Peter Budden is fundraising for Kent Air Ambulance Trust

Peter Budden's Fundraising Page

Yukon River Quest

on 24/06/2009

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Raising money for

Kent Air Ambulance Trust

Charity Registration No. 1021367

The Kent Air Ambulance Trust is a registered charity established in 1989 to relieve sick and injured people in South East England and surrounding areas by providing a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) and air ambulance service for the benefit of the community. Attending an average 4 incidents every day, Kent Air Ambulance is funded entirely by voluntary donations.

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Peter Budden

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Raised: 115%

Target: £1,000.00
Raised so far: £1,147.00

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My story

Hi,

A couple of reasons to donate to the Kent Air Ambulance:

1) They do really excellent work saving lives by providing emergency medical care that otherwise wouldn't be available

2) I'm asking for sponsorship in memory of my uncle, Graham Budden, who flew the Kent Air Ambulance. He was a great inspiration to me and everyone else who knew him. I've never met anyone else who had such an appetite for adventure.

3) I'm doing a long, and likely very arduous, kayaking event in the far North of Canada. I'm doing this because I want the challenge, but supporting a great charity will spur me and my teammate Dave on to complete the 70hour race.

Clearly the race is going to be a bit of a "suffer-fest"; I won't be necessarily expecting the usual marathon "per-mile" donations as the event is 460 miles long...

For more information about us and our training, please see www.yukonho.co.uk

For information about the crazy event we've been silly enough to enter ourselves into, see www.yukonriverquest.com

For more information about the Kent Air Ambulance, please see http://www.kentairambulance.co.uk/

P.S. A quick update on how the quest went: we managed not only to complete the race (which I was absolutely delighted about...), but also managed to win the Men's Tandem Kayak race in a time of 53 hours, 15 minutes. Thanks for all your help and support, it really kept us going through the gruelling race!

	Well done Peter Donation by Julian Chisholm 27/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Maureen and Len Donation by Stephanie Townsend 15/07/09	£20.00
	Well done Peter, Graham would be very proud of you. Donation by Linda Combe 14/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done you two Donation by Steph 11/07/09	£25.00
	Hope you didn't get molested by a grizzly while you were out in the backwoods. Donation by Felix Bell 30/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Patrick Isherwood 26/06/09	£20.00
	Good Luck Pete....but don't forget to take your kayak off the top of your car first!!! Donation by Helen Taylor-Palmer 26/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Pete - sounds amazing Donation by Linda Flitter 19/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	good luck mate Donation by Ash Raeside 19/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Dave 19/06/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Sounds awesome. Good luck Team Budden! Donation by Nic and Joc Ridley 19/06/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Remember you are going to enjoy it! Donation by Paul Budden 18/06/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	All the best, Peter Donation by Jean 14/06/09	£20.00
	Are you sure you know what you are doing? Donation by Kayur 11/06/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Pete. YARRRRR! Donation by Jeff Burlin 09/06/09	£15.00
	Go team.... 'Peter and David' may your paddling success be better than your team name! Be safe gentlemen! Donation by John and Brian 07/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck.Its a very worthy cause. Donation by anon 05/06/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Good luck! At least you wont bump in to any rowers over there! Donation by Myles 03/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Go Boys!!! Good luck. xx Donation by Katie 01/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	A very admirable gesture. Many good wishes to you both. Donation by Brenda Clarke (Neighbour of Betty Budden) 29/05/09	£10.00
	This'll be one to remember, good luck to you both Donation by Stuart & Marion 28/05/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Best of luck boys xx Donation by Beth 27/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Challenges are what life is about. Enjoy the result whatever - aches and endorphines! Donation by olwen 23/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck to both of you. We look forward to your tips on sleepness nights afterwards! ... and the video diary?? Donation by Stumps and Claire 22/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	You're mad, but good luck Donation by Steve Beadle 20/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	10p a mile... Good luck Donation by Oliver Crease 15/05/09	£46.00 + £12.97 Gift Aid
	Pete, good luck with this. Sound like an awesome challenge. Donation by Gary M 14/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anon 13/05/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck mate! Donation by Milner 12/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck - beware of the bears! Donation by Anil 12/05/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,047.00
Offline donations:	£100.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£188.13

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