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BumpBashers
£5,025.36 raised of £5,500.00 target
105 donations
My Target:
£5,500.00
£5,025.36 raised so far
How to make a donation
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My story
Very many thanks for taking the time to visit our Just Giving page. The event may be over but the fund raising goes on.
On 13 March, 2010 the 2 Coeur Blanc Ski Challenge took place in the Méribel Vallée. This was an all day ski event requiring ski teams to complete a full journey on every ski lift in the valley, before the lifts shut. There were 52 lifts open in the valley, some very long and some very short including all the “bunny lifts” in the kindergarten ski schools. In total we travelled in excess of 80 miles, rising in metres more than twice the height of Everest. The conditions were near perfect, clear skies and good snow, with some runs being groomed specially for us by the local authorities (very much appreciated).
It was certainly a test of stamina and of course strategy (route planning). Grateful thanks to Martin Hemsley (our ski instructor) for taking on that mighty task. Fitness and skiing ability became more relevant as we travelled through the magic 3pm time zone - tough long runs with the end not quite in sight. Great news, we finally finished at about 4.15, taking just over 7 hours 20 minutes to complete the challenge.
There is a very real issue behind the event, Information sharing is paramount in all forms of cancer treatment, but no systematic data collection in a single place has ever been achieved for Melanoma in the . 10,000 people are diagnosed each year – a quadrupling since 1970s. It is the most common cancer in young adults. Cancer treatment is often based on predictions of spread rate and responsiveness to types of treatment. Without the raw data, too much is left to chance, in what is a very difficult cancer to treat. What the database will facilitate is a significant increase in the number of studies regarding epidemiology and outcomes that has not been possible up until now. The source of much success in cancer treatment has been based off rigorous and high quality clinical trials.
The database will be a unique and defined project. The total cost will be approximately £200,000. The treatment centres in the are also defined and limited. Hence the impact this project can have is substantial, and has the support of all the major treatment centres in the . The project will be co-ordinated and supported by the UK Melanoma Study Group. The funding raised by the Coeur Blanc Ski Challenge will establish the database, and maintain it for the first two years. Thereafter, individual Trusts and Cancer Networks will commit to the ongoing success of the project.
So in anticipation of your generosity, many thanks from us all.
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My charity
Melanoma Focus - Coeur Blanc Special Appeal
Charity Registration No. 1124716
<strong>Melanoma Focus</strong> is honoured to support the fundraising efforts of all the teams participating in the Coeur Blanc Ski Challenge, taking place in France on March 13th, 2010. All donations raised through this exciting event will be used to fund the launch of the <em>National Melanoma Information System</em> - a vital research database developed and administered by the <strong>UK Melanoma Study Group</strong>.
Donations 105
Johnny me old fruit - you are all mad.I tried this once and it nearly killed me! Bon chance
Donation by Nigel Hadden-Paton on 17/02/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
You'll need lots of nutrition and fortification to get through this - camel bak full of Genepi perhaps? And chocolate.... good luck.xxxxxx
Donation by Serena von der Heyde on 17/02/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Good luck
Donation by Brian and Miles Hinsley on 17/02/10
£100.00
Absolutely amazing, so much good luck. xxxx
Donation by Doune Fairfax on 16/02/10
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Two causes close to us Good luck
Donation by Sophie Digby on 16/02/10
£100.00
+ £28.21 Gift Aid
Very best of luck - a hugely worthwhile cause. Rachel & Willie Barne
Donation by William Barne on 16/02/10
Good luck!
Donation by Max Davies on 16/02/10
Good luck
Donation by Chris Akeroyd on 15/02/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Wow, good luck!
Donation by Alastair Cooper on 15/02/10
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Genually good task ahead. Don't cruciate your skis or cause any collateral damage to other skiers Ian! Men is skull case.
Donation by philip & Sharlie on 14/02/10
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Break a leg! (don't)
Donation by Andrew & Pip Reis on 13/02/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Good luck, 'Dwina, Cleeves and team! A worthy cause.
Donation by Andrew and Barbara Gunz on 13/02/10
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Donation by amanda wedge on 13/02/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
don't let ian slow you down chaps
Donation by Henry Thornton on 13/02/10
£100.00
+ £28.21 Gift Aid
please keep me posted as to my starting slot -- something around noon will be just fine
Donation by jim wild on 12/02/10
£57.36
+ £16.18 Gift Aid
Donation by sophia Alexander on 10/02/10
£15.00
+ £4.23 Gift Aid
More like ski lift cushion bashers, good luck
Donation by Emma O'Reilly on 09/02/10
Nice One! I'm thinking of going shooting all day for charity!
Donation by James FitzHarris on 09/02/10
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Good luck and have fun!!
Donation by Susan Gatenby on 08/02/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Good Luck!
Donation by Judith Jane Simpson on 08/02/10
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
No doubt you will do really well because you have such a low centre of gravity !
Donation by Peter Hughes on 08/02/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
GOOD LUCK! Hope Ian's knee surgeon skills won't be required en route!! XX
Donation by Sheona Boldero on 08/02/10
£100.00
+ £28.21 Gift Aid
Didn't realise you were all on one form - so I've doubled it! X
Donation by Egg Beresford on 08/02/10
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Fantastic cause! Best of luck to all four of you. XX
Donation by Egg Beresford on 08/02/10
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Would love to be there if only to hear Boldero shout "do try and keep up Ian!"
Donation by Ian Cunningham on 08/02/10
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£4,490.36
- Offline donations£535.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£5,025.36
- Gift Aid£1,108.00
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