Adrian Bell is fundraising for Meningitis Trust

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Ocean Fours Atlantic Rowing Challenge 2005

on 10/06/2006

Gareth Rowlands

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Team members:

Ben Fouracre, Charlie Martell, Pete Rowlands and Mark Waterson

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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Adrian Bell

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Raised: 719%

Target: £20,000.00
Raised so far: £143,783.03

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My story

In June 2006, Commando Joe - rowing as Team Hesco - and fifteen other teams will set out from the North American coastline in a 29ft rowing boat, aiming to cover the 3,118 nautical miles to Falmouth, UK, in as little time as possible. The journey is likely to take about 45-60 days and will require supreme effort from all those involved. It will be the second extreme challenge for the Commando Joe team - in April 2005 they competed in a 320-mile footrace to the North Pole, smashing the previous record by finishing in nine days, 17 hours and 39 minutes.

The 2006 Shepherds Ocean Fours Atlantic Rowing Race is the first four-man crossing of the Ocean from the United States to the UK mainland and follows a more northerly route than previous two-man races. Teams will encounter difficult currents, cold weather, high seas and even icebergs.

As well as the mental and physical challenge of competition, the team is dedicating its involvement to the memory of Gareth Rowlands, Pete's sixteen-year-old son. One day in May 2003, Pete and his wife Helen received a call from Gareth's boarding school, informing them of the devastating news that Gareth had suddenly died from meningitis. Just a couple of hours before he had been playing rugby with the school team, joking with his friends and talking about coming home for the half-term break.

Our original fundraising target was £20,000, which we have now comfortably exceeded. Please help us to reach our revised target of £100,000. With that, you'll be helping the Meningitis Trust to continue its excellent work in increasing awareness of the disease, funding further research and, most importantly, providing the all-important support to those like Pete, whose families' lives have been irrevocably changed because of the disease.

For more information about our team and the challenges we're facing, please visit our website at http://www.teamhesco.com. Here you can also sign up to our e-mail newsletter so you can keep track of our progress.

Thank you for your support and interest in our Challenge. Please donate generously.

	Hope you've had a shave and put some weight back on! See you for a beer in the Spr tent next year Donation by Mick Twist 21/11/06	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by April Street Party 11/11/06	£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid
	A long time ago now!! Donation by April Hull Collection 11/11/06	£270.00 + £76.15 Gift Aid
	From TeamHesco's little supporters! Donation by Colwich School 11/11/06	£41.50 + £11.71 Gift Aid
	I was going to row it myself but ....!! Donation by Waterpark Storage Ltd 10/11/06	£50.00
	Hope you enjoyed the Harvest Home. Donation by anonymous 08/10/06	£5.00
	anonymous Donation by Charlie Martell 08/10/06	£5.00
	Great to meet you yesterday! Well done! Donation by anonymous 08/10/06	£20.00
	We are so proud of you Ben. Well done guys. Donation by Phillipa Usher and all at HairWorks 20/09/06	£657.00
	Well done lads. Donation by Luke Jackson 19/09/06	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	further congratulations, respect and loads of love from the fancy dress party Donation by barry jackson 18/09/06	£115.00 + £32.44 Gift Aid
	Donation by Gus 14/09/06	£200.00
	Well done to all the crew, great achievment, new you would do it Pete. Donation by Graham Armstrong and work mates from Raytheon 11/09/06	£650.00
	well done lads, awesome effort.. Donation by marty sellers 06/09/06	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Hey Mr M, quite impressed! Well done to you all, good to see you home.Cx Donation by Clare Buckingham 06/09/06	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Fantastic acheivement by you all, well done and good luck with the next challenge. Donation by Neil Gadd 05/09/06	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well Done guys, it was great to see you all in Cornwall Donation by Land family 04/09/06	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Well done guy's, enjoy your bacon sandwich you deserve it (Porky that's cannibalism) Donation by Barry (Hammy) Heap 04/09/06	£250.00
	Well done - great achievement Donation by Barry, Lesley, Adam & Jemma Wood 03/09/06	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done - what kept you? Donation by Nigel & Amanda Cribb 02/09/06	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Congratulation to Pete & the team (Pete now can I have the Bomb Shed key back!) Well done to you all Donation by Allan & Norma Maskell 02/09/06	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	You should be arriving today ... congratulations!!! Donation by Romayne 02/09/06	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	congratulations boys, what an achievement, with love from the jackson clan Donation by bazz & amy 01/09/06	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	last push fellas- we will be waiting for you x Donation by Cat & Paddy Stevenson 01/09/06	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Tremendous achievement. Fantastic experience as well. love and kisses. Donation by Andrea (Waterson) 31/08/06	£1,190.15 + £335.68 Gift Aid
	FANTASTIC ACHIVEMENT! I'm moved! Donation by mh 31/08/06	£15.00
	impressive, well done Donation by Robert & Elaine 30/08/06	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by david canavan 29/08/06	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	well done boys Donation by taff spickett 3 troop 28/08/06	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Really proud of all of you - well done - brings a tear to my eye Donation by Marie Bowley 28/08/06	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£16,784.67
Offline donations:	£126,998.36
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£3,402.01

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