Martin Pickles

Martin Pickles's Fundraising Page

Fundraising for The Victoria Foundation
£14,237
raised of £12,000 target
by 37 supporters
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: The New Victoria Medical Foundation - Kilimanjaro Challenge 2009, on 29 September 2009
Participants: Graham Ball, John and Karin Moorhouse, Martin Matthews, John Grantham and others.
We fund medical equipment and support to help transform lives

Story

Well, we went,we saw and we climbed.The whole adventure was quite amazing. I knew five of the team very well - we have been great pals for 25 years. I soon got to know the others and could not have been blessed with better teammates. The climb was probably the hardest thing I have ever done and I thank every one of you for your fantastic contributions. The fund will stay open for a while longer to allow pledgers to pay - thank you.

                                                                                                                                                            Martin Pickles.

 

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page.I am going to try and raise funds for charity by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with a team of  11 friends in September.

The Charity:

The Yorkshire Air Ambulance which is entirely funded by charitable donation - no state money!                                                               

My niece Georgina was thrown from her horse last March and fell into a coma for almost two weeks. She was flown to Leeds Infirmary by Air Ambulance and remained there for several weeks. Thank God, she made a full recovery. The "golden time" the helicopter provided must have made a huge difference. 

If I manage to raise, say, £6,000 for the helicopter, this will provide finance for just one day! What if it were the one day you or your loved ones needed the Air Ambulance? 

So please sponsor me now. I've never asked before and I don't think I will be asking again!!! If you have any query at all, please contact me on 0113 266 6501. Thank you.

        
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About the charity

The Victoria Foundation provides life enhancing medical equipment and support: Mobility Aids for Children, Accessible Transport Vehicles for the Elderly, and Toolkit Grants and Bursaries for students studying medicine from disadvantaged backgrounds. Your support will help to transform lives.

Donation summary

Total raised
£14,237.00
+ £634.62 Gift Aid
Online donations
£3,925.00
Offline donations
£10,312.00

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