aidan dunstan is fundraising for St Oswald's Hospice Limited

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In memory of:
William Douglass

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Raising money for

St Oswald's Hospice Limited

Charity Registration No. 503386

St Oswald's provides hospice care for North East adults, young adults and children with life limiting conditions.

They believe in quality time for everyone, no matter how much time that may be.

St Oswald’s provides care for adults with life limiting conditions such as Cancer and Motor Neurone Disease. They also offer specialist short breaks to children with progressive, life shortening conditions.

Families from across the region – North Tyneside, Northumberland, Newcastle, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland and North Durham – can benefit from the services offered.

As a registered charity, St Oswald’s relies heavily on voluntary giving to ensure their services to local people. Annual running costs now exceed £7 million, of which £5 million must be raised through charitable giving.

No charge is made for any of the care services ensuring hospice care is available to everyone.

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25/06/2014

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Raised: 198%

Target: £2,000.00
Raised so far: £3,960.00

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My story

Earlier this year one of my great pals, and a friend to many of you, William Douglass sadly passed away aged 43 leaving behind his wife Sandra and two fantastic young sons, Paddy and Toby. Will was diagnosed with cancer last summer and in the following months had to endure endless trips to hospital for tests and treatments which were both painful and very stressful.

During this extremely difficult time, William benefitted enormously from the care and support from St. Oswald's Hospice, not only in terms of having a restful place to stay (which he far preferred to hospital) but also from the thoughtful and sympathetic nurses.

It has been an incredibly sad and testing time for many of us but I am endeavouring to channel my energy into something positive by getting on my bike to help raise funds for St Oswald's Hospice. Without charitable support this incredible organisation could not have helped alleviate the suffering of Will and so many others over the years in the North East with terminal illnesses not to mention also helping their families.

On July 10^th my brother (Simon) and I are cycling the Coast to Coast route which begins at Workington and finishes at Tynemouth. I have done it before but that doesn't make it any less daunting as I know what lies in store and I'm not getting any younger!. We are aiming to complete the 140+ miles in 2 days …or maybe a little less!

Any help would be fantastic.

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	well done aidan - sorry to be so late, only just heard about your cycle! Donation by mike Amey 10/08/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	donated on behalf of Mark Thompson who kindly doubled his donation if we completed the ride in one day (which we did!) Donation by simon dunstan 04/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done Aidan but you could have kept those legs under wraps! Donation by Ken Quinn 04/08/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Well done Aidan, I never doubted you but thought I would wait to ensure that you survived! Donation by Richard Bottomley 23/07/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	donated on behalf of my osteopath and the ambulance driver whose wallet I found cycling to work one morning (he donated voluntarily!) Donation by simon dunstan 22/07/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Brilliant achievement Aidan, in a great cause!Love, Jane and Richard Mac. Donation by Jane MacAlister 20/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done Simon and Aidan, I hope you 'supersized' on your KFC because you would have deserved it!! Fantastic achievement. Ex Donation by Eve Gorrara 17/07/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Congratulations on completing the ride in a day. It's a lovely way to remember your friend. Donation by Karen Irwin 16/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done guys, great effort for a great cause. Donation by jason & Liz 16/07/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Well done - a fantastic tribute to Willie :) Donation by Flora Blair 15/07/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 15/07/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Well done boys! Donation by Mum & Dad 15/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done guys - a good cause, but rather bittersweet... Donation by Justin and Caroline 14/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Simon/Aidan - top performance!! Le Tour and the maillot jaune next year! Donation by Mark, Antonia, Jake and Maddy 14/07/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Can't believe you ate a KFC! Donation by Alistair McLean 14/07/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done on the cycle lads - only a couple of chins to go now Simon! Donation by Justin Bacon 14/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done Aidan. A fine effort for a good cause. I hope the old crown jewels are feeling better. Donation by Phil Johnson 14/07/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Bravo Aidan!! Donation by Phil & Ali Richardson 14/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done Aidan and Simon! Donation by John and Sara Dunstan 14/07/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	No one likes a challenge better - well done from Jonathan,Cate, Sam, Flynn & Lily Donation by Jonathan Mathews 14/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	well done! Hope you are back to normal now. Donation by julie drummond 14/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Simon & Aidan, Well done! Donation by Nick Pike, Gilkes,Kendal 14/07/09	£250.00
	Hey Aidan, You did it. Just brilliant. Al Donation by Alistair Scott 13/07/09	£50.00
	Well Done Aidan. Hope your not aching too much and the donations keep flooding in! Donation by Brian Boyd 13/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	St.Oswalds looked after my dad too. It's a good cause, and a nice way to honour your friend. Well done Stan and Stan Junior. Donation by Goallover Limited 13/07/09	£100.00
	What a marvellous tribute to one of the really good guys. Donation by Link & Nicola 13/07/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Hope the legs aren't aching too much!! Well done. Donation by James Crawley 13/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Best of luck from the Swales family. Donation by Nicholas Swales 12/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	You could do with losing a few pounds off that butt anyway. Well done boys, good cause. Donation by Michael Clark 10/07/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	If one thing's for certain, it's that Will wouldn't have been joining you! I'll raise a glass of Glenmorangie in support. Donation by Edmund Gregory 10/07/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£3,810.00
Offline donations:	£150.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£926.54

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