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My story

 

Thank you for visiting the David Sale Challenge fundraising page.

On the evening of August 8th 2007, Flight Lieutenant David ‘Jacko’ Sale was tragically killed in a helicopter crash in a field near Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire.

He died together with his Crewman Sgt. Phillip ‘Taff’ Burfoot and one of his passengers, Private Sean Tait of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

                                                                                                                       

The Challenge

On Tuesday 28th July 2008, 12 of his friends will start a journey from Derwent Water in Northumberland to RAF Benson, Oxfordshire, to commemorate the life of David Oxer Hanson Sale. Amongst them, representing the Sale family, will be his brother Tom.

For more information, please visit: www.davidsalechallenge.org

The Charities                                                                                          Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund: The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund was founded by Lord Trenchard in 1919, a year after the RAF was formed. The fund provides direct welfare assistance to those of the extended Royal Air Force family that are in need or distress, and many families of those killed in service benefit from the charity’s work. www.rafbf.org 

The Great North Air Ambulance: The Great North Air Ambulance provides emergency medical cover for the North of England, North Yorkshire and (an area covering 5500 square miles and 3.5 million people). Time and time again, the Great North Air Ambulance has proven the value of having an established Air Ambulance in this region, and it was a team from the GNAAS that attended the stricken helicopter in August last year. www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk
 

RAF Benevolent Fund has kindly agreed to collect all donations raised through this Justgiving site and split the funds equally between themselves and Great North Air Ambulance Service. This is because Justgiving does not have the capability to support two charities with donations.

All donations raised through and for the David Sale Challenge shall be shared equally between Great North Air Ambulance Service (Charity Reg. No. 1092204) and RAF Benevolent Fund (Charity Reg. No.1081009).

Please donate generously.

Many thanks for your support.

Donation by Johanna Pearson 13/01/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done . . . wonderful tribute to a special person Donation by Don & Norma Dale 12/12/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Fantastic effort from everyone involved, you all did him proud! Donation by Jim Smith & Poppy 06/11/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Done and dusted. We're busy cutting the giant charity cheque. It's been a ride. Donation by Team Admin 06/11/08  

£3,344.46

Top, top effort. Am I the last? Donation by Mark Bourdeaux 05/11/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Finally got round to it! Top work boys, that's a seriously good challenge. Donation by Andy Parker 19/10/08  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Sorry its late, well done! Donation by Caroline Horner 29/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done; a valiant effort for a worthy cause Donation by Pinky 26/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Serious effort lads. amazing stuff. Sorry for the delay. Donation by stauntie 24/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

From Phil and Nath Donation by Stowe colleagues 09/09/08  

£40.00

Donation by Chris Emerick 09/09/08  

£40.00

Awesome work guys on the challenge and the dinner x apologies for slight delay Donation by Catherine Ogden 07/09/08  

£10.00

Donation by mark scholey 05/09/08  

£20.00

well done guys!!!! sorry its a little late...! Donation by Catherine Read 02/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Rich, you are a man of steel! Donation by Liz Chare 02/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

The night and auction was well worth the trip back! Great work boys. Donation by Jo Caldwell 02/09/08  

£1,000.00

Great thing to do. Donation by Bob Roberts 01/09/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Jonnie et al - Well done chaps. Donation by Will Kinder 01/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Great effort, well done! Donation by Barney Durrant 28/08/08  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Well done. Fantastic effort. Hope you have recovered! Donation by Ian and Suzi McKenzie 28/08/08  

£25.00

Well done gentlemen, a fine tribute to a great man. Perhaps you ought to be training for 2012 glory? Donation by Gus Douglas aka Thrustage 23/08/08  

£35.00 + £9.87 Gift Aid

Great effort for a great cause - you can't keep a good Durham graduate down! Donation by Ro Masters 22/08/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 22/08/08  

£1,500.00 + £423.08 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 22/08/08  

£750.00 + £211.54 Gift Aid

Cheers for the golf gentlemen, you did us all proud Donation by Bobby Hamilton 21/08/08  

£550.00

Congratulations - not bad for an injured man, Pickers. Donation by Chris Townsend 20/08/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done! Donation by Gill & Paddy McElroy 20/08/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Well done guys. Donation by Kim Bowditch 19/08/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Anyone keen to go cycling this weekend??? Donation by Mark Pettersen and Kate Bartley 19/08/08  

£700.00 + £197.44 Gift Aid

Well done. Very worthy cause! Donation by Jane Pickersgill 18/08/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
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