A Journey for Jane: Raising money to fight cancer

Stephen Coad is raising money for Cancer Research UK
“CRUK Event”

on 3 February 2013

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Story

Thank you for visiting my online fundraising page in support of Cancer Research UK.

On 27th January, I lost the love of my life to lung cancer. Jane was 54, had never smoked a cigarette in her life, was always fit and healthy: A teacher; a dancer; a gardner; a mother and my best friend. Full of life and love. We'd been married just over half our lives.

I'm doing this adventure in her memory - revisiting places we went to and taking in others we dreamed of visiting but never quite made it. I want to raise as much money as I can in the process, to sponsor more research into beating this horrible disease.

I'm driving my little sports car right around the Baltic, taking in the North Cape - the most northerly point in Europe. I'm using it as a stimulus to get into cycling, taking my new Genesis Crois de Fer along for the ride and to add another dimension. It's 6000 miles - just me, the MX5 and the bike under the midnight sun.

Visit my website at www.balticadventure.co.uk for the full story.

Cancer Research UK is funded entirely by amazing supporters like you. By sponsoring me you can help more people survive cancer. Every pound you donate really does make a difference to Cancer Research UK’s life-saving work into preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer – so please sponsor me now!

£6,000 is a pound for every mile I plan to travel. It's a good start. But if I can raise £10,000 it will exceed what the trip is costing me; if I can raise £20,000 that will pay a research Phd student for a year. 

Gift Aid it! If you are a UK taxpayer, please remember to tick the Gift Aid box when donating as this will increase your donation by at least 25% at no cost to you.

Many thanks for your support.

Together we will beat cancer.

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Donation summary

Total
£7,363.85
+ £1,662.21 Gift Aid
Online
£7,253.85
Offline
£110.00

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