katie williams is fundraising for The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

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Coniston Adventure Team Challenge

on 01/09/2007

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Team members:

Minty, Lorna, Max, Alison, Matt, Katie

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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Raised: 133%

Target: £2,500.00
Raised so far: £3,321.00

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My story

T minus 1 DAY - AHHHHHHHHHHHH x 2!

Update, August 24th: Canoeing practice went well, no one got too wet and we even managed to go in straight lines! Kind of. Thanks to all our sponsors as we're not far from our target now, just a few more cakes sold and we'll be there.

August 18th - NICE T-SHIRTS!

August: Alison and Lorna have conquored Exmoor, Matt and Katie have lapped Grafham Water, Max has got a new bike and we’re all off canoeing this weekend. Hopefully if we all survive that we’ll be in good shape for the challenge on the 1^st September. Its getting close now!!!

Alison is a freelance graphic designer and Artist, Matt and Max work for IFF, Katie (Matt's wife) works for Dengie and Lorna and Minty are both based at Baileys. We're going to cycle 12 miles, climb the old man of Coniston and row a course on Lake Coniston, which is a total of 22 miles, climbing over 800m. The £2500 is the cost of producing a Guide Dog so please dig deep and sponsor us online.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Guide Dogs 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.

So please sponsor us now! Many thanks for your support.

Katie, Matt, Max, Alison, Lorna & Minty

	Well done Max and to the rest of you. A fantastic achievement. Donation by Christina and Matt 16/09/07	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Well done for reaching the target! Donation by Jim Dukes 04/09/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	A little late!, hope all went well Donation by Matthew Balderson 03/09/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Don't wear Ian's hat for the swimming! Donation by Browns of Bath 01/09/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Don't forget - don't brake and wave! Donation by Robert Storey 31/08/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Go get em tigers!! ;-) Donation by Niki Freer 30/08/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Gordon Chin 30/08/07	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Best of luck gals n' guys! Donation by Sarah Killeen 29/08/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Max Donation by Nathan, Lucy and Jake 28/08/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Thanks for the riding Minty and good luck with your challenge! Donation by Sarah Needham 28/08/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	best of luck Donation by rajan 28/08/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck ladies! Donation by Jen Baxter 28/08/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Go Go LB, climbing over rocks, boulders and everything!! Donation by KT and Marky-Mark 26/08/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	you're all mad , have a great time Donation by all at trois maisons 24/08/07	£20.00
	Donation by Henry Browne 24/08/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	You crazy fool !!!! Donation by Jo, Fred & Tom 24/08/07	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Go Lorna go! Looking forward to the pics. Donation by Elaine and Alan Kidd 23/08/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	All the best Donation by Adam 22/08/07	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	will be cheering you on ! Donation by chris chad 18/08/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck , remember the pasta the day before and the silver blanket at the end! Donation by Angela Thompson 16/08/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck to you all. Braver than we are! Donation by Nick, Jo and Graham 14/08/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck - hope the training is going well Donation by Stephen Kenyon 10/08/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck - I look forward to the post event report ! Donation by Phil Gardner 09/08/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Hope you are using those Stud Balancers! - good luck Donation by Margie Brett 08/08/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	You must be mad! Rather you than me! Good luck! Donation by Karen Crago 05/08/07	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Go Lorna! xx Good luck Donation by Rachel Nation 30/07/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Pity it's not horses but go, go Lorna & Minty! Donation by Baileys Horse Feeds 30/07/07	£200.00
	Commendably barking, both of you Donation by Angus McJannet 30/07/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Donation by Jean L 25/07/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Leading the way for all Donation by Roy 25/07/07	£20.00

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* Total raised online:	£1,553.00
Offline donations:	£1,768.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£271.62

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