Raised: 55%
Target: £3,000.00
Raised so far: £1,650.00
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My story

 

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Please give me any support you can and sponsor me online for my participation in this relay Channel swim.  This is a huge challenge - the average Channel swim distance is 26 miles in water temperatures of 15 degrees Centigrade at best, with only a layer of goose fat and a pair of Speedos for protection!  All the expenses, including the compulsory pilot boat, are already accounted for, so all the money which I raise will go directly to my three chosen charities.

I have decided to support the building of this new hospice for teenagers, Jack's Place @ Naomi House, as I feel a real drive to do something to help other teenagers who need the care and the special facilities that this amazing place will provide for them.  Jack's Place is going to be built on land adjacent to the existing children's hospice, Naomi House, and has been designed specifically for teenagers who have outgrown Naomi House.  (It doesn't yet have its own separate charity registration but donations on this website will go to Jack's Place, I am assured.) 

I'm also swimming the Channel on behalf of Bone Cancer Research Trust and Help for Heroes - supporting wounded soldiers returning from serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.   If you would also like to support these charities you can visit my pages at:

www.justgiving.com/olliecrosthwaiteeyre-bcrt (for Bone Cancer Research Trust)

www.justgiving.com/olliecrosthwaiteeyre-h4h (Help for Heroes)


Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Naomi House Children’s Hospice (Wessex Children's Hospice 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 me now!

Many thanks for your support.

Ollie

Good luck with the swim Donation by Bridget and John Stallard 15/07/08  

£25.00

Donation by Judith and Leo Charles 15/07/08  

£15.00

Good luck, Oliver Donation by Mrs. N. Harper 13/07/08  

£10.00

Good luck for the swim Oliver Donation by Mr. and Mrs. David Waddington 13/07/08  

£20.00

Wishing you all the very best with your swim - not for the faint-hearted!! Donation by Joanna Hankey 13/07/08  

£20.00

Best of luck - will look forward to hearing all about it. Donation by Fiona Crichton 13/07/08  

£20.00

All the very best with your relay Channel swim, with very best wishes, Sara and Charlie, H, W & T Donation by The Harding Family 13/07/08  

£50.00

Good on you Ollie - what a brave challenge. Best of luck and calm waters! Donation by Davina and Malcolm Findlay 06/07/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Best of luck Donation by David Hawley 03/07/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

What a great project to help others. Go Swim! Donation by Heath Family 03/07/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Best of luck Donation by George Carbutt 30/06/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck Ollie Donation by DV-B 25/06/08  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Fantastic effort. Well done and good luck Donation by Ian, Zanne and Olly 25/06/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck! and well done Donation by Chippy Abel 25/06/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

It's the goose we should really be sponsoring.... Donation by Nigel, Deborah and Rory 22/06/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Keep going Ollie - we're very proud of you - Donation by Vardey Family 20/06/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Congratulations on a very good effort Donation by Anonymous 16/06/08  

£50.00

Rather you than me! Good luck, Oliver Donation by Anthony Hyde 16/06/08  

£25.00

Good luck, Oliver Donation by Peter Collier 16/06/08  

£20.00

Best wishes Donation by Philip Smith 16/06/08  

£50.00

Good luck and best wishes Donation by Royal Bank of Scotland 16/06/08  

£50.00

Good luck, Ollie and well done! Donation by David and Maureen Cargill 16/06/08  

£50.00

So excited for you swim well - enjoy Donation by Daniel & Di 28/05/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Lots of Luck. Donation by Fiona Crosthwaite Eyre 20/05/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Wihing you luck from a very good friend of your father, who is great supporter of the cause!! Donation by Jeremy Stanley-Smith 19/05/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Best of luck! An original and brave effort to raise money Donation by Richard Wills 15/05/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

All best wishes for the swim Donation by Anonymous 12/04/08  

£400.00 + £112.82 Gift Aid

Great effort - good luck! Donation by National Westminster Commercial, Southampton 12/04/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

This is a fantastic endeavour of yours, and I am so proud of you. Lots. of love, Granny Donation by Elizabeth Abel 24/03/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £1,650.00
  Offline donations: £0.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £351.15

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