My story

This page is to ask you to please support the charity The Vitiligo Society in the wake of my dad's and my recent achievment of summiting Mt Everest and in doing so completing the Seven Summits. We'd really, really appreciate any donation, however small!

My dad, Mark Shuttleworth, and I set out aiming to climb the highest mountains on each of the seven continents five years ago, and finally succeeding in fulfulling our dream at 6:10am on the 20th May 2012 by reaching the summit of Mt Everest. It's been an incredible journey and a wonderful climbing partnership, and the support, friends and experiences we've had along the way have been incredible.

Accomplishing these summits made me the youngest British female both to summit Everest and to complete the Seven Summits. We also became one of the very few father - daughter teams to ever have completed the Seven Summits challenge. 

So, why Vitiligo, and what is it? Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease of the skin that occurs when it loses the ability to hold onto its pigment, it's often related to severe self confidence issues and is even paired with leprosy in some cultures, resulting in grounds for divorce and unemployment. This is usually passed down through families and is permanent. Some people are born with it, others develop it later in life. My mum has vitiligo and is a member of The Vitiligo Society, and we want to support them in finding the cause and a cure for Vitiligo.

Please help us support this cause, it really does mean a lot, and you're money will be well used towards improving many people's quality of life.

You can find out more about our past and future endeavours at www.leannashuttleworth.com.

My charity

Vitiligo Society

Vitiligo Society

Charity Registration No. 1069607

Vitiligo is a common skin disease where patches of skin become milky-white and can develop in shape and size. The Vitiligo Society exists to relieve the distress and suffering of people with vitiligo. Hence our main emphasis and activities are to develop and provide “people support services”.

Donations 105

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Enjoy the climb! All the best from the Cooks in Dubai

Donation by Vince Cook on 29/01/12

£500.00

+ £125.00 Gift Aid

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Fantastic achievement, all the very best..god bless

Donation by Mahesh Jaishankar on 29/01/12

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A wonderful achievement so far and an exciting challenge still to come! .

Donation by Frances McElwaine on 29/01/12

£50.00

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A fabulous challenge and a most worthwhile cause. All the best to you both.

Donation by Simon Poulton on 28/01/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

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Leanna and Mark...I am so proud of you both! I cannot believe the time has come for you both to summit Everest!!

Donation by Hilary Burton on 28/01/12

£20.00

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Good Luck Mark & Leanna .... great adventure and worthy cause. Godspeed! The Casson Family

Donation by Simon Casson on 28/01/12

£20.00

Donation by Sateesh Ramoutar on 28/01/12

£25.00

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Mark: Best wishes to both of you.

Donation by Bob Fox on 28/01/12

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May you be blessed with great climbing weather and Lady Luck accompany all of you on your journey together !

Donation by Maki, William & Harold Quek on 28/01/12

£500.00

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Best of Luck!

Donation by Santhosh on 27/01/12

£100.00

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Stay safe and enjoy the view!

Donation by Philip Clifford-Brown on 27/01/12

£20.00

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Wishing you both a great adventure to Everest

Donation by Michel Lecavalier on 27/01/12

£250.00

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It will be a lot easier coming back as its all downhill. Enjoy the adventure...

Donation by Paul Hinder on 27/01/12

£25.00

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Good luck Leanna and Mark please take care of yourselves and come back safe

Donation by Mark & Karen Corcoran on 27/01/12

£50.00

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Good Luck Leanna.

Donation by Raed Zidan on 20/01/12

£100.00

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Good Luck Lelo ! brilliant charity choice !! Lots of Love "The Shraga's" xxxxxxx

Donation by jen shraga on 17/01/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymous on 16/01/12

£100.00

This is a really great undertaking Leanna. I am really impressed. Most of all I hope you and your dad return safely.

Donation by Jeff Lock on 16/01/12

£40.00

+ £10.00 Gift Aid

Good luck Leanna and Mark. I'll be keeping an eye on your progress. I hope that you exceed your funraising target too :-) Have fun out there.

Donation by Bob Kerr on 16/01/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

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Good luck with your final challenge guys, what an amazing challenge you are undertaking. Lots of love and Good Wishes,

Donation by Helen and Lois Speakman on 15/01/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck Leanna and also Mark.

Donation by Yvonne King on 14/01/12

£20.00

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All the best, make sure Garrett makes you lots of pancakes and ice cream...

Donation by Moe Al Thani on 14/01/12

£300.00

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GO LELO :D so proud of you

Donation by Rebecca Mills on 14/01/12

£10.00

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You are such an amazing person. Good luck!

Donation by Paige Sweed on 14/01/12

£15.00

Donation by Anonymous on 14/01/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£51,352.94
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£51,352.94
  • Gift Aid£483.75

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