Pamela Rutter is fundraising for Cruse Bereavement Care

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Cruse Bereavement Care- Grief Relief Appeal

on 31/12/2009

In the gear!

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Raising money for

Cruse Bereavement Care

Charity Registration No. 208078

The loss of a loved one, a parent or a child can be devastating. Cruse provides emotional support, information and practical help for people struggling to cope with bereavement. With 130 branches across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 5,500 trained volunteers supporting bereaved people, Cruse is the largest and the only organisation providing support to anyone bereaved by death - whoever they are, whatever their age, however or whenever their loved ones died.This year Cruse celebrates its Golden Jubilee. Founded in 1959, it has given support to bereaved people for 50 years - and will continue to be there. We are working hard to promote the work of Cruse and raise funds. Please give generously as we rely on donations to continue our work. You can also support some of our amazing volunteers online here - you’ll see who they are and what they’re doing through the Raise Money link below. Another way you can support Cruse is through our training courses and workshops. Bereavement is a universal experience yet it is frequently overlooked in the working environment and elsewhere. Though grief is a normal experience, unresolved it can affect concentration, ability to work effectively, mental health, relationships and general well being. Our courses - with 50 years of experience behind them - raise awareness in bereavement care and give people skills to support those suffering bereavement. There’s a special website for our jubilee year at www.griefreliefappeal.org.uk

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Pamela Rutter

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Raised: 91%

Target: £2,000.00
Raised so far: £1,821.00

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My story

Thank you for taking the time to visit my fundraising page and not laughing too much at the photo or the thought of me trekking, camping and climbing! I will be flying out to Lima on 17th Sept and after canoeing up the Amazon in my mosquito repellant clothing and spending a couple of nights in the jungle, this will be comparative luxury with a stay in a lodge complete with cold showers, I shall be setting off to Cusco from where I start the trek. I and my Peruvian porter - to carry Miss Rutter's tent, sleeping bag, mattress, food and first aid kit - will be walking the Inca trail for 3 days to arrive at the top of Machu Picchu on day 4. This will all be without the showers, loos or plug for the hairdryer normally associated with my holidays. Should I negotiate Dead Woman's Pass successfully on day 2 and not be airlifted from the mountain and then not catch swine flu on the plane my reward will be to return home and find that my lovely friends have either, dug deep into their pockets, or prayed hard for me so that this wonderful charity can reap some reward for my small efforts.

I am doing this now as 2009 is the 50th anniversary of Cruse Bereavement Care. We have 5500 volunteers who give their time freely to provide help and support to others at the most difficult time of their lives, when someone has died. But as with all charities we need funds to continue to recruit and train more volunteers, to administer and manage the organisation. You can donate just to support this cause, or for any of you who have lost someone, please feel free to donate in memory of them.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. Cruse Bereavement Care will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor me now! It's an ambitious target!

A thousand thanks for your support.

	Good show Miss Rutter! I'm so envious - love the gear, sooo not you! Bck on the Wirral see u next Thursday! Love Nicola Donation by Nicola Gaffney 03/12/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Hi Pamela, Very well done, sorry I have't send donation before Love Sue Donation by Susan Frowe 17/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Pam. Send us some photos Donation by Richard Barrington 14/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done Pam! Bisous Clare and Pascal xx Donation by Clare Connellan 11/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done. Not sure we could have done it Donation by PAUL & CHRIS 11/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Congratulations - a really great achievement! It was lovely to meet you yesterday - hope you enjoyed your dinner afterwards and got home safely. Donation by Helen Essien 09/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	We are proud of you! Donation by Doreen and Joan 05/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Joy Clancy 04/10/09	£50.00
	Nice of you to start your climb on my 60th birthday, just a card would have done! Hope all went well Donation by TONY INGHAM 04/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Just got the letter today Pam, as you sent it to number 13, hope all is going well. Lots ofe love, Anne, Laura and Adah Donation by Anne Hutchinson 02/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Go girl! XX Donation by Katy Hughes 24/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Pam... I hope all your blisters are small ones! Donation by Simon Cunliffe 17/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Hi Pam, what a wonderful photo, must have taken ages to get that so perfect!!!! Take care and enjoy yourself. love Lisa x x x x Donation by Lisa Muscat 16/09/09	£20.00
	Good luck Pam! Mum would be so proud of you x Donation by Katie Gowing 16/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck Pamela, don't forget to charge those camera batteries! Take care Donation by Stephen Netherwood 15/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	hi - this donation is conditional on seeing proof of you eating a croissant at the top of the mountain with a harrods bag - otherwise, no cash! Donation by michele and jess 15/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Bill Holroyd 15/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Pam, try the Guinea Pigs - I've heard they're delicious (make sure it's a female though - doesn't contain nuts!) Donation by Nick Jones 15/09/09	£30.00
	Hope one porter will be enough - and you know about the leeches, right!? Have a great trip. Donation by Sue Simpson 13/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Machu Pichu is a remarkable site so just make sure the pass does not have to be re-named Deadwomen Pass lots of love Sylvia and Bernard Donation by Sylvia Holmes 11/09/09
	Pam, do you realise how much you could have raised if you had promised to stay in Peru !!!! Only joking, take care and hope to see you soon.. Donation by Puggy 11/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Pam Donation by Tina Bishop 10/09/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Donation by Chrissy Robertson 09/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	do you really wear all that or is it just for the picture???enjoy!!! Donation by anton johnson 08/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Suspect the outfit will not look as pristine on your return! Very best of luck from us all. Donation by Colin Doyle 08/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Keep chewing the coco leaves (I think a boiled sweet works better but you're dentist may disagree!) Donation by Richard Clarke 08/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Have fun Pam - enjoy every second. Donation by Chrstine Powell-Veness 05/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Just remember to keep breathing...... Donation by Liz Brown 04/09/09	£15.00
	The only Mr Right you will find up there is a Yeti! Donation by sheila connellan 02/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Irene and John Kelly 02/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,245.00
Offline donations:	£576.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£307.44

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