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I'll be 'Yomping' 50 miles from Brighton to the RM Museum at Portsmouth with 50lbs of kit alongside other former 'Bootnecks' in order to raise money to help injured Marines who have given more than most people could imagine.

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The Help Our Wounded Royal Marines 50 / 50 Yomp will take place on Saturday 29th to Sunday 30th September 2012. Leaving Palace Pier Brighton at 8am on the Saturday Yomping to Chichester to a camp site for the night, then leaving am on the Sunday, ending at the Royal Marines Museum at Eastney Barracks in Portsmouth - 50 miles with 50lbs of kit.

HELP OUR WOUNDED is helping to raise funds for The Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund Registered No.1134205. HOW was formed on the 4th March 2010 because of the number of seriously injured Royal Marines returning from operational tours in Afghanistan Iraq and other areas of armed conflict. HELP OUR WOUNDED is a community based effort seeking to help the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund meet it's target of raising £6M by the 350th anniversary of the Corps in October 2014. A Campaign Board has been established to coordinate the Corps Family effort working towards this testing target and HELP OUR WOUNDED is represented on that board.

Overview:

The beneficiaries of the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund (RMCTF), are serving and retired Royal Marines and their dependants and it strives to support three main areas of activity.

1. The Recovery Pathway - helping the wounded and injured make as complete a recovery as possible and assisting those having to leave the service to transition successfully into civilian life.

2. The Quality of Life Pathway - ensuring that the quality of life of those facing multiple tours in high threat environments is as good as possible by providing funding for decompression activities (such as expeditions, adventure training and sport), improved amenities, welcome home events and memorials.

3. The Through Life Pathway - supporting those who have servered their formal links with the service and have fallen on hard times; the major service charities believe that they have a tsunami of need building up in about 10 years time and demand is already increasing.
Sadly, but importantly, the RMCTF also provides immediate death grants to the next of kin of those who die while serving. 

Because of our name, HELP OUR WOUNDED's first role is to support the wounded and their families in any way we can with fundraising and donating money from our events to the RMCTF. This also includes helping to fund a grant to the next of kin of those who die in service within 48 hours of the event. We also support the Through Life Pathway continuing the same level of support and care to former Corps members once they break their former links to the Corps, particularly at a time when the first of our most seriously injured begin their return to civilian life.

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I have extended my page until 11th November 2012 (remembrance Day), we all know the relevance of this Historical day. If you can not donate I totally understand and if you can I thank you in advance. Please take some time out on the 11th to reflect on those less fortunate. XXX

06/11/12 07:41

Again I'm over whelmed with people's generosity today, thank you. This page will expire very soon, so if you wish to donate please do so as soon as possible please. I thank you in advance X

25/10/12 23:37

Dear Friends, Family and Supporters I really do mean this when I say 'I love you all and thank you all dearly from the bottom of my heart for your very kind donations and support'.It was a tough challenge for me as most are aware of my injury but with your support I got through.

07/10/12 16:18

Well Folks we completed the mighty 50/50 and I can say I had a fantastic time meeting back up with old pals and making new ones for life, that's how life rolls being a Bootneck. Big thanks to all for the sponsors and kind words. My feet are shot to bits but bothered not... Love U

02/10/12 07:54

One more sleep and we are off on our adventure, meet up with old muckers and spread the word 'that we do have wounded Royal Marines that need help adjusting to their disabilies from life changing injuries'. I will not keep going on, if you can spare some funds I thank you XXX..

28/09/12 19:40

My Teams

My company

My charity

The Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund

The Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund

Charity Registration No. 1134205

The RM CTF is the overarching RM charity, It exists to maintain the efficiency and 'esprit de Corps' of the Royal Marines. RM CTF supports the Recovery, Quality of Life and Through Life pathways. Providing help for our wounded, adventurous training and support for retired RM's and their dependents.

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Fantastic stuff Martin, well done!

Donation by Donald Flohr on 25/10/12

£20.00

Donation by albert john petty on 03/10/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Pete Costello on 01/10/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Was meant to do this 2 weeks ago, sorry for the delay & i know you will do well. Glen & Holly :-)

Donation by Glen Macmillan on 01/10/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Good effort lads on your yomp. Great and worthy cause

Donation by David Moir on 30/09/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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GOOD LUCK MARTIN ,DAVE DONNA LUCA

Donation by David Byrne on 27/09/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Claire Palmer on 27/09/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Who is doing the walk you or that thin bloke whose picture is on left hand side of the screen? Good luck.

Donation by Dave Allingham on 27/09/12

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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Good luck Martin!!!!

Donation by Jason, Melita, Anna & Emily Keen on 27/09/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Mighty impressed by what you're undertaking. Good luck for Saturday and Sunday. Regards Patrick

Donation by Patrick Varney on 26/09/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Sarah Pryor on 26/09/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck mate. - JW

Donation by Anonymous on 25/09/12

£20.00

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Donation by Gary Arnold on 24/09/12

£10.00

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Only 50 miles? Lazy f*****. Good luck mate xx

Donation by Gavin Lee on 23/09/12

£20.00

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I'm betting your going to love every minute! Well done on staying strong for a great cause xx

Donation by Cathy Brown on 23/09/12

£20.00

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Mate, superb effort for a brilliant cause. Plenty of time to tell the others about your goal from a cross -oh, sorry, it was a shot, wasn't it? ;-)

Donation by Johnny Devereaux on 14/09/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

Good luck Martin, great cause and a true challenge. All the best.

Donation by Paul Hickman on 12/09/12

£20.00

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Best of Luck Martin. Kate, Gareth, Finley and Hannah

Donation by Gareth Gore on 12/09/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Well done to you and all the boys for taking part. Good stuff for a great cause.

Donation by batfink on 10/09/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymous on 03/09/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by Steve Spackman on 02/09/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good Luck Martin.

Donation by Henry, Katie and Alf on 01/09/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

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Good luck Martin from Georgia, Andy, Callum and Cody xxx

Donation by Georgia McCarthy on 31/08/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Best of luck mate; i'm sure you'll knock that out in a couple of hours though? :)

Donation by Steven Coventry on 28/08/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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A momentous undertaking, good on ya. I trust you will be demonstrating 'disco hips' at regular intervals throughout the 50k?

Donation by Dave Heasman on 24/08/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£1,097.00
  • Offline donations£391.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£1,488.00
  • Gift Aid£234.25

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