Raised: 71%
Target: £3,000.00
Raised so far: £2,132.00
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My story

 
Thank you for visiting my fundraising page.

I have been selected to represent the Great Britain Deaf Women's Football Team to play at the 2009 Deaflympics in Taiwan this September, 5th-15th September, and bring a gold medal home! In the last Deaflympics in 2005, I was part of Great Britain Deaf Women's Football Team winning a Bronze medal after defeating Denmark 2-1.

Unfortunately, unlike many British Olympic and Paralympic athletes, despite our Bronze medal win, we footballers and in fact all Britain's deaf athletes receive no form of aid from the Government for training and there is no funding whatsoever to enable their participation at the Games. Each footballer is faced with a daunting financial hurdle of raising £3,000. We are now fundraising to enable the GB Football team to have the opportunity to compete.

From now to September, there will be lots of fundraising events at work and also at home, but in June, I will be doing a sponsored swim - about 150 lengths (about 3,750 metres) in one go! I will keep you posted.

Please will you sponsor me!

Yours in Football,
Esther Maycock


Website links

www.britishdeaffootball.com - For more information on Great Britain Deaf Team www.2009deaflympics.org - The official Deaflympics 2009 Website www.ukdeafsport.org.uk - The UK Deaf Sport website

Hi EM. In your own words "Go for it"! Have a great time no matter what the result. Donation by Karen Gutberlet 20/08/09  

Do your best Estie, we'll be rooting for you all the way! x x Donation by Helen Limb 18/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hey Sis, GO GIRL! Safe travels and God bless your whole team as you go for GOLD!!! Donation by Chris, Shirlyn and Samuel Beetham 11/06/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

You amazed me with your footie skills ! Donation by Peter Nicholson 19/05/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Good luck Donation by James Buxton 18/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

An extra donation to support GB! Come on! Donation by Anonymous 17/05/09  

£280.00 + £78.97 Gift Aid

You better bring back Gold Medal! Donation by David Buxton 17/05/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

clapping from the side-line Sis ...you're such a star! Donation by Roma Parrick 13/05/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Go for it! Donation by Celia Witts 04/05/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Go for GOLD! Donation by Philip Maycock 29/04/09  

£442.00 + £124.67 Gift Aid

Good luck with the training and bring home that Gold medal!!!! Donation by Andrew Upchurch 21/04/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Enjoy the experience! Play fair! Donation by Miriam Hodkinson 21/04/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

We'll be cheering you on all the way. Donation by Michael and Sue Whyatt 20/04/09  

£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid

Do us proud and bring back the GOLD! Donation by Naomi Broughton 18/04/09  

£20.00

Bring the Gold! Donation by Adam 17/04/09  

£10.00

Go Esther! You can do it! Donation by Sarah Gowdy 15/04/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Give your strength with God Donation by Andrew & Debbie Neal 15/04/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Go Esther Go!! Donation by Angela Miller 15/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

go team GB! Donation by Angela Fenney 11/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Beat those GODDAMN Russians!!!!! xx Donation by Lisa Jones 09/04/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

C'mon! Donation by Bex Warren 08/04/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

So proud of you, as always, must meet up soon xx Donation by Ann O'Flynn 07/04/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

To get you started! Donation by Naomi Jarrett 06/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £1,632.00
  Offline donations: £500.00
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