Raised: 2%
Target: £100,000.00
Raised so far: £1,553.00
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My story

 

Welcome to Mike Maran and Ali Stephens' Big Fundraising Project.

We are the Captain Corelli Cambridge Cancer Club

TO ROME & BACK ON A BRIGHT RED VESPA!!

Mike has decided to ride a Bright Red Vespa from Edinburgh to Rome and back in August 2009  to raise funds for three different charities (see our other Just Giving pages as well).

We are friends and collegaues who toured with Captain Corelli's Mandolin stage show for 10 years. 2008 was a difficult year for us both as we were both diagnosed with Cancer (Mike- bowel, and Ali- cervix). 2009 is going to be a good year as we aim to raise £100,000 in total for MacMillan Cancer Support, KIS Endowment Fund (Bowel Cancer Research) and Addenbrookes Charitable Trust (the hospital where we are both being treated).

The centrepice of our efforts is Mike's great adventure on his Vespa. Ali will be Project Managing.

When you give your donation be sure to include your email address so that we can keep in touch with you and Mike can share his adventure with you via a blog and email newsletters.

If you can donate as much as £50, Mike will send you a postcard from somwhere on route. He'll send you two postcards for £100, and so on. (We definitely need your email address if you want to take part in the postcard scheme!)

Thank you all in advance for all your help. It means everything to both of us to be able to give something back!

Ali and Mike

ps. For Paypal fans - you can now choose paypal or credit card - just click that you want to make a donation and you'll find your way from there!

Our other Just Giving pages:For MacMillan Cancer Support and Addenbrookes Charitable Trust

NB: in case you were wondering, the Lothian Health Board Endowment Fund are collcting on behalf of the KIS Endowment Fund that we are supporting. They will make sure all funds collected via this page go directly into the KIS Fund.

Great Show on Saturday! Donation by Anonymous 09/11/09  

£18.00 + £5.08 Gift Aid

Really enjoyed the whole evening Saturday 7th Nov Donation by James McLay 08/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Charlie 23/10/09  

£50.00

Donation by Gordon Sutehall 25/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by catriona jarvis 05/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

I hope you're OK Mike, and that you enjoyed the trip. Looking forward to the Purcell Room! Donation by Vicky Guedalla 29/08/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Throw three coins in the fountain for us! Donation by Una famiglia scozzese 24/08/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Hey Mike! Enjoying the blog - keep it up! Looking forward to hearing more details in person... D x Donation by Dave Milligan 16/08/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Thought My Funny Valentine was wonderful on Sunday. Hope you are driving very carefully. We want you to come back! Donation by Ken and Liz Hare 10/08/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Has the red vespa been given a name yet ? Donation by Lauren 09/08/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Robin Bailey 07/08/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Go Ali! Donation by Max Parry 03/08/09  

£10.00

Loved the show at the Jazz Festival - and love the idea of the trip. The postcards are a very neat idea, I'll watch out for the postman! Donation by Richard Stamp 03/08/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 02/08/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 27/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

“If you think you're boring your audience, go slower not faster.” (Gustav Mahler), and have a safe trip. Good luck and with love, Ian Donation by Ian Noonan 27/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Best wishes from Yoko & Phil Donation by Philip Leader 27/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Go go go Uncle Mike and Auntie Ali!!! Donation by Seumas Dunnett 27/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

kindly donated by the 'partying community' of Tsukuba, Japan. "Best of luck with the fund raising!!) Donation by Jason Everson 26/07/09  

£40.00

Have a lovely trip, Mike. We'll be thinking of you in Ullapool Donation by Liz 16/07/09  

What an adventure! Best of luck to you both . Donation by Janice Spedding 14/07/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Go for it you two!! Watch out for Romans in skirts! Donation by Barry Hepworth 14/07/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Dear Ali and Mike. Best wishes and good luck with your fundraising. Thank you for your motivation and inspiration! Donation by Megumi Otsuka 07/07/09  

£20.00

Vroom Vroom! Donation by Tana Wollen and Manuel Alvarado 05/07/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Best of luck with the fund raising. Thinking of you both. :o) Donation by Jason Everson 02/07/09  

£20.00

Arrivederci Roma!! Donation by Philip and Mary Contini 27/06/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Go for it on your bright red vespa, from Ali's Mum Donation by Jackie Green 18/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £1,333.00
  Offline donations: £220.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £336.49

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