David Carr is fundraising for The National Deaf Children's Society

NORTH POLE HERE WE COME

Walking to the North Pole

on 13/04/2008

Training: at the top of The Stang.

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Raising money for

The National Deaf Children's Society

Charity Registration No. 1016532

NDCS is the national charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people. We represent the interests and campaign for the rights of all deaf children and young people from birth to independence. NDCS believes that the family is the most important influence on a deaf child's development. NDCS supports the deaf child through the family as well as directly supporting deaf children and young people themselves.

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David Carr

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Raised: 74%

Target: £30,000.00
Raised so far: £22,196.00

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My story

My challenge this year is to walk to the north pole (geographic, not magnetic). In two teams of four, we will be dragging our own tents and food for the "last degree" - sixty nautical miles to the pole. Our main obstacles will probably not be be the cold (since we have excellent clothes, tents and heaters) or polar bears (since they rarely come this far north) but will be overheating and dehydrating (since pulling the sledges will be hard work) and falling trough the ice into the water (the geograpic north pole is on ice which melts during the summer).

I have already covered the cost of this trip, so any money you donate will go direct to NDCS. Except for very large amounts, donating through this site is the best way to give - it is simple, fast and secure. It is an efficient way to sponsor me since it involves you in no admin, it involves me in no admin, the National Deaf Children's Society will receive your money quickly and, if you are a UK taxpayer, tax relief will be added to your gift automatically. Justgiving do take a fee, but except for very large donations, it seems good value.

My main training has been cycling, cross training, rowing and gym work. You see me here at the top of "the stang", a notorious steep hill near swaledale. The fitness test, which I passed last August, was dragging a 58k tyre for nearly a mile and was very hard work ... so I was pleased to be told that cycling remained a suitable form of training. I'll soon find out if I should have done more with a tyre ...

	Fantastic achievement! Well done! Donation by Jeremy Colwill 05/06/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done DHC Donation by DKA & DJS 31/05/08	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	A tremendous challenge. Well done! Donation by Michael Clayson 20/05/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Great cause, well done. Donation by Andy B 12/05/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Integrity is All Donation by Man of Honour 05/05/08	£1,000.00 + £282.05 Gift Aid
	mad or is a case of ''Life is either a daring adventure or nothing''as Helen Keller put it so well Donation by Michael Templeman 02/05/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Congratulations! Don't forget to turn up the heating when receiving visitors. Donation by Francesco & Anne 28/04/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Hope you're bearing up! [sic] Donation by Gill & Nobby 25/04/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Well done David, another successful expedition and a good cause Donation by A R Calvert (Leyburn) Ltd 25/04/08	£250.00
	Well done David, and a most worthy cause Donation by Paul H 24/04/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Welldone! Very proud of you! Donation by Katherine Carr 23/04/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Looking forward to seeing your tan ! Donation by Jonathan Fry 23/04/08	£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid
	Darling Marco Polo Congratualtions. Donation by Darrell Thompson 21/04/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Good luck from all at Symm. Need a quote for an igloo? Donation by Symm and Company 16/04/08	£500.00
	Wow! What a challenge. Good luck Donation by Michelle Cracknell 15/04/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Neville 14/04/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Watch out for the armoured bears on Svalbald! Donation by Debbie Lowther 14/04/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck ! Donation by Charles Wilson 14/04/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Highest risk is surely BA losing your luggage? Good luck Donation by Charles A 14/04/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	That blue bike helmet needs some serious adjustment Donation by James B 13/04/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good Luck - it sounds amazing but do be careful of the ice-edge! have fun! Donation by Margaret Major 12/04/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Enjoy the challenge! Donation by Rob 12/04/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck tomorrow David! Sue is running the London Marathon tomorrow too - so here's to a successful charitable day (longer for you!)... Donation by Nick Baldwin 12/04/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Hope all goes well: see you back on terra firma Donation by David Sheraton 10/04/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Go for it! Donation by Roger 05/04/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Hope you find a prehistoric woolly rhino while you're there Donation by Cathy and Kenneth 03/04/08	£75.00 + £21.15 Gift Aid
	You lucky fellow. Hope you drag a camera with you as well as a tyre for the bears Donation by Kenneth and Cathy 03/04/08	£75.00 + £21.15 Gift Aid
	As a fellow Marmite lover,I am pleased to see that the brand is out front and will hopefully travel with you. Donation by Nigel W 26/03/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Sue 19/03/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	I'm enjoying my last days on Earth David. It's a good way to go isn't it? :-) Donation by Carl Morris 26/02/08	£101.00 + £28.49 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£6,196.00
Offline donations:	£16,000.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£1,536.05

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