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Colin's Challenge

Colin McArthur is raising money for Retina UK
“Daniel McArthur's fundraising”

on 16 August 2011

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Retina UK is the only UK charity dedicated solely to working for people affected by inherited sight loss. We fund medical research to accelerate the search for treatments for the future, and provide information and support to help people lead better lives today.

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<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>As you may know I have taken part in many challenges including driving a&nbsp;passenger hovercraft, a catamaran and a steam train, also pilotted a Britton-Norman Islander plane and&nbsp;a glider, driven the Bembridge lifeboat,&nbsp;and ridden a horse, now for the ultimate challenge <strong>FOR A BLIND MAN.....</strong></p> <p><span style="color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;"><strong>DRIVING A MOTORCYCLE AROUND A SPEEDWAY TRACK......</strong></span></p> <p>This will take place at Smallbrook Speedway stadium Isle of Wight on Tuesday 23rd August during the meeting against Newport. Up until a week before the challenge I have never driven, or even sat on, a motorcycle.</p> <p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Please sponsor me, and if you are feeling brave, for a hefty donation you can sit on the back.</span></strong></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>I am raising money for RP Fighting Blindness, which is sponsoring research, which will one day restore our eyesight. <span style="color: #000080;">for more details go to <a href="http://www.rpfightingblindness.org.uk">www.rpfightingblindness.org.uk</a></span></strong></span></p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>

Donation summary

Total
£490.00
+ £28.25 Gift Aid
Online
£113.00
Offline
£377.00

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