My story

So many people I know have been either directly or indirectly affected by cancer and the challenges it brings into peoples lives. Whilst being there to support friends and family during these hard times, I thought I would get off my backside and couple something I love doing, with something rather challenging, and try to raise some funds for Macmillan Cancer Support services. 

My friends and I  (Adam Verne, Jack Rose, Rian Smith) are partaking in the Macmillan Longest Day challepnge, a fundraising golf event where teams of 3 or 4 people play 4 rounds of golf in one day. My friends and I (The PPGA Crusaders) considered our local golf courses, and whilst one is the shortest and flattest we have ever played, the other is one of the longer ones, and by far the hilliest. We have, perhaps foolishly, selected the hilliest one for our challenge. Set on one side of Portsdown hill, Portsmouth Golf Course has very few flat holes, so this will not be easy. We expect to burn over 5000 calories and walk over 20 miles in the process.

Our plan is to tee off at first light on the 19th July, around 5am, and play pretty much solid golf through to sunset around 9pm.We will have to eat and drink on the way round as each round takes around 4 hours, so we think our efforts are worthy of a donation to such a great cause. We will be packing light up balls, so that if we dont quite finish before sunset we can carry on playing in the dark... hopefully they will be one type of ball even I can't lose. ( I wonder if the light remains on under water)

The course clubhouse will be open until 10pm on the day, so if you want to come along and cheers us along, refill our flasks with hot tea, or perhaps something stronger, please feel free to do so.

Please donate whatever you can, and relax knowing that your money will be going to a great cause, and you never know, I may even improve my game in the process.

If we reach our target I vow to wear the 80s Nick Faldo jumper displayed on this site. Others have offered to double donations if I wear it to the office or with cycling shorts.. which I will glady do, but be warned you will see the photgraphic evidence.

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My charity

Macmillan Cancer Support

Macmillan Cancer Support

Charity Registration No. 261017

Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. We provide practical, medical, emotional and financial support and push for better cancer care. One in three of us will get cancer. Two million of us are living with it. We are all affected by cancer. We can all help. We are Macmillan.

Donations 72

Donation by Anonymous on 31/08/12

£75.00

+ £18.75 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 31/08/12

£75.00

+ £18.75 Gift Aid

Donation by Deborah Toms on 31/08/12

£60.00

+ £15.00 Gift Aid

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well done Luke

Donation by rita sharma on 26/08/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymous on 25/08/12

£230.00

+ £57.50 Gift Aid

back of the net

Donation by Uncle dave on 10/08/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

well done lads.. great effort

Donation by Auntie Kay on 10/08/12

£21.00

+ £5.25 Gift Aid

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you boys rock, esp the one that looks like a mushroom.. this is for the galvin green shirt...

Donation by randon ebay fellow on 29/07/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

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you boys are the best.. especially that one looks like a fat ernie els

Donation by sarah colley on 29/07/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Well done to you all on a fab achievement, bet you've all got 'golfer's bum!'. Money from Jonesfest auction.

Donation by debbie towlson on 23/07/12

£40.00

+ £10.00 Gift Aid

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A big well done from Ma & Pa. Looks like you need a revised target.

Donation by steve jones on 22/07/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Luke - great job - now, where's the jumper?

Donation by Simon Hadley on 20/07/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

golfing superstars!

Donation by tim colley on 20/07/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Well done lads.. great effort

Donation by Portsmouth Golf Course members on 20/07/12

£48.00

+ £12.00 Gift Aid

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Hi Luke and Team Well done for your fantastic achievement. You should all be very proud of yourselves.This is a donation from my Mum. Annie x

Donation by Elizabeth Greig on 20/07/12

£50.00

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Donation from the jonesfest auctions. Well done guys!

Donation by Cynthia Jones on 19/07/12

£22.10

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Good luck guys.... Great charity

Donation by Kim, Dave, Caiden and bump on 18/07/12

£5.00

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Not sure how Adam is going to manage this without his usual 2 hour lunch break.......

Donation by Rick Seiles on 18/07/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

Donation by Khalil Maqsood on 18/07/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck tubs.....

Donation by KING ZULU on 18/07/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Donations from the Verne family and friends

Donation by Yvonne Verne on 18/07/12

£132.00

+ £33.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck!!!! X

Donation by Nicki Rose on 16/07/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Proud of you guys x

Donation by Eddie Rose on 16/07/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

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Funds from jonesfest charity auction... Good luck to me and my mates.

Donation by luke jones on 15/07/12

£21.00

+ £5.25 Gift Aid

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Good luck to you all Love the Moores! xx

Donation by Rachel Moore on 15/07/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£1,779.10
  • Offline donations£220.00
  • Text donations£1.00
  • Total raised£2,000.10
  • Gift Aid£406.75

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