat. I will average 50 miles a day and will spend long hot days in the saddle.

I would like to thank everyone who supported me in my Bealach-na-Ba walk. I was really touched by how generous people were and the encouragement I received. I managed to raise £3200 for the Hospice which means so much to me and to the Hospice.

I would therefore be very grateful if you would like to sponsor me for my next challenge. I really enjoy helping Highland Hospice and it also gives me a focus. I am a wee bit nervous about heading off to Vietnam and Cambodia as this is something really big for me. However I am also excited that I am doing some different. It will be a real challenge and I sometimes think I must be a bit mad but then that's me!

Any support and encouragement you could give me would be wonderful.

All my thanks,

John

	Good luck Donation by Alan Savage, Orion Group on 22/02/12	£100.00
	Good luck Donation by Craig Loughray on 22/02/12	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	Good luck John. You'll put us all to shame! Donation by David MacFarlane on 21/02/12	£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Donation by ewan geddes on 21/02/12	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	Good Luck from all at Gulf Offshore in Aberdeen Donation by ewan geddes on 21/02/12	£100.00
	Donation by Annette Hudson on 21/02/12	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	Good luck John. You're obviously much fitter than Derek! Donation by Julie Westland on 21/02/12	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	A very worthwhile cause. Best of luck! Donation by Lorraine Strachan on 21/02/12	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	Great Cause. Good luck Donation by David Dunne on 21/02/12	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	Good luck John, sterling effort. Donation by Mike Fergusson (works with Derek) on 21/02/12	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	A very worthy cause. Good luck! Donation by Heather Campbell on 21/02/12
	Well done John, next time you need to get Derek with you ! Donation by Ciaran Dreelan on 20/02/12	£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
	Good luck with the challenge. Donation by Alastair McLean on 20/02/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	Fantastic achievement,well done . Donation by Graham Rettie on 20/02/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	Donation by Jim Gordon on 20/02/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	John, have an absolutely fantastic trip. We want photo's of the knobbly knees!!!! Keep in touch and have a ball.xxx Donation by Sandra MacLeod on 09/02/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	You might raise more if you managed to get Scott Watson to smile (from one of his colleagues) Donation by G Watson on 04/02/12
	Donation by Anonymous on 03/02/12	£100.00 + £25.00 Gift Aid
	Good luck John x Donation by Donna Couper on 22/01/12
	Good Luck! I am more than happy to treat your blisters and saddle sores if need be on your return! No doubt you will have an amazing experience. Donation by erica alexander on 23/12/11	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	All the best for your cycle. I am sure you will enjoy the experience of the different cultures. I hope you have really comfy saddle lined up!!! Donation by Alan Maclean on 22/12/11	£30.00 + £7.50 Gift Aid
	We are repeating interview on Two Lochs Radio about your Bealach walk in our annual round-up. Came here for an update: good luck with this challenge Donation by Jackie Wilson on 18/12/11	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	I was inspired by the article John's Story in 'Your Hospice'. Best of luck with your challenge. Donation by Valerie Garner on 22/09/11	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	Will always sponsor you John xx Donation by Linda Macdonald on 22/07/11	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	So John you have got the challenge bug! Do you ever regret the day you stepped into our office?! This challenge will be an amazing experience. x Donation by Amanda Mackay on 22/07/11	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid