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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Go Mr. Mmmm Soft! Donation by rod.mclean@centrica.com 06/06/07 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck to you all - You are so brave brrrrrrr! :-) !!!! Donation by DelphineD 04/06/07 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Donation by anonymous 30/05/07 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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They call him Flipper! Good effort Steve and best of luck to the whole team! Donation by David and Katharine 22/05/07 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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Good stuff guys! I wish you all the best with it! Donation by Steve Jarvis 21/05/07 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Happy swimming Donation by Hilary Gardener 20/05/07 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck, Steve! Donation by Matthew Heasman 19/05/07 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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What a challenge! Im so glad you are only looking for sponsorship not team members! Donation by Jill Caseberry 19/05/07 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid | |
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It was worth it to see you lot in wet suits ;-) Donation by Christine Eaton 18/05/07 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid | |
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I know you drink like a fish but I didn't know you swam like one! What a great acheivement!! Donation by Michelle & Simon Last 18/05/07 |
£25.00 | |
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Good luck to all Donation by Toby Litt 18/05/07 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck to all of you. Donation by sue o'donoghue 18/05/07 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid | |
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Good Luck. you must all be bonkers ! Donation by Nicole & Mick 18/05/07 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck! You're all insane! Donation by Will 18/05/07 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid | |
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Mark, best of luck mate. Watch out for those wayward ferries! Donation by Chris Adams 14/05/07 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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We'll be there at the finish to cheer you in. Donation by David and Helen Litt 13/05/07 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid | |
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Good Luck you Crazy Chick!! Donation by Imogen, Phil & Ella 11/05/07 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Best of Luck Donation by John Bowis 11/05/07 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid | |
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Donation by charlotte 10/05/07 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Can I help with the goose fat? :o) xxx Donation by Rachel 10/05/07 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £4,046.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £2,524.54 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £1,074.05 |
* Charities pay a small fee for our service.
Find out how much it is and what we do for it.