Erin Nash is fundraising for The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

Article 10 - Talybont Challenge 2008

Guide Dogs -Talybont Adventure Team 2008

on 20/09/2008

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Team members:

Dale, Lyndon, Claire, Erin, Josie, Lara, Melody, Sarah & Keith

Raising money for

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

Charity Registration No. in England and Wales 209617 and Scotland SC038979

The ability to get around is vital in order to live a full life yet thousands of blind and partially-sighted people never leave home alone. We empower visually-impaired people to live their lives how they want to.

We breed and train guide dogs which provide life changing mobility and there are currently 4,500 working guide dog partnerships in the UK. Guide dog owners only have to pay a nominal 50p for their dog to ensure no-one is prevented from having one due to lack of funds but the full lifetime cost of a guide dog from birth to retirement is £49,800. We rely on the support of the public to fund our services.

We also provide other mobility services such as rehabilitation and white cane training as well as campaign passionately to break down barriers – both physical and legal – to enable blind and partially-sighted people to get around on their own.

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Target: £4,500.00
Raised so far: £4,451.00

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After last year’s eventful weekend (read more here!), Article 10 are once again taking on the Talybont Challenge.

With the Article 10 team constantly expanding, this year we’ll be taking part as two (competing) teams! Lyndon and Dale will be going head-to-head with the partaking staff divided under their leadership.

So, it’s The Wildcats (Lyndon, Sarah, Erin, Melly & Keith) Vs Potter and The Pacemakers (Dale, Claire, Lara & Josie).

The 10 hour challenge involves a 10K hike through the stunning Welsh mountains to the summit of Waun Rydd, which is 762m above sea level. As well as a 26K mountain bike along the Taft Trail and rugged forest roads.

The money raised by the challenge goes to Guide Dogs for the Blind and we have a minimum target of £4,500…any help from you to reach this target will be hugely appreciated!

Please dig deep people and don't forget to state which team you're rooting for in your comment! :)

Love,

The Wildcats and Potter and The Pacemakers

	Go Erin go!!! Donation by Susanne 13/08/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	You can do it Erin! GO WILD CATS! Donation by Nick Wills 12/08/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Not sure I should be encouraging this form of self torture xx Donation by Liz Palmer 12/08/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck.....you must be mad Donation by Sarah's dad 12/08/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Sarah this does not sound like fun...GO WILDCATS! Donation by Harriet Stanton 12/08/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Erin Donation by Dawn McCleary 08/08/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Go Potter Go! (swishes wand) SWIFTO FEETO!! Donation by Nat & Phil 05/08/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	go on George! Donation by sanjee 04/08/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	i'm supporting the winners Donation by Liane Eltan 31/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Erin! Please no injuries! Donation by Sarah Griffiths 29/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck guys!!!! Donation by Sophie Blackburn 29/07/08	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	George's Mum and Dad Donation by Mike and Jill Knock 28/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Jones do you want a ringer I will be home that week and open to offers Good Luck and all that Donation by Stephen wardle - Josies Older Brother 28/07/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Go Potters. Good luck. Donation by Roger Shakeshaft 28/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Pah, Wildcats?! More like pussycats...Go Potter!! Donation by Andrew & Georgina 25/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	good luck to all you turkeys. Dale, you're gonna get plucked! Donation by JB 25/07/08	£30.00
	I'm not gonna stop Not gonna stop 'til I get my shot... bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, bet on it!! Donation by Ez (Wildcat) 25/07/08	£25.01 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Game on. GO PACEMAKERS!!! Donation by George 'Pacemaker' Knock 25/07/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Go Potters! Don't forget that there's a portkey at the top of Waun Rydd - we found it last year. Donation by Leon, Andie, Jake & Owen 24/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Go 'Arry Potter....Wildcats will never make it as Lyndon will go diagon alley!!! Donation by Graham, Kate, Josh & Sam 24/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Go Potter Team Donation by John & Jackie 24/07/08	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	The Nimbus 2000's are on order. Go Potter and the Pacemakers!! Donation by Dave & Maggie 24/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Our cheerleaders raised more than your students did Potter - Go Wildcats !! Donation by Lyndon 24/07/08	£50.01 + £14.11 Gift Aid
	Here's the money rounded up from the students at Hogwarts. Come on team!!!! Flipendo! Donation by Potter 23/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Best of luck! Donation by Katy 16/07/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Go George and the Potter Pacemakers! Donation by Richard Harrison 09/07/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Go on George. Give it to them !! Donation by Tom 'Timmy' Langdon 20/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Erin, good luck.. Donation by Stuart 16/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Gwaan Erin, all the best! Train hard young Jedi! Donation by Bhavin 15/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	I think you're all mad, but good luck anyway! xx Donation by Sherry 06/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£4,201.00
Offline donations:	£250.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£1,158.95

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