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The definition of foolish perhaps can now be explained…!

 

As many of you will already know, I am always up for a challenge and try and do something once a year to raise money for a worthwhile charity.  I have therefore been donning stretchy shorts and pounding the pavements in preparation for a charity trek across the Sahara desert in February next year. 

 

I am embarking on the mammoth task of trekking across the world’s second largest desert to raise money for Beaumond House (website link http://www.saharatrek.co.uk), which is organising the trip as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations.  This charity is a local Hospice that looks after people and their families when they have terminal illnesses.  I do have first-hand experience of the charity as a close friend of mine sadly passed away in his early forties and the hospice gave some well needed help to his young family and wife – so I know how important the work they do is.

 

The ten-day hike will start on Friday 10 February, and I am already hard at work training to hopefully be fit for the task.

 

I have been running, swimming and walking for the past few months, but now I am really ramping it up and have started a rabbit food diet to help me to get fit!  I am hoping to raise £20,000 so I need to be sure I do not let anyone down.  I am not too nervous about the actual trek, but I am concerned about where the toilets will be!!

 

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Matthew

 

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Beaumond House Community Hospice

Beaumond House Community Hospice

Charity Registration No. 1025442

Beaumond House offers supportive palliative care to patients with life limiting or terminal illnesses and their families. We provide short term respite care, day care and care in the community. We also provide equipment loans; complementary therapy, welfare benefits advice and a 24/7 support line

Donations 126

Mathew, For a man of your calibre this will be like a Sunday stroll in the park.(likely more like a hard game of rugby so no bother there either).

Donation by Bill Mackie on 22/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Good luck Matt. Have fun.

Donation by Melanie Cartlidge - Alpha Construction on 22/11/11

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

Good luck Matt. Don't forget to check your shoes for scorpions!

Donation by Mark Nicholls on 22/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Matthew All the very best and good luck

Donation by Steven Oliver on 22/11/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Best of luck from all at Delta-Simons

Donation by Delta Simons on 22/11/11

£50.00

Best of luck Matt - fantastic effort!

Donation by Nick Gregory on 22/11/11

£50.00

Keep up the training - good luck

Donation by Chris Jagger on 22/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Good luck Matthew! Best wishes from us all at Cartwright Communications

Donation by liz wakefield on 22/11/11

£50.00

Good luck Matthew. Great Cause - make sure you take plenty of water with you !! I hear its pretty dry out there !!

Donation by Richard Clarke on 22/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

What people will do for a suntan.....Good luck Matthew

Donation by Simon Millar on 22/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Good luck Matthew don't forget the sun block !!

Donation by stephen fernie on 21/11/11

Good luck Matt!

Donation by Phil Ely on 18/11/11

£150.00

We all knew you were crazy, but at least you're putting it to a good cause. Good luck.

Donation by James Butcher on 15/11/11

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

Matthew, best of luck with the training and trek. What a great cause to raise money for too!

Donation by Yvonne Mills on 15/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Utterly nuts. I love it. Good luck.

Donation by Andy Mytom on 15/11/11

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

Good Luck from everyone at Thornton-Firkin LLP

Donation by Gary Finn on 14/11/11

£25.00

A good effort and a good cause. Well done.

Donation by Geoffrey Hibbert on 08/11/11

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Good luck from all at maber!!

Donation by Emma Atkins on 08/11/11

£50.00

Enjoy Matthew!! - Good on you.

Donation by Clare Lee on 08/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Matt, Good luck mate......I'll be thinking of you when I'm in the pub!!! Genuinely good effort. Jon

Donation by Jon Enever on 07/11/11

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 07/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Good luck Matt!

Donation by Steve Rayner on 07/11/11

£50.00

Matt, I'm impressed. Well done you.

Donation by Helen Andrews on 07/11/11

£50.00

Good luck Matthew. You must be mad but a great cause.

Donation by Richard Julian on 07/11/11

£50.00

Well Matt, just think of the calories you can then put back into your system at MIPPIM. Good luck and see you in Cannes

Donation by John McCay on 04/11/11

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£5,405.00
  • Offline donations£3,676.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£9,081.00
  • Gift Aid£828.75

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