Raised so far: £6,570.54
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Update - We are starting our swim at 0030hrs on Sunday 16th September!
Watch our progress live on the internet, txt us messages of support and see up to date photos of the swim at the following link: http://www.amslivetrac.com/
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Our team is a group of Microsoft employees based out of Reading, Berkshire.
In September 2007 we will be undertaking a team challenge to raise money for the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust. The trust provides critical support to the emergency services in our the surrounding area and the service it provides is funded only by charitable donations.
Our challenge is to complete a relay swim of the English Channel. The shortest distance across the Channel is from Shakespeare Beach, Dover, to Cap Gris Nez (the headland halfway between Calais and Boulogne). This distance is 18.2 nautical miles which is approximately 21 land miles. We estimate this distance will take us around 14 hours.
The challenge will be completed on one day between 17th and 21st September. Exactly when will depend upon weather conditions.
Similar rules apply for team swims as for solo crossings. No wetsuits or other flotation devices are permitted nor physical contact with the guide boat. Each team member will swim in relay for an hour then continue in rotation until we reach France! We will have to contend with sea temperatures of 18 Degrees C, swells, jellyfish and of course anything else we may come across in the crystal clear
waters of the busiest waterway in the world.
Microsoft will match any donations, made pound for pound.
Many thanks
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Donation by Stevie and Lynn 13/11/07 |
£60.00 | |
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Well done! Donation by Mark Long 08/11/07 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Donation by John Breakwell 09/10/07 |
£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid | |
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Well done guys, a TRULY FANTASTIC acheivement Donation by Becki Wigg 01/10/07 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Oi James you stink, have you wshed off all the goose fat? Donation by Becca van Klinken 28/09/07 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Well done Ian - never doubted you for a second! Next challenge, the whole channel on your own? Donation by M-C 27/09/07 |
£10.00 | |
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Many congratulations to the team Donation by The Hope Inn 26/09/07 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Well Done George Donation by Nick and Fiona 26/09/07 |
£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid | |
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Now you can get some work done Mr Bryant! :) Donation by Pete Johnson 26/09/07 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Can't believe you weren't hit by a boat full of 'illegals'. Well done!! Donation by Pierre Boulanger 26/09/07 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid | |
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Donation by Gareth Houghton 26/09/07 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid | |
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Congrats guys! Donation by Matt McSpirit 23/09/07 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Crossed the channel - wow. And ahead of schedule - fantastic effort. Donation by Mark Walker 22/09/07 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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cant believe you did it!! Well done, pot of Vaseline for those cossie burns is on its way.. Donation by Rich and Lau 18/09/07 |
£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid | |
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Amazing!! Well done evryone for taking on this huge challenge. Donation by Angie French 18/09/07 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Donation by Kelly 18/09/07 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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An amazing achievement by all involved Steve Gardener Donation by Hilary Gardener 17/09/07 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Awesome achievement everyone. You should be very proud. Love to all from the MS Australia boys Donation by Mike "Pommie" Stone 17/09/07 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck guys! Donation by Saqib Shaikh 16/09/07 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Many congratulations to you all - this sounds like a hellish thing to attempt!! Donation by Julie Martin 16/09/07 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Donation by Sinead 16/09/07 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Great effort guys! Enjoy stepping onto France Donation by Kyle Litos Haynes 16/09/07 |
£20.00 | |
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Good luck James and hope all went well from the Free Family Donation by Austyn 16/09/07 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck, your are doing very well. Donation by sjohnson16@hotmail.com 16/09/07 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Good Luck Georrge From Martin, Tom & Rachel Bassett Donation by Martin 16/09/07 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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We will be thinking of you - rather you than me! Donation by Carol and David 15/09/07 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Good Luck Swooner x x x Donation by Hannah Shepherd 15/09/07 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck to you all...you can do it Mark Donation by Edna (Marks Nan) 15/09/07 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck everyone! Donation by Vicky and Peter Bayley 15/09/07 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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complete madness, all in a good cause, have fun :) Donation by simon taylor 15/09/07 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £4,046.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £2,524.54 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £1,074.05 |
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