Raised: 188%
Target: £500.00
Raised so far: £938.00
Donate now

My story

 

6th Sept 2009

Great North Swim - 12th Sept 2009.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.  So Coniston was 15 degrees, thank goodness it was warmer in Windermere - it actually made it to 16.3 degrees in the best sunshine we have seen for a long time!

A great day and I managed the swim in 39 mins even fitting in time to talk to th camera crew having climbed out of the water but before the time gantry - that'll teach me to listen to the instructions next time...yes, I think there might even be a next time!

I'm staggered at the amount raised so far - brilliant - thank you very, very much indeed!

If you are just glad it wasn't you, maybe consider for a moment how much you would have paid pay NOT to be swimming in Windermere on 12th September and maybe donate a fraction of that amount to Cash for Kids ?!

Each year CFM Radio's Cash for Kids hope to have thousands of pounds available for grants to children’s charities throughout the CFM transmission area. All the money is raised locally and spent locally and goes to children and young people, under 18 throughout the CFM area.  These are children with mental, physical or sensory disabilities, with behavioural or psychological disorders, living in poverty or situations of deprivation, suffering through distress, abuse or neglect.

Donating through the JustGiving website 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.

Well done Katie. You've done something I could never do! Sorry I'm a bit late... Donation by Oliver, Anna, Alice and William xx 30/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by KMM 27/09/09  

From all at Walby farm park Well done you did great, How about swim the channel next!! Donation by Fraser Allison 23/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done Katie!! So when is the triathlon?? Donation by Jules, Paul and Naomi Wooding 22/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Well done Katie. Great swim. Looking forward to next year already!!! Susie, Paul, Thomas and Jonathan xxxx Donation by Susie Davies 18/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well swum Katy. Sorry this is so late! x Donation by The Nelstrops 16/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Well done Katie... Tanya also made it. Unfortuantely I had to entertain Megan and Lucy... pancakes did the trick, yum! Donation by Peter Bascombe 15/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by KMM 14/09/09  

Well done Katie Chris&Sue xx Donation by Christopher Holmes 14/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Same again next year, sis? Donation by David Bosomworth 14/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

I know your swim suit fits - can I borrow the rubber sometime!! Great effort lol Nige, Lis, Katie & Will Donation by Nigel Parmenter 14/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done lass!!! May the insanity continue! Steve, Anne and Harvey Donation by Steve Alecock 13/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Oh dear better late than never. I am sure you were fantastic as always. Are you still wrinkly? Donation by Catherine Tunnard 13/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I hope the water wasn't too cold in the end! Donation by Emma Chadwick 13/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck! Donation by Allison Mackie 11/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

BEST OF LUCK HOPE IT GOES WELL CHARLIE PENNY ELIZA GEORGINA ARABELLAND ANGUS RAINE Donation by Charles Raine 10/09/09  

£10.00

Are you insane? Best of luck. Donation by Jim and Joyce 10/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Brave ..... or mad! We'll be thinking of you! Donation by Kelly & Andy 10/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hope that wetsuit turns up soon! Best of luck - we know you'll do it! Donation by Amanda, Mark, Julia and Christopher xx 10/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

And heres us thinking there was a speed limit on Windermere! Good Luck Katie ...We'll be thinking of you over our Yorkshire Puds!!!! Donation by James, Katie, Oli, Timmy & Giles x 09/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Katie - a girl who never does anything by halves - go girl! Really good effort we'll be thinking of you x Donation by The Lawtons 09/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Go for it Katie I know you will do it - you will have to find someone to chat to along the way to take your mind off the task!! Donation by Sarah, Andrew, Barnaby & Poppy 09/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Good Luck Katie We will be thinking of you and all the others who are swimming Donation by judith wilson 09/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Katie, pretend you are in some tropical sea and I am sure you wont notice the cold! Martin, Nicki, Abi and Merry xxx Donation by Nicola White 09/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Just wind your neck out and paddle those big webbed feet you'll be just fine Donation by mike+sooz 09/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck! Liz, Kevin, Harriet & Rachael xxxx Donation by liz beaty 08/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Don't forget your water wings! Mike and Sally xx Donation by Sally Sheridan 08/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Can't think of anything better than a cool swim on a summer's day! Very best of luck - you are so brave - Guy & Rose Donation by Rose & Guy 08/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Katie - where do you find the energy ???!! Donation by Emma and Clarkey x 07/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

You go to extreme lengths to get away from Neil and the girls for an hour or two !!! Best of luck Donation by Trevor , Lucy, Laura , Sam and Sadie 07/09/09  

£38.00 + £10.72 Gift Aid
Donate now
 
* Total raised online: £938.00
  Offline donations: £0.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £261.74

* Charities pay a small fee for our service.
Find out how much it is and what we do for it.