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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Mark and Leanna........you are doing a great job and good luck to you both.

Donation by Pankaj Shah (Lubbock Fine) on 12/02/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Good Luck with Everest, I don't much like thinking about it tho... Please TAKE CARE. Much love to you all,

Donation by Helen Lewis on 11/02/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Mark and Leanna - an awesome challenge, the very best of luck to you both.

Donation by Ian Rick on 10/02/12

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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All the best Mark & Liena.

Donation by Shankar Roddam on 10/02/12

£25.00

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Leanna and Mark, wishing you success in your challenging pursuit. Best of luck.

Donation by Padmanabha Acharya on 10/02/12

£50.00

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Good luck guys!!!!!! Much love and best wishes from Petra and I.

Donation by Jonathon Morse on 09/02/12

£100.00

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Wow! Huge best wishes for the final climbs. Will be looking forward to further news - perhaps in a Christmas card? love, claire

Donation by Claire Kinsella on 08/02/12

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Good luck

Donation by Reginald Longshaw on 08/02/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Best of luck, a superb effort! Scott

Donation by Scott Campbell on 07/02/12

£100.00

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Good luck both of you - hope you have a wonderful time in the process as well!

Donation by James Hawksworth on 06/02/12

£25.00

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Way to go Leanna and Mark. The very best of luck and come back safely.

Donation by Steve Elsigood on 06/02/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Leanna and Mark, Best of luck, courage you already have!

Donation by Petri Castren on 06/02/12

£50.00

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Leanna and Mark This is an amazing undertaking. An inspiring adventure for a wonderful cause. Best of British. Peter Gotke

Donation by Peter Gotke on 06/02/12

£50.00

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Best of luck. Looking forward to follow the adventure.

Donation by Soren Laegaard on 06/02/12

£50.00

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All the very best for the climb!

Donation by Arul Kandasamy on 05/02/12

£50.00

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Good luck Mark & Leanna.

Donation by Vinay Narayanan on 05/02/12

£20.00

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The very best of luck to Leanna & Mark from everyone at Eutopia !

Donation by David Voice on 05/02/12

£100.00

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Wishing you all the best with the enormous challenge, and sending love with my prayers for you both. XX

Donation by Pat Bloomfield on 02/02/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Hi Mark & Leanna What an inspiration you are. Best of luck. Something telss me that there are more summits to cimb!!

Donation by Ali Al-Shabibi on 02/02/12

£50.00

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I am humbled by your achievements and the challenge you are both taking on.

Donation by Jim Rathbone on 01/02/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

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What a fabulous adventure, wish you both a great climb and a safe return!

Donation by Ashley Garside on 01/02/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Hi Folks, Congrats ... sounds like this is an amazing venture, and one which deserves much support. I wish you every success, Cheers, Brenda.

Donation by Brenda O'Sullivan on 31/01/12

£20.00

Donation by Claire Demblon on 31/01/12

£50.00

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Wow! Wishing you a fantastic climb. Let us know how it goes. Andy

Donation by Andy Simpson on 30/01/12

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Donation by Nigel Tyers on 29/01/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$77,551.80
  • Offline donations$0.00
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$77,551.80
  • Gift Aid$730.55

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