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.

	A great achievement. Well done Donation by Michael Jenkins 26/05/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Next time can you take my dog..she likes long walks! Brilliant effort. Thank John Lewis! Donation by David Bailey 26/05/08	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	Well done, great cause Donation by Harvey McGrath 25/05/08	£2,000.00 + £564.10 Gift Aid
	Well done, David - a very worthwhile cause. Donation by Bill Seward 25/05/08	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	Sorry I couldnt be with you this year. Well done Donation by David Tuffley 25/05/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Too little, too late - but sent with congratulations and best wishes Donation by Fiona Rawes, Heart of the City 23/05/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done David. Put your feet up.. Donation by Jo & Griff 23/05/08	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	Good job David!!! Donation by Robert Grant 23/05/08	£100.00
	Wonderful effort for a wonderful cause Donation by Sir Alan Cox 23/05/08	£1,000.00 + £282.05 Gift Aid
	Congratulations on a great feet ! Well done. Donation by Alan and Rosy Forward 23/05/08	£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid
	Well done David! Fantastic effort for Connect. Donation by Sam Gibson 23/05/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Well done - a very noble effort for a worhtwhile cause Donation by Judith Williamson 22/05/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by Simon Bragg 22/05/08	£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid
	Well done and thank you! Donation by Robert & Sara Thorling 20/05/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Pleasure to have met you just outside Dunster on May 16 when I was leading an HF group. Well done, and hope you are not too sore now! Donation by Maurice Orchard 20/05/08	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Fantastic walk for a great cause - keep up the walking Donation by paul aitken 20/05/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Excellent cause and effort, looks life you've had some reasonable weather too. Well done! Donation by mike velasco 18/05/08	£250.00
	keep striding - great effort on behalf of a good cause Donation by stephen jack 18/05/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	congratulations - a great effort for such a worthwhile cause. Donation by kim and jonathan causer 17/05/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Sorry - we're not walking/finish trip. Good luck & thanks for all your support!!! Great!!! Donation by Susan Whittle & Ed Davis 16/05/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	By the time this goes through you will nearly be there! Good luck! Donation by Mike Clark 16/05/08	£500.00 + £141.03 Gift Aid
	Well done - a good cause Donation by ralph & sheila swinburn 15/05/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Donation by Simon & Barbara Charlick 13/05/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Best of luck and thanks to Richard and Kate Donation by David Pease-Watkin 13/05/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Supper when you return! Donation by David Willetts 13/05/08	£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid
	Don't let the blisters grind you down Donation by Madge & Godfrey 12/05/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Good for you and also good practice for Monaco! Donation by Andy Hill 12/05/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Good to meet you; best of luck for the rest of the journey Donation by Roy Cook 10/05/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	good for you Donation by nicky 07/05/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	thanks for your support and hope the pubs make it even more worthwhile Donation by richard swinburn 06/05/08	£500.00 + £141.03 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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