My story

I work for Wickes Building Supplies in Oxford and for the last 3 years I have been reading on our company intranet the amazing things that Wickes and its employees have been doing in the name of Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. This year I applied to be part of a team of 20 to trek through the Talkeetna Mountains of Alaska. Walking all day covering 6 - 8 miles a day, with a back pack weighing somewhere between 25 - 30 Kg, scaling to heights of 2000m and down again, Camping out in the freezing cold with no creature comforts and as you may have guessed I got selected. So this is where my story begins.

You may think this is only 2 weeks and an awesome experience and you would be right to think that but for those of you who do not know me, I am what can only be described as “out of shape”. So I got some help from the lovely staff at Spirit Health Club based at the Holiday Inn to get me physically ready to undertake this challenge. The last month of my life has consisted of working, going to the gym and arranging fund raising events as this is all about making money for the Charity. The next 11 weeks are going to be no different, I have dedicated my life to this challenge for the foreseeable future and with your help and support we can all stand up and say we did something AMAZING.

Watching children die and not being able to stop it, seeing the pain on the faces of those people who are told they have cancer is something I never want to see again. If you agree with me then dig deep, get involved. In advance I thank you for your time, support and encouragement but mostly your money.

Lissy x

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My updates 9

arrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, leaving on a jet plane, dont know if I'll be back again. Really I could walk of the mountian, get eaten by a bear or worse I could actually forget to breathe. Sooo nervous I feel sick

01/09/12 23:35

Another £88.20 from the Treadmill Challenge in Oxford Store, Sponsorship and customer donations. with less than a week to go to say I am overwhelmed by everything is an understatement. x

27/08/12 23:33

Pub quiz number 4 went well with another £125 pounds to the fund and the treadmill challenge in store so far at £53.20 adding another £183.20 to the total. A week to go before I fly out and I am already shattered with all the prep. Good Night all and thank you x

25/08/12 22:59

Thank you to Colin, who could not attend my Rugby quiz but insisted on sponsoring me the £10.00.

16/08/12 23:40

Rugby Pub quiz went really well £356.50, a massive thank you to Ali who was my quiz master extraudinaire, The team at The Newbold Crown and all those who took part. Again the support and encouragement has been humbling. I am so proud to be representing such an amazing charity.

15/08/12 23:57

My Team

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Wickes Alaska Challenge Team

My company

My charity

Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

Charity Registration No. 216032

Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research is the only UK charity solely dedicated to research into blood cancers, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Your contribution really will make a difference to the lives of the 30,000 people diagnosed every year with a blood cancer. beatingbloodcancers.org.uk

Donations 12

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Well done Melissa - here's our ticket money for the quiz night we were unable to attend. Bob

Donation by Bob Cowper on 28/09/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymous on 27/09/12

£56.00

+ £14.00 Gift Aid

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Sorry had to wait for pay slip, amazing is all I can say and even that's not enough, Xx

Donation by james o'donnell on 17/09/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

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Well done Melissa, hope your not too kn******d, I' sure you will reach your targets.

Donation by Michael Smith on 17/09/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Hope you are having fun and hope this helps

Donation by Scott Algar on 14/09/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Been thinking of you doing your Trek, an amazing thing to do and for such a worthwhile cause. Lots of love, Chris and Shirleyxxx

Donation by Shirley White on 13/09/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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For such a massive effort for this worthwhile cause the least we can do is donate. Good luck from me and my family. Safe journey!

Donation by Colin McGurk on 02/09/12

£5.00

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Good Luck!

Donation by Carl Bennett on 02/09/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck ... you must be mad, but you are the right kind of mad :) x x

Donation by Scott Wilkinson on 01/09/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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For Al and Les in the best burger van ever Thanks for feeding me, the amazing men refused to take for my food. Your stars thanks for your support xx

Donation by Lissy on 25/08/12

£42.30

+ £10.58 Gift Aid

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Love you bird you are doing something AMAZING which will help so many! Your a true inspiration to us all!! love you loads xxxxx

Donation by Kirsty Reeve on 03/07/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Your dedication to it is incredible! That feeling at the end of it all will be the best feeling ever. Such a brilliant cause too! All the best xxx

Donation by Katie Martin on 24/06/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£313.30
  • Offline donations£2,056.24
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£2,369.54
  • Gift Aid£77.08

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