John Phillips is fundraising for Acorns Children's Hospice Trust

Grandads for Acorns

Granddads for Acorns

on 01/01/2008

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Team members:

Gary Conway, David Chapman. Frank Lloyd, Stephen Griffiths, Steve Gotting, Ben Gotting, Graham Beech, Martin Johnson

Raising money for

Acorns Children's Hospice Trust

Charity Registration No. 700859

Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust cares for life limited children and their families from across the West Midlands. Acorns offers a network of care through its hospices in Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester and its community team who are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The charity has helped over 1100 families but it is estimated that a further 1200 families still need the support that Acorns can provide.

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John Phillips

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Raised: 122%

Target: £10,000.00
Raised so far: £12,185.00

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My story

Hi to all you great and generous rugby supporters from all over the world.

6 Granddads all Worcester Warriors Supporters (including player’s fathers!) will cycle 300 miles from Sixways Rugby Stadium to the great northern City of Newcastle to raise funds in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice.

We will be set off by Ben Gotting, who will join us for the first leg, on New Years Day 2008. We will arrive at Newcastle Falcons in time for the kick-off between The Soaring Falcons and the Mighty Warriors on Sunday 6th January.

We are all well in excess of 50, therefore we have been asked to prove our sanity before we start. It will be a tough event where we hope to cover upto 80 miles a day. If we can raise this grand sum of £10,000 it will have been worth every second of the ride and very very sore bottoms.

Now we know granddads just love their grandchildren as do their Grandmothers so how better to show the love for many life limited children throughout the three counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Please, please give generously all these children deserve our love and whatever help we can give them. A little about Acorns:”

Acorns cares for children with life-limiting conditions. This means that we care for children who are not expected to reach adulthood, as a cure for their condition cannot be found.

We provide respite, emergency and end-of-life care and also round-the-clock community support to the whole family.

We have three hospices, based in Birmingham and Worcester, and our community team covers theWest Midlands , Worcestershire, and Gloucestershire.

Our hospices are designed to be a home-from-home. There are no uniforms or set routines, and the mix of therapy, play and nursing care means that children can make the most of every day."

Thank you for visiting our fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor the team, online.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor the team: Acorns Children's Hospice Trust will receive your money faster and, if you are a taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor "Granddads for Acorns" now!

Many thanks for your support.

	GO UNCLE STEVE Donation by NICKY 07/11/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	MIND THE NUTS STEVE Donation by Pete Ashby 05/11/07	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Donation by Ben Gotting 05/11/07	£300.00 + £84.62 Gift Aid
	Keep pedalling, guys! Donation by Doug Fish 04/11/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Steve Donation by Peter J. 02/11/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck & God Speed Donation by Old Salt 02/11/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done chaps, ensure you are padded well :) Donation by Whatsgoingon 02/11/07	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	I'll only pay you if you ride back as well. ;-) Donation by G4E 02/11/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Keep pedalling!!!!! Donation by Marg 01/11/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Steve I know you will do it!! All the best Donation by Captain Reg 01/11/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Steve I will never forget your kindness Donation by Ken Ford 01/11/07	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	See you brave chaps at KP! Great stuff Donation by Steve Richardson 31/10/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Pints waiting for you at Newcastle. Donation by Monkey1 31/10/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	I'll get the hog rolls in for the finale, shall I? Donation by Sam / minxy (Newcastle) 31/10/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Great effort guys, keep pedalling! Donation by bigbadbob (Leeds Carnegie) 31/10/07	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Steve is almost family Donation by Head SCRUFF 31/10/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Great effort guys (especially Steve ;-), go get em. Donation by Hangover (Wasps) 30/10/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Steve and friends Donation by Foz 29/10/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck, dont forget your cushion Donation by Liz Sharp 29/10/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Best of luck - you're never too old! Donation by Derek Olsen 29/10/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good on ya Donation by Northstand Dolly 27/10/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Donation by David Slater 26/10/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Rather you than me - have a safe trip Donation by Poolbrook 26/10/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Donation by Big-Al (London Irish) 26/10/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck, remember to stay hydrated, hope you raise loads. Donation by St. Rich JN&SD 26/10/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Best of luck from an over-55 at London Irish (Mackem) Donation by Bill Currie 25/10/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck To Kim's Dad!!!!!! Donation by Mark Amiss 25/10/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck from Mark and all the staff at Muran!!! Donation by Muran Engineering 25/10/07	£50.00
	Good Luck Pops!! Donation by Kim Gotting 25/10/07	£20.00
	Donation by James Simons-Boswell 25/10/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£7,167.00
Offline donations:	£5,018.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£1,611.08

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