Marian's page
Event: Swimathon 2012 on 29/04/2012
£535.00 raised of £500.00 target
43 donations
My Target:
£500.00
£535.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/Marian-Dewdney
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My story
Reading can change a life. It can bring comfort, distraction, entertainment, education, laughter, hope and enjoyment. It's surprising to think how much you read in a day - that newspaper on the train, that magazine during your lunchbreak, the book at bedtime. Without reading, the world can be a very lonely place.
Since my sight has prevented me from reading even large print books, Calibre Audio Library has made my world a better place. Without Calibre, I would not be able to read unabridged books and would be paying around £16.99 for an abridged version. For example, the complete series of Harry Potter books will cost you about £35; for the same in unabridged audio format you would pay £260. Is that fair?
Calibre is an audio book library service for people who cannot access print because of disability. Calibre gives the freedom to read to over 19,000 members, both adults and children. There are over 8000 book titles in the Calibre library, all unabridged recordings, available to members on CD, memory stick or cassette. Calibre’s service is available free of charge to members with no subscription, postage charges or overdue fees. They receive no government funding and therefore rely heavily on voluntary support to raise the £1.4 million a year needed to fund the service.
Please dig deep to help me support such a worthy cause! I'll be swimming 5k (3.6miles) of gruelling, chlorinated pool in the hope that between us we can raise at least £300. Let's help Calibre continue to bring hope and comfort to those who can't read because of their disabilities. Thanks for giving!
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Thank you so much for sponsoring me! I completed 5km of breaststroke in 2 hours, 35 minutes and 32 seconds on 29th April. You can still sponsor me - I promise to stop complaining about my self-inflicted aches and pains if you do! ;o) Thank you again for all your amazing support.
My charity
Calibre Audio Library
Charity Registration No. 286614
Calibre Audio Library brings the pleasure of reading to people who have sight problems or physical disabilities through a free, nationwide postal service of recorded books. We offer a choice of over 8,000 titles, fiction and non-fiction, recorded unabridged by professional actors and broadcasters. The Calibre website, www.calibre.org.uk, provides details of all our services including on-line access to our complete catalogue of audio books, and how you can help.
Donations 43
Donation by Marian Dewdney on 22/05/12
Donation by Philip Spracklan on 08/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
A fantastic achievement & a brilliant charity. Saw FB photos - hope you don't mind (I'm your mum's cousin!!)xx
Donation by Caroline Clark on 06/05/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Brill! x
Donation by Alison Furniss on 03/05/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
What an achievement ... and for a great cause too!
Donation by Lorraine Sabin on 03/05/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Well done Maz x
Donation by Alison Clough on 02/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done Maz on your swim - what a great achievement Jo x
Donation by Joanne Avery on 01/05/12
£10.00
Well done!
Donation by Bill Hancock on 01/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done - you're a star! Or a mermaid. Or both! Love from Mum xxx
Donation by Nancy Avery on 01/05/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done Marian, very impressive!
Donation by Jonathan Dawson on 01/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done Maz! Hope you weren't too much of a prune by the end...?? xx
Donation by Guy Dewdney on 30/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done, Congratulations!
Donation by Vicki & Matt Annis on 29/04/12
£10.00
See you later, Trojan...
Donation by Jared Foley on 29/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
You are an amazing swimmer!
Donation by Patricia Foley on 25/04/12
Best of luck!
Donation by Ang on 24/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by donald avery on 23/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck!
Donation by Jo Lench on 22/04/12
£10.00
We're impressed - Good Luck
Donation by Phil & Jennie x on 22/04/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Good luck my beady friend xxxxx
Donation by Anna Thomson on 22/04/12
£10.00
Good luck Marian :-) x x x
Donation by Helen Oakey on 22/04/12
£5.00
Just keep swimming, just keep swimming. Good luck hun xxx
Donation by Dee Wingrove-Smith on 22/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Maz!xx
Donation by Jess Harris on 22/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Marian!
Donation by Hamisha Mistry on 20/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Next time you will know that you are counting in yards when you are training! Good luck. Dad
Donation by Bob Dewdney on 19/04/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
You'll be as fabulous as always gorgeous girl! (Good luck anyway though). Xxx
Donation by Carly Rose on 10/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£535.00
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£535.00
- Gift Aid£108.75
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