Mark Aston is fundraising for Meningitis Trust

Mark and Gaz - Meningitis Trust

John O'Groats to Lands End

on 05/05/2008

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Team members:

Mark Aston & Gaz Proctor

Raising money for

Meningitis Trust

Charity Registration No. 803016

The Meningitis Trust is the UK’s longest established meningitis charity. It helps around 20,000 people each year through its range of specialist services; giving vital support to those who have been affected by this life-changing disease. With as many as 500,000 people living in the UK who have had either viral or bacterial meningitis and up to one adult in every four knowing someone who has had meningitis, the charity’s ongoing work is much-needed. The charity is committed to raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of meningitis and distributes millions of leaflets, posters, symptoms cards, information sheets and other materials every year.

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Mark Aston

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Raised: 13%

Target: £1,000.00
Raised so far: £130.00

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My story

Well we have finished and it took us a mere 10 days. I say mere, there were quite a few painful hills. We are glad that we have done it and in the same breath we are glad it is over (or rather our backsides are glad!). We would like to thank all those that have sponsored us to date and thank all those who will sponsor us until this page finishes. There is a web site now detailing our journey with a few photos. Please feel free to visit the web page and spend a bit of time having a read.

http://web.mac.com/mark.aston688/JOGLE/Welcome.html

Regards

Mark and Gaz

1100 Miles, 11(ish) Days, 2 blokes in lycra!!!

Gaz and I made the decision in September 2007 to carry out the most famous long distance cycle ride in the UK - John O'Groats to Lands End.

We have decided to carry out this venture in aid of 4 charities; Meningitis Trust, British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association (BLESMA), Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSHCC) and the Army Benevolent Fund (ABF).

The reason for choosing The Meningitis Trust as one of our charities is Gaz has recently recovered from Encephalitis and as such is keen to give something back so they can continue their work. The Meningitis Trust is also a local charity to us in Bristol and we are keen to support local charities. If you wish to know our reasons for choosing the other charities then please visit our other donation pages:

http://www.justgiving.com/markandgaz_jogle_goshcc
http://www.justgiving.com/markandgaz_jogle_blesma
http://www.justgiving.com/markandgaz_jogle_abf

Please donate as much as you can, even 1p can make a difference (but we hope you donate more!)

Help us to raise as much money as possible by forwarding this page to everyone that you know. It is with your help that we can help our chosen charities by giving them as much money as possible.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: The Meningitis Trust 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 sponsor us now!

Many thanks for your support.

	Well done - next stop Cape Town? Donation by Greg Pearson 30/05/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Well Done Donation by Carla Lankester 30/05/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done, enjoy a cold beer and a "Rub Down" Donation by Dennis Griffiths 14/05/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Keep the vaseline handy! Donation by Rob and Di 06/05/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck guys x Donation by Rachael Lees 03/05/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Best of luck for the event Donation by George Williams 24/04/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£130.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£36.67

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