Raised: 160%
Target: £500.00
Raised so far: £800.00
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My story

 

As many of you will know, our dad, Dennis Firman, died unexpectedly in January and we have been working hard to pay tribute to him, as he was a wonderful man and is very greatly missed. We consider our good friend, Ben Gladwell (aka Gladys), as an honorary brother and therefore we have roped him into undertaking some fundraising with us!

Those of you who know Gladys will remember his lovely long flowing locks, of which he is very proud... Well, we have persuaded him to have these cut if we raise £500 for the British Heart Foundation.

He is uncertain of exactly how much he will have cut off, but we are aiming for a grade 4 or 5. But he threw my suggestion of a grade 1 right out of the window, even though I said I would have it done as well. But I guess that is fair enough, as he does LOVE his hair. I am now going to have my head shaved as well, as extra incentive to get some more sponsorship!!

We have chosen this very worthy charity because dad died from a heart attack and we would like to hope that we can go some way to preventing another family from going through what we have.

The special occassion is going to take place on the 31/08/08, at Northgate Sports Centre, at the end of our final British American Football League (BAFL) game. We hope to see many of you there!

So, thank you for visiting our fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor online. Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor: British Heart Foundation 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 make a donation now!

Many thanks for your support.

The Firmans and Gladys x

Well, the day has been, myself and Gladys are bald! Personally I think Gladys looks much better now. But I did fear for my safety from his mum and sister when he was getting his hair cut!? I am really pleased that we made the £500 mark, and  have now gone well over it. I am hoping that we might be able to break the £800 barrier. I am very grateful to the Cardinals team and fans at the end of season game where we managed to get an extra £138 to add to our total.

Again,  a massive thank you to all of you who have sponsored us, my dad would be proud.

Ben

Donation by James Fallon 27/09/08  

£18.00 + £5.08 Gift Aid

Well done!! Donation by Gill Jennings 19/09/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Dont know why im donating when my hairs like it all the time!! ;) well done lads Donation by Fuzzy Felt 15/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Great new look Ben Donation by Vicki 12/09/08  

£3.00

Well done - hope your head isn't too cold Donation by Ali 12/09/08  

£4.00

Better late than never! Donation by Tracey 12/09/08  

£5.00

Donation by Sancha 12/09/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by James Fallon 09/09/08  

£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid

Loving the new look Ben! Donation by Melissa 05/09/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

i'm sure you'll want to keep it like that now, Ben Donation by pete rampling 02/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done to the both of you Donation by Frank Cannone 02/09/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donated by those lucky people who were there to see it all happen - and some of whom actually did the cutting! Donation by Ipswich Cardinalls team and fans on 31.8.08 01/09/08  

£138.00

Better late than never :) Really wish i'd been there. Hope all went well. See you soon. x x Donation by Katie Lovatt 31/08/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Sorry Can't Make the cutting, Great cause and well done Ben and Ben, but you might need to buy some Hats! Donation by Peter Frost 31/08/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Rae sturton 29/08/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Clive Longden 27/08/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

what the hell, let's make it an even £550 Donation by James Fallon 23/08/08  

£38.00 + £10.72 Gift Aid

Donation by Lins 10/07/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Max 10/07/08  

£20.00

Donation by Sandy Francis 10/07/08  

£10.00

I am going to organise a raffle, where the winner gets to shave the first strip off! Donation by Muff 10/07/08  

£10.00

Donation by Karl Dodd 07/07/08  

£5.00

I can't imagin Benjamin with no hair!!!!!!! Can't wait x Donation by Dannie Hunter 07/07/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Andy Cook 06/07/08  

£5.00

Donation by Igs 06/07/08  

£20.00

I want to cut it!!! Donation by Stuart Durham 01/07/08  

£10.00

Donation by Kyle Clark 01/07/08  

£5.00

Better than nothing!! Donation by Gareth "all I have is £2" Edwards 01/07/08  

£2.00

Donation by Luke Clark 01/07/08  

£5.00

Donation by Adrian Baines 01/07/08  

£5.00
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* Total raised online: £800.00
  Offline donations: £0.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £153.15

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