Andy Stevenson is fundraising for RETT syndrome Association UK

Andy Stevenson's Fundraising Page

The Three Peaks Challenge and 36 hour Golf

on 10/06/2009

36 Hour Golf Challenge 2009

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Team members:

Andy Stevenson, Gary Chambers, Gareth O'Brien, Alex Duckers, Lisa Stevenson (buggy driver)

Raising money for

RETT syndrome Association UK

Charity Registration No. 327309

Rett syndrome is a rare neurological disorder affecting mainly females and very few males. People with Rett syndrome have profound and multiple physical and learning disabilities and are totally reliant on others for support throughout their lives.

Imagine a healthy baby girl start to become a little person; smiling at 6 weeks, picking things up when she’s 7 months old and at 10 months, she’s crawling her way into everything. Imagine her 1st birthday; she sits up without help and smiles at the camera - even saying her own version of “cheese.”

Now imagine that same baby at age 2. She can no longer sit unaided, stops using her hands to do things and starts wringing them all the time. She starts having seizures and by the time she’s 3, she is grinding her teeth and stops talking. At 6, her spine starts to curve, limiting how well she can move. She screams and laughs during the night for no reason and doesn’t respond to or interact with others. By her 8th birthday, she can’t move on her own, can’t talk and pulls away from social contact with others. This is the reality for parents with children who have Rett syndrome. RSAUK is a national charity seeking to make a difference for people living with Rett syndrome by:

Funding research
Supporting families through telephone support, clinics and our network of support advisers
Providing latest information and best practice
Promoting awareness

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Andy Stevenson

RSS

Raised so far: £2,370.00

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My story

My daughter Beth, suffers from Rett Syndrome. Rett Syndrome is a complex neuorological disorder that affects mainly girls, it leaves sufferers with multilple disabilities and reliant on others for all their needs. As the Captain and Lady captain of Mersey Valley Golf and Country have chosen RSAUK as their charity for the year I thought I'd help them raise money by taking on two challenges.

We completed The 3 Peaks Challenge on June 10/11 in 18hrs 50 mins. The challenge was to climb to the top of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon and drive in-between in under 24 hours. Once we started Ben Nevis at 6.15 pm the clock was ticking, we were all happy to finish at 1.05 pm the next day at the bottom of Snowdon.

The second challenge has also now been done. We started at Mersey Valley Golf and Country Club at 10.00am on Sunday 9th August and finished at 10.00pm on Monday 10th, lots of blisters later. We managed to get through 151 holes. It was extremely tough physically but even more so mentally, sleep deprivation sends you loopy! It was made easier by the wire getting to Wembley the day before :) and Lee Briers brought us a flag for the buggy on Monday afternoon which gave us a boost.

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	Well done guys. A massive achievement. May the Sevi chant live on..Sevi, Sevi, Sevi. Donation by David John O'Brien 20/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done on such a fantastic effort. Donation by Paul Chapple - Golfers Local 20/08/09	£10.00
	Awesome effort! Bet there were a few tired swings late on! Donation by Andrew Turner 11/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Great work lads!! Donation by Paul Salem 11/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done to you all, brilliant!!!!! Donation by Becky Davies 11/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	very well done to all 5 of you. you all looked a little stir crazy at the end, well apart from Duckers who could have probably done another 12 hours! Donation by Elliot Rushton 10/08/09	£36.00 + £10.15 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Andy!!!!!!! Donation by Debbie Unsworth 10/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck to all taking part, 36 hours is a long time. Andy the challenges keep getting bigger and harder, Wonder what will be next??????? Donation by Paul Hough 09/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	I remembered this time! Keep up the good work Andy, best Joanne and John Donation by Joanne Collier 09/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Keep your eye on the ball Chambo!!!!! Good luck lads. Donation by Richard Marshall 05/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Best of Luck Gary and Gareth,we have every confidence in you Donation by Eileen Fisher 04/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck with the golf chaps Donation by Ben Lazenby - Warington Wolves 04/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Keep it up mate, well done!! Donation by Arthur Hudson 03/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well Done, mate! Donation by Simeon Hart 20/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done Andy and good luck with your next challenge! Donation by Trish Hamilton 15/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Andy!!! Donation by Vicky Pilling 04/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck-sure you'll do great!! Donation by Ange White 01/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	I'm exhausted just reading about it. Good luck! Donation by Jan Dutton 31/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	hey pal, hope all is going well over. just let me know if you need a hand with your swing Donation by joel penny 24/05/09	£25.00
	Good luck- sounds like a lot of hard work to me! Donation by Sara Garbutt 19/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	ain't no mountain high enough, don't peak too soon!!!! Donation by keith pepperell 13/05/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	good luck! Donation by maggie gilleeney 11/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	your a gud un...go andy Donation by andrea penney 11/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	good luck! Donation by gill smith 09/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Watch those rocks at the top of Scafell Pike Donation by Gordon Stevenson 09/05/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good Luck - think of Beth when it gets tough and you'll be OK! Donation by Val Stevenson 05/05/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Get to it Steve Donation by Karl Morris 05/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck & best wishes, stay safe bud Donation by Dave Jenkins 04/05/09	£20.00
	Nice Set of Challenges Stevo. Good Luck with it.... Donation by Steve Boyle 04/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Donation by Chris Casserly 04/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£626.00
Offline donations:	£1,744.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£161.05

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