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Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Here you can sponsor me online.
Scope have set a target of £3000 for me to raise... I have donated the first £200, but every donation will make a difference
Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Scope 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 - For every £100 we raise, this becomes £128.
Companies can also claim 10 - 30% tax releif on their donation when calculating corporation tax... So the more you give, the more you get back!
Many thanks for your support!
Why did I decide to fundraise?
This is also a personal challenge for me. Most of you who know me know that I spent a lot of my childhood in various Childrens Hospitals due to a disorder of my Spine which I was born with. Thanks to the work of surgeons, I was able to overcome this. Unfortunately, disabled people with cerebal palsy do not have the option of an operation, so I consider myself lucky to be able to take part in the Vietnam Trek.
This is not a holiday!! I will spend 9 days in Vietnam, most days I will be trekking through the varied countryside, for up to 9 hours a day. Prior to undertaking this challenge, I will commence training of over 12 hours walking a week in the months before the challenge, which is to run in mid-October 2008.
Scope works not only with supporting disabled people and their families, but also helping disabled people into employment. Cerebal Palsy is where a part of the brain does not develop properly, affecting speech and/or mobility. The condition can be mild, or very severe, and some people are simply never diagnosed, so a lot of sufferers are able to work, but don't get the opportunity, as, and which I know from personal experience, as soon as an employer sees any kind of disability on a CV, especially one which they don't understand, they'd rather simply not get involved. Scope actively helps people with cerebal palsy into work placements.
For more information on both the event and the charities work, please visit the Scope website.
Scope have set a target of £3000 for me to raise... I have donated the first £200, but every donation will make a difference
Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Scope 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 - For every £100 we raise, this becomes £128.
Companies can also claim 10 - 30% tax releif on their donation when calculating corporation tax... So the more you give, the more you get back!
Many thanks for your support!
Why did I decide to fundraise?
This is also a personal challenge for me. Most of you who know me know that I spent a lot of my childhood in various Childrens Hospitals due to a disorder of my Spine which I was born with. Thanks to the work of surgeons, I was able to overcome this. Unfortunately, disabled people with cerebal palsy do not have the option of an operation, so I consider myself lucky to be able to take part in the Vietnam Trek.
This is not a holiday!! I will spend 9 days in Vietnam, most days I will be trekking through the varied countryside, for up to 9 hours a day. Prior to undertaking this challenge, I will commence training of over 12 hours walking a week in the months before the challenge, which is to run in mid-October 2008.
Scope works not only with supporting disabled people and their families, but also helping disabled people into employment. Cerebal Palsy is where a part of the brain does not develop properly, affecting speech and/or mobility. The condition can be mild, or very severe, and some people are simply never diagnosed, so a lot of sufferers are able to work, but don't get the opportunity, as, and which I know from personal experience, as soon as an employer sees any kind of disability on a CV, especially one which they don't understand, they'd rather simply not get involved. Scope actively helps people with cerebal palsy into work placements.
For more information on both the event and the charities work, please visit the Scope website.