Bob Nolan is fundraising for Deafblind Scotland

Bob Nolan's Fundraising Page

Lands End to John o'Groats Tandem Challenge

on 31/05/2008

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Team members:

Bob & Louise Nolan, Martin & Abigail Willis

Raising money for

Deafblind Scotland

Charity Registration No. SC031167

Deafblindness is a disability of a different order, often described as the loneliest condition imaginable. Deafblind Scotland seeks to improve the quality of life for this uniquely disadvantaged group of people and help them to overcome the barriers to full inclusion in society. This we do in partnership with Deafblind people.

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Bob Nolan

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Raised: 100%

Target: £30,000.00
Raised so far: £30,101.72

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My story

I'm Bob Nolan and I'm deafblind. I have Ushers Syndrome, a condition resulting in my being born deaf and slowly going blind. I recently celebrated my 50th birthday and although I'd done several marathons for Deafblind Scotland, I'd been looking for a bigger challenge for some time - and a Land's End to John O'Groats Tandem Challenge with my deaf wife Louise, seemed like a great idea!

On Sunday 15^th June, sixteen days, five parties, eight official welcomes and over 1,000 miles after setting off from Land’s End, Louise and I finally arrived in John O’Groats to complete our tandem cycle from the most southerly to the most northerly point of mainland Britain. Accompanied by our deaf school friends Martin and Abigail Willis, and Drena and Hammie O’Malley (the support team), we overcame all the hazards that British roads could throw at us, met some wonderful people and had an unforgettable 2 weeks. We also passed our fundraising target of £30,000 for Deafblind Scotland and increased awareness of deafblindness, which was also a key aim of the challenge.

For information and photos on the challenge, please visit our blog on: www.bobstandemride.zoomshare.com.

We really want to thank everyone for your generous support of our challenge , particularly as the £30,101 total does not include Gift Aid, which means the actual money raised for Deafblind Scotland is considerably more. Whilst this tandem challenge may be over, the work at DBS goes on and if anyone still wishes to make a donation to a very deserving cause, please make any cheques payable to Deafblind Scotland and send to; Deafblind Scotland, 21 Alexandra Avenue, Lenzie, Glasgow, G66 5BG. Thank you again.

Bob Nolan

28th September 2008

	Well done both of you! Donation by Jayne 01/08/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	well done Donation by D Wake 01/08/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Bob and Louse! You are both an inspiration to us all. Donation by Wallace Clan 31/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congratulations - fantastic effort. Donation by Peter & Beth Wilson 27/07/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Donation by P & D Rutherford 08/07/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Well Done! a fantastic achievement Donation by Mark Wilton 07/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	What a great effort from you all. Well done! Donation by Liz Rothwell 06/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congratulations! Donation by Becca Poyntz 03/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Congratulations guys, even if you are mad!. It was great seeing you again Louise and meeting you Bob Donation by Jonathan Littleford 23/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congratulations - well done Donation by E & P Ratcliffe 23/06/08	£10.00
	Read about you in Shell World, and thought that I would like to support Deafblind. Keep up the good work. Donation by Jeremy Hutchinson 23/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congratulations from the Vickers family Donation by Julie & Mark Vickers 21/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	CONGRATULATIONS! Donation by Janet and Cliff Durbidge 20/06/08	£20.00
	Congratulations and Well Done to you all! An inspiring and admirable achievement. Donation by The Dion Dublin Fan Club 20/06/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Fantastic achievement! Donation by Annalisa and Alastair Aitken 16/06/08	£10.00
	Donation by Janice and Wray 16/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	well done! Donation by Mary 15/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	You're almost at the end now.......well done for the hard work....you've been an insirpation. Donation by Jemma E 15/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Our mutual friend, Jo Dennison, told me about your ride and how she met you at the staging posts so here is a little extra. Donation by Malcolm Thorogoood 15/06/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done!.you went "right on to the end of the road" !!! Donation by Stuart & Fran 14/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Nearly There! Donation by Laura Brown 14/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Remember you from college Bob. Phil Matthews passed on your info. My 50th on the 15th so will salute you and your wife then. Good on you both! Donation by Nick and Wendy Parker 14/06/08	£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid
	Almost there now. Well done. Donation by Alan Simpson 14/06/08	£20.00
	Sorry for late donation...Computer out of action Donation by Iain Brockie 13/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Stay focus and nearly there. Keep going!!!! Good luck to you both. Donation by D & L Richards 12/06/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	From my aunt, Mary Purves who uses the services of DeafBlind. Well done. Donation by John Allen 12/06/08	£60.00
	Keep going, not long now. Best of luck to the end. Well done!! Donation by Helen and Andrew Farthing 12/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Just found out that you're doing this from your email out-of-office message.Great initiative!Good luck on the final stretch of ur journey&best wishes! Donation by Vikas Bhushan 11/06/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Nice seeing you in George Square today Donation by Lilian 10/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best wishes for your journey. Look forward to catching up with you on your return. Donation by Jo & Hywel Thomas 10/06/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£9,782.54
Offline donations:	£20,319.18
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£1,947.72

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