Raised: 30%
Target: £35,000.00
Raised so far: £10,540.00
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My story

 
Hoffy's Open Water Swims to date:-

Hello, my name is Paul Hopfensperger (Hoffy) and on July 10, 2007 I became only the 873rd person in history to swim the English Channel (see www.HoffysChannelSwim.org.uk). The reason for doing this was to attempt to raise a total of £50,000 for two very important charities, £35,000 for CLIC Sargent, the UK's largest children's cancer charity and £15,000 for St. Nicholas' Hospice in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, my home town.

Having completed the channel from England to France, and raised over £10,000 in doing so, I continued the fundraising by doing 3 more swims in 2008 as follows:-

- July 2008 13, 2008 - Swimming a 19KM river Swim in Sabac, Serbia which was a FINA World Cup Open Water Grand Prix event.

- September 11-12, 2008 - Completing a second English Channel Swim in 13 Hrs. 03 minutes to become only the 84th person in history to swim the English Channel more than once.

- October 18, 2008 - Swimming a 15KM river Swim in The Sumidero Canyon, Mexico which was also a FINA World Cup Open Water Grand Prix event.  

For 2010 I will be attempting to become only the 19th person in history to complete a two way English Channel swim (England to France to England). You can catch up with all the latest news and full reports from all my swims on my blogsite at www.HoffySwims.com.

Please dig deep and sponsor me online. Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to support CLIC Sargent.

CLIC Sargent 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 donate now and many thanks for your support.

Paul Hopfensperger

SoloEnglish Channel Swimmer 2007 & 2008

Brilliant - very well done! Donation by Barry Denny 18/07/07  

£50.00

Well done Paul. Donation by E.M. Fisher 18/07/07  

£50.00

WELL DONE PAUL Donation by Don Neate 17/07/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Please accept this money in response to your magnificent acievement. God bless and I'll speak soon. Donation by Trevor Cole 17/07/07  

£50.00

Donation by EADT 16/07/07  

£100.00

I was thrilled to read in the BFP on Friday that you had successfully completed your swim brilliant! Donation by Julia Rackowe 16/07/07  

£50.00

Fantastic, well done! I'm so glad you did it, it was all very emotional. I am very proud. God bless Donation by Pearl A Banham 16/07/07  

£10.00

Well done! With lots of love Jules and Dave xx Donation by Julie & Dave Simpson 16/07/07  

£30.00

Donation by Mr & Mrs Merrill 16/07/07  

£5.00

Congratulations! Donation by anonymous 16/07/07  

£5.00

Good luck with your channel swim. Enjoyed your website! Best wishes. Louise. Donation by Louise Martin 16/07/07  

£20.00

Well done, Paul. Knew you would do it! What next? Donation by Rosemary Clarke 11/07/07  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Congratulations! Donation by James Cockram 11/07/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Congratulations Paul and well done! Donation by Ruby and Mr Ruby 10/07/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hi Paul (Hoffy) What a great thing to do please contact.I work in Bury Donation by Richard Rand 10/07/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by anonymous 10/07/07  

£20.00

good luck :with this tremendous acheivement and good cause Donation by andrew gunn 08/07/07  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck, Paul, and congratulations on your stamina! Donation by Antony Hurden 06/07/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Paul. Donation by Joshua Berrett 03/07/07  

£5.00

Money raised from Mildenhall Estate Residents Association Coffee Morning. Good luck mate! Donation by Alan Turner 02/07/07  

£63.20

Good luck mate. Hope the weather is good for you. Donation by Betty Barton 29/06/07  

£10.00

Good luck Paul. Very brave to swim for less fortunate people. Donation by Cllr. David Lockwood 29/06/07  

£50.00

Here's part of the sponsorship for the Virtual Ch. Swim. All the best for good weather on the day! Donation by Sean Mackenzie 26/06/07  

£160.00

Donantion from the customers of Toppers Sandwich Shop in Bury St Edmunds. Good luck. Donation by Toppers Sandwich Shop 18/06/07  

£44.81

£297 total from West Suffolk Masters Swimming "Bring it on, we love a challenge!" Donation by West Suffolk Masters Swimming Club 08/06/07  

£177.00

Paul, good luck for next month, you can do it! All the best from Alison, Matthew, Will & Sam. Donation by Alison & Matthew Nice 08/06/07  

£75.00

Well Done to Sara Gentry Donation by Jan Gilbertson 04/06/07  

£10.00

Good luck paul. Donation by Tom Gunning 29/05/07  

£10.00

Contribution from the Virtual Channel Swim. Good luck in July. Donation by Mike Read 29/05/07  

£20.00

Good luck from me and my dad Donation by Charlie Rob 27/05/07  

£12.00 + £3.38 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £6,495.00
  Offline donations: £4,045.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £380.12

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