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Raised so far: £11,250.13
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Team YOY : Helping Helen & Douglas House

Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page. We set out below a little bit about what we are doing, and why we are doing it.

Team YOY (why oh why are we letting ourselves in for this!) is a group of friends from Witney Lakes gym who took on a Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for children and young people with life-shortening illnesses. The challenge involved "bagging" the summits of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, and Snowdon within a period of 24 hours (ask anyone who has attempted it, this is no mean feat). We are happy to report that the objective was successfully achieved on the afternoon of Saturday 12 September 2009. For full details pf the "lost 24 hours" you will need to wait for the book or film to be released!

We aim to raise £10,000 for Helen & Douglas House, a hospice based in Oxford that cares for and supports over 300 children, young adults and their families every year.

We all have our own ideas of what a hospice is and Helen & Douglas House, a registered charity providing respite and end of life care for children and young adults with life-shortening conditions, probably changes most of them! Helen & Douglas House is a bright, vibrant and positive place, where the emphasis is on living life to the full, even when that life may be short. It’s about depth of life and not length, about having as much fun as you can in a great environment! In the current financial climate we want to do our bit to help this charity keep providing its amazing support. It costs over £4.5 million a year to run Helen & Douglas House but over 90% of this, unfortunately needs to be funded through voluntary contributions, i.e. from people like us. £10,000 is enough to pay for medical supplies at both houses for  9 months.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

The challenge involved many of the team "digging deep" in order to overcome discomfort and pain in order to achieve the team goal, so please also dig deep and donate now.

Thanks to everyone who supported us and donated via me in real life! Donation by Laura Moore 23/11/09  

£546.10 + £154.03 Gift Aid

This donation and the £600 below are from Witney Lakes and my personal sponsorship. Thank You to all. Donation by Adam 19/11/09  

£85.00 + £23.97 Gift Aid

Donation by Adam Price 19/11/09  

£600.00

Donation by Russell Kingston 05/11/09  

£30.00

I know I moaned a bit, and still do according to my missus, but this was worth doing. Thanks to all my friends and colleagues who sponsored me. Donation by Tictoc 25/10/09  

£500.00

Well done Russell! Donation by Jonathan Casey 23/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Billy and the team - very very well done! Donation by Gordon & Maria Jowett 19/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Russ - sorry its late Donation by Tim Nichols 14/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Had a great time, roll on next summer and bring on the next challenge. Donation by Paul Styx 13/10/09  

£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid

Good work Gary and team Donation by Martin Ward 12/10/09  

£30.00

Well done Gary and all. Donation by Clive and Jan 12/10/09  

£20.00

Donation by The Manor Nursery 11/10/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Donation by Dave Lewis 11/10/09  

£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid

Very well done Lindsey and crew, from the Canning family Donation by Tom Canning 06/10/09  

£50.00

Well done every one ! it was a pleasure to be involved ... Roll on next year !! every one Donation by Pete lambe 05/10/09  

£650.00 + £183.33 Gift Aid

Well done guys, excellent effort! Donation by Steven Smith 03/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Kerry Clarke 02/10/09  

£385.00 + £108.59 Gift Aid

Donation by Russell Kingston 02/10/09  

£160.00

Well done to Gary and all the team. Donation by Kim & Jane Sanders 02/10/09  

£20.00

Well done Gary and YOY from the Gentry's Donation by Sara, Jeff, Cameron & Grace 02/10/09  

£17.00

Well Done Russ. Now go and sell some software ! Donation by Phil Brown 01/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Russell Well done Donation by Lorraine Atkinson 01/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Team Y.O.Y 30/09/09  

£1,700.00

Well done to Geoff & all at team Y-O-Y Donation by HILL & HAINES INVESTMENTS 25/09/09  

£50.00

Well done all Donation by Andy Garner 25/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Well Done Guys! x Donation by Laetitia (Lili) Breuil 22/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Adam & team Donation by Debbie & Mark Anderson 21/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Great performance Gazza & YOY Donation by Paul & Kerry Fletcher 18/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Gary Donation by Dan Stevens 18/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well Done! Donation by Lolly, John and all at Psychic light Ltd 17/09/09  

£250.00
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* Total raised online: £8,850.13
  Offline donations: £2,400.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £1,329.34

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