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albaglen walk 2012
I'm walking across Scotland with Mike Winn for Glencraft because Glencraft need our help for future success.
Event: albaglen walk across Scotland
$37,994.78 raised of $46,880.57 target
336 donations
My Target:
$46,880.57
$37,994.78 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/albaglen
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Kevin Duthie's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text GLEN88 £10
to 70070
My story
Welcome to our 'albaglen' fundraising website!!!
In May 2012, I will be walking with Mike Winn as part of a series of hillwalking activities to raise money for Glencraft which includes a coast-to-coast walk from Inverie to Aberdeen, covering over 200 miles of terrain including some of Scotland's highest mountains, a 'Ben Nevis' day and a three-day Braemar to Aberdeen challenge.
Glencraft is a social enterprise based in Aberdeen. As a business manufacturing and supplying high quality mattresses, divans and furniture, for 150 years it has employed crafts people with a wide variety of abilities and disabilities.
In 2009 the factory closed and the business entered administration. This was devastating for the staff, most who had no opportunity to find employment. Thanks to the local PSN business, and the kindness of the Aberdeen community, it is now up and running again. However, it still really needs help to build the foundation for its long terms future.
http://www.glencraft.co.uk/index.php/The-Company/about-us.html
So that is 'why' we are doing it; so ''what' are we doing?
For the coast-to-coast, after making our way to Mallaig (by train - not walking!), we will be getting a ferry across to Inverie in Knoydart. The cross-Scotland walk from there on 01 May:
Days 1-3: Wildcamping each night, the first part of the walk is across the Knoydart wilderness to get to Fort William.
Days 4-5: At Fort William, over 30 friends and colleagues will meet to walk up Ben Nevis. This should be a great day other friends of Glencraft will also be joining to take part.
Days 6-9: Mike will then be 'bagging' some more Munros around Nevis, carry on across the range to Loch Ossian, through Kinloch Rannoch, Blair Atholl and rough-camping through Glen Tilt to Braemar.
Days 10-12: Meeting up with more colleagues, we will walk through Balmoral to Ballater, then Banchory then home to Aberdeen. Hopefully joined by even more fundraising colleagues and friends to the finish!
All in all, a bit of an adventure. Though feet will be wrecked and legs will be tired, it is a worthy cause, so please, please help up meet and exceed our target. 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.
So please dig deep and donate now.
My gallery 9
My updates 15
On Friday 26 October, E&Y will be holding the 'Big Bounce at the Beach Ballroom', which will be a great ceilidh to raise more funds. Email albaglen@hotmail.co.uk if you would like to buy tickets at a bargain £20 a head, for dancing, stovies and other fun-filled frolicks!!!
Fundraising still going on! Expect some more news over the next month on new events!!!
1 week in and so far so good. Mike is half-way across Scotland, 50 fundraisers went up an icy and cold Ben Nevis and preparations are well underway for next week's 'Braemar to Aberdeen' 3-day challenge. Thanks for those who have donated and do tell your friends about our cause!
The homeward stretch, Braemar to Aberdeen via Balmoral & Ballater (Day 10), Aboyne & Banchory (Day 11) and into Aberdeen on Day 12! Mainly following the River Dee via tracks, minor roads and the Old Deeside Railway Line through to Duthie Park, and then down to the sea at Footdee!
Ongoing plans - days 7 to 9. Having reached Dalwhinnie around day 7 then its east to skirt the southern end of the Cairngorms through Glen Feshie and along the Geldie Burn into Glen Tilt. From White Bridge its down to the Linn of Dee and then onto Braemar via Mar Lodge.
My charity
Glencraft
Charity Registration No. SC041352
Glencraft is an Aberdeen charity established to provide secure employment and training for blind, partially sighted and disabled people from the local area. We have a proud history and are looking to raise £500,000 to relocate our factory and provide a secure future for the organisation.
Donations 336
In recognition of a great effort by the team.
Donation by Derek Leith on 15/11/12
£500.00
+ £125.00 Gift Aid
Delighted to support Glencraft following Castle Stuart success
Donation by Alec Carstairs on 12/10/12
£1,440.00
+ £360.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Andy Elwood on 26/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done everyone, hope the blisters were worth it duncan
Donation by heather McCluskey on 24/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done from Glasgow!
Donation by Karen McDonald on 19/06/12
£78.62
+ £19.66 Gift Aid
Great effort - well done.
Donation by Malcolm Galloway on 12/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Sponsorship money collected offine
Donation by Moira Lawrence on 11/06/12
£250.00
+ £62.50 Gift Aid
Congratulations, Mike! What a superb effort for a great cause. Well done to everyone else who took part. X x X
Donation by Emma Paterson on 08/06/12
£35.00
+ £8.75 Gift Aid
Donation by Lesley King on 08/06/12
£145.00
+ £36.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Anne Boyd on 06/06/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Well done guys. A great cause and an impressive amount of money raised.
Donation by Fred Carruthers on 05/06/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Couple of offline donations to add - Moorfield Hotel (Braemar) and a friend of Derek Leith's
Donation by Mike Winn on 29/05/12
£50.00
Well done Caroline, pity you got such a poor day.
Donation by Mark Hill on 28/05/12
£34.00
+ £8.50 Gift Aid
Great effort!
Donation by Anonymous on 25/05/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done everyone!
Donation by Anonymous on 25/05/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good on ya Bidisha. x
Donation by Kirsty & Marky on 20/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done, Fiona--but if you'd worn your Laboutin shoes you might not have developed any blisters!
Donation by thomas stewart on 20/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done Mike - fantastic effort - fantastic total.
Donation by Joan Cowie on 19/05/12
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Well done Emma! x
Donation by Shona Walker on 17/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well Done all involved but especially Duncan!!!
Donation by David Stewart & Kirstie Aitken on 17/05/12
£35.00
+ £8.75 Gift Aid
Great effort guys! It must of been really difficult being in the company of Donnie for so long. Thats worth a donation on it's own!
Donation by David Reid on 16/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Great cause and fantastic effort Kevin and the team - Well done!
Donation by Dinesh Sathianathan on 16/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done.
Donation by Sheila Howitt on 16/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done everyone!! (Sponsors from family and friends).
Donation by Jacquelyn Fisher on 15/05/12
£110.00
Well done Fiona! Actually it's 28.8 kilometres so we reckon that you walked further than the others!!
Donation by Luc Grasset on 15/05/12
£50.00
Donation summary
- * Online donations$25,828.25
- Offline donations$12,018.07
- Text donations$148.46
- Total raised$37,994.78
- Gift Aid$6,048.81
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