David Robins is fundraising for Connect - the communication disability network

David Robins's Fundraising Page

Get Connected walk - Boston to Barnstable

on 01/05/2008

Robert Thorling (left) and David Robins

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Raising money for

Connect - the communication disability network

Charity Registration No. 1081740

Connect is a national charity for people living with aphasia (communication disability) which is often caused by stroke. Aphasia can strike anyone at any age and at any time. 1 in every 200 people in the UK lives with aphasia and each person experiences it differently. Some people cannot speak at all, some people have just a few words. It affects reading, writing and numbers. Aphasia can lead to lack of confidence, depression, social exclusion – and people can lose their connection with the world. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Our vision is a simple one, we want a world where people with aphasia can re-connect with life again. Find out more about how we do that at www.ukconnect.org

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David Robins

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Raised: 67%

Target: £75,000.00
Raised so far: £50,507.64

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My story

Thank you for visiting this fundraising page. Please help me to raise money for Connect by sponsoring me to walk 346 miles from Boston in Lincolnshire to Barnstaple in North Devon. Connect is a small charity that has transformed the lives of people with aphasia, including the life of one of my best friends, Robert Thorling.

Ten years ago, when Robert was just 48 years old and at the peak of his career, he suffered a massive stroke. Suddenly he had difficulty speaking, and could no longer read or write. Robert had not lost his intellectual capacity - just the ability to communicate. Aphasia is not 'fixable', but it is 'liveable'. Connect helped Robert discover new ways to communicate and to regain his confidence.

In May I'm undertaking the Get Connected walk to raise awareness of aphasia and the services that Connect provides, by walking through,or close to, as many counties and towns in England as possible on a cross country route.

Sponsoring me through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to support Connect - the Communication Disability Network 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 sponsor my walk and help people with aphasia re-connect with life.

Many thanks for your support.

	Well done! Donation by Jenny Cooper 14/08/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Well done Donation by Mark Taylor 08/08/08	£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid
	David, thank you so much for all you are doing for Connect. Truly monumental.! Donation by Geraldine 17/07/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Donation by Alan Carvell 16/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done. Donation by Philip & Theresa Craig 25/06/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Outstanding effort for a very worthy cause. Donation by David Williams 24/06/08	£346.00 + £97.59 Gift Aid
	I hope you enjoyed the beer ! Well done. Donation by Richard Crawley 23/06/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Well done , David. A fantastic achievement. Donation by Sara and David Pike 22/06/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done, very impressive! Donation by Catherine O'Sullivan 20/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	I always thought it was 347 miles! Donation by Hugh Aldous 17/06/08	£347.00 + £97.87 Gift Aid
	Well done! Thank you! it's such an amazing charity. Donation by Leanne (Volunteer at connect) 16/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done David. Donation by Dan Davies 16/06/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	An amazing acheivement Donation by keith and sally 11/06/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done David - rather you than me! Donation by Jeffery Tolman 10/06/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done! Where next? Donation by mike rowlinson 09/06/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Shenyang to Shanghai next time? Donation by Andy Beal 06/06/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Fantastic achievment Dave. A HUGE well done to you. xxx Donation by Sue Peverall & Graham Taylor 05/06/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	congratulations David! Donation by Keith Edginton 05/06/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	great effort sorry so late Donation by john/jenny pullicino 05/06/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Very Well Done Donation by Bahman Jahanshahi 05/06/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Well done Donation by Fred & Lou Reed 05/06/08	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	Well done, David! Donation by Prior family 02/06/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Donation by Sue Keegan 01/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Chapman-Andersons 31/05/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Sounds like an extraordinary journey well survived! Donation by Hudson family 29/05/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done David Donation by Paul & Maggie Meredith 28/05/08	£500.00 + £141.03 Gift Aid
	Excellent achievement Donation by Hickling Family 28/05/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Donation by Lynn Ruddick 28/05/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Chris Maude 27/05/08	£173.00 + £48.79 Gift Aid
	Well done Donation by Brendan Wilders 27/05/08	£75.00 + £21.15 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£21,987.00
Offline donations:	£28,520.64
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£5,991.33

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