Raised: 77%
Target: £2,950.00
Raised so far: £2,260.26
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My story

 

Yes - you do remember correctly that I do not like hiking.  Yes - Oddly enough I am off to do another hike across the middle of nowhere to raise money for Great Ormond Street.  And yes, I am starting to wonder what on earth possessed me to sign up!..

I am off to join Great Ormond Street on their challange event to trek across the Namibian desert in late May 2008.  No, it won't be easy but I'll do the (very?!) hard bit which I'm told will involve walking around 100km on soft desert sand, in 40 degree heat with little shade!  At the end of each days walking we stop (drop?!) and set up tents in the wilderness where there will be no creature comforts like showers or toilets (but plenty of actual creatures!).   You have the easy bit - all you need do is press a few buttons on your computer from the comfort of your chair to donate some of your hard-earned cash!   It'll be well worth both our efforts - the money raised from this event will  be used to help fund the much needed new £1.5 million cardiac theatre in the hospital. 

So, please dig as deep as you can for this brilliant charity and sponsor me online.  Every penny really helps and is truly appreciated by the hospital. 

Worried about the security of donating this way?  Well, donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSHCC) will receive your money straight away and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So if you are able, i would really appreciate your support to raise all that money!

Many thanks,

Emma xx

Crazy girl Donation by ron and norma austin 05/08/08  

£30.00

well done Donation by Chris Shaffer 29/07/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Congrats on surviving the desert Donation by Gemma Price 11/07/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Well done Donation by Liz Lowe 16/06/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done - was it black, red or blue - & not too many nasty small hills... Donation by Les & Daisy 09/06/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

well done! Donation by paula tidey 08/06/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

well done- Donation by Brian & Pam Browse 08/06/08  

£10.00

best wishes and good luck Donation by Denise & Ian 03/06/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck. a lot harder than cricket teas! Donation by Regency Blinds, Andy Martin 01/06/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Have fun, and good luck. Donation by Pat Tremain 22/04/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

good luck -good cause Donation by Perrys 21/04/08  

£20.00

Good Luck, a great cause as we well know! Donation by Adam & Ange 20/04/08  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Best foot forward Donation by angie and steve 10/04/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Namibia will be great. Have a good time Donation by Pete Gratton 08/04/08  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Sounds like fun to me - best of luck Donation by Heidi 31/03/08  

£6.00

Well done Emma - great Charity. Donation by Jon 27/03/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck & keep up the good work Donation by Ann & Brad Swift 26/03/08  

£10.00

Your dad has always been a softie! Donation by Terry Pickford 25/03/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

we don't call that fun -prefer creature comforts to creatures! Donation by mum & dad 25/03/08  

£50.00

You'll come back looking like Kate Moss! All the Georgie Best x Donation by Nneks & Ian 10/03/08  

£50.00

Donation by Neil 18/02/08  

£20.00

Good luck Donation by Michael Brooke 06/02/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

You don't like hiking you pain in the a***! Have fun ;) Donation by Myles 02/01/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £616.00
  Offline donations: £1,644.26
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £118.46

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