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Nic's Thames River and Poole Harbour swims
Event: Marlow River Swim on 21/08/2011
Team Members: Nicola Dawson
£901.80 raised of £1,000.00 target
48 donations
My Target:
£1,000.00
£901.80 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/Nicola-Dawson
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My story
Most of you who know me know that Nigel and I are lucky enough to have 2 beautiful, insane, adorable little girls who are absolutely exhausting but who we love to bits. But not all of you know how long it took or what we ended up going through to have them. It took us 6 years, several failed cycles of IVF and eventually treatment using donor eggs and sperm over in Spain before we finally became the family that we had dreamed of all those years. Anyone who has never experienced infertility may not realise how hard it is, but those of you who have been there or who have friends who have been there will know, it’s simply awful. The heartache, the grief and the constant failure and uncertainty is the hardest thing that either of us has ever been through, and I really don’t know that we would have made it through without the support of a wonderful charity called Infertility Network UK. They provide advice, support, understanding and friendship to anyone affected by infertility, and through them we got the strength to keep chasing our dream, and ended up with our beautiful Hannah and Mia.
Now we are lucky and have our family we try to put something back so that Infertility Network UK can continue to provide that essential support to more people, so they can hopefully go on to have their own happy endings.
This summer for some random reason I decided to start Open Water Swimming, and I'm absolutely loving it! Swimming in a beautiful tranquil lake first thing in the morning is a pretty special way to start the day and really sets me up for the day ahead. However, in the interests of raising money for this fabulous charity I’ve decided to push things a bit harder and have enrolled in 2 slightly more challenging events. I’m starting with a one mile Thames River Swim in August, and then progressing to a more scary sea swim in Poole Harbour in September.
To spur me on in my training for these events it would be fab to know that I was raising much needed funds for a charity who have played a very important part in our life, so if anyone feels able to sponsor me anything at all then I would be very very grateful.
For more information about Infertility Network UK and the great work they do please either speak to me or have a look at their website, and if anyone is crazy enough to join me with the swimming then give me a shout… J
Thank you!
Nic x
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My charity
Infertility Network UK
Charity Registration No. 1099960
I N UK supports all experiencing infertility and through the More to Life network to those facing involuntary childlessness. Our 2013 Talking about Trying campaign aims to end the isolation and secrecy surrounding infertility so please support the charity and help get infertility out of the closet
Donations 48
Hi Nicola, Sorry its taken me so long to donate. Seeing you yesterday reminded me! I know you must have worked really hard to achieve this.
Donation by Emily Dalton on 13/11/11
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Good Luck Nic - your incredibly hard work makes such a huge difference - one incredible lady, one incredible Mum, one incredible family!!!
Donation by Tracey Sainsbury on 01/10/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Sorry Nicola! I seemed to miss out on this one! Hope it all goes well - you're a star! Diane xx
Donation by Diane Arnold on 12/09/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
I think it's fantastic what you are doing for INUK. Sorry it's taken a while to donate. Lizzy, Andrew, Eleanor and Kieran x
Donation by Elizabeth Eaves on 07/09/11
£5.00
rather you than me! Good luck Nic :-)
Donation by Hayley Hammond on 06/09/11
£8.00
+ £2.00 Gift Aid
Good luck on Sunday - we'll be there to cheer you on. Love E,A&S.
Donation by Elaine Smith on 04/09/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Nic, you're doing fabulous !! :) Debs, Ian, Jade, Lucas, Trinity and Logan
Donation by Debbie Conway on 02/09/11
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Better late than never :-) Well done Nic xx
Donation by Lisa Thompson on 29/08/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done you and a worthy cause, from Corinna and Pip xxx
Donation by Corinna Beamand on 24/08/11
£10.00
Well done on Sunday and good luck on 11th. KAS. Love E
Donation by Elaine Smith on 23/08/11
£35.00
+ £8.75 Gift Aid
Well done! Lots of health and love to you all!
Donation by Anonymous on 21/08/11
£4.80
+ £1.20 Gift Aid
Go for it Nic (aka Swampy) - no doubt at all you can do it, and hopefully all those fabulous donations you've received will help spur you on!!!!
Donation by Bev Parry on 18/08/11
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Wow, what a feat! I love open water swimming. Good luck Nic, great cause.
Donation by Nicky Hudson on 05/08/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
At least this is one event where any rain threat won't be a worry!! Best of luck Nic - it's a really inspiring story.
Donation by Penelope Humphris on 03/08/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done Nic for actually getting off your bum and doing something for a charity that has helped you! Good on you. Enjoy the swimming. Liz & boys.xx
Donation by Liz Flanagan on 01/08/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Oh God alright then Swampy, as lonmg as you don't make me get in a pond with you.
Donation by Sarah Lawrence on 01/08/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done Nicola, rather you than me - I prefer warm water and a warm towel! Lol! x
Donation by Yvonne Finlayson on 01/08/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Stella also wishes you the best of luck and thinks the girls are gorgeous!
Donation by Elaine Smith on 31/07/11
£4.00
+ £1.00 Gift Aid
Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...! You can do it x
Donation by Rebecca Dwyer on 29/07/11
£10.00
Congratulations on what you achieved so far Nic, keep going all the way! Best Wishes x
Donation by Danielle Strutton on 29/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
So proud of you Nic....and of the cause you're swimming for. You'll be fantastic !!
Donation by Gill Tinsdeall on 25/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good Luck Nic, not that you'll need it with all the practice you are getting!
Donation by Angelina Graves-Morris on 25/07/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Fantastic effort Nic. I'm full of admiration! Thank you so much.
Donation by Clare Lewis-Jones on 25/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck Nic, I admire your drive and determination.
Donation by Emily Hunter on 24/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Best of Wishes from all the team at Wessex Fertility!
Donation by Wessex Fertility The Freya Centre on 21/07/11
£100.00
Donation summary
- * Online donations£726.80
- Offline donations£175.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£901.80
- Gift Aid£142.95
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