James Kirkman is fundraising for Help for Heroes

Royal Air Force MdS 09 Fundraising Page

Marathon des Sables 2009

on 01/04/2009

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Help for Heroes

Charity Registration No. 1120920

Help for Heroes supports our wounded. Help for Heroes provides practical direct support to those servicemen and women wounded in the line of duty in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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James Kirkman

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Raised: 76%

Target: £20,000.00
Raised so far: £15,183.16

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RAF Marathon des Sables 2009

Welcome to the world of lunatics and masochists and in particular seven such lunatics, the RAF MDS Team 2009.

In March 2009, five serving RAF Personnel will be competing in the infamous ‘Marathon des Sables’. They and several hundred fellow ‘athletes’ will have to cross almost 250 kms of the Sahara desert over the course of one week, that’s equivalent to 5 ½ marathons and not only that, they will have to carry their own food and water, whilst mapping their way across the sand dunes and wadis in 45 degrees of heat.

So why Help For Heroes?

Because it’s for our men and women, wounded heroes serving our country on Operations. It’s for Derri, a rugby player who has lost both his legs, it for Carl whose jaw is wired up so he has been drinking through a straw. It’s for Richard who was handed a mobile phone as he lay on the stretcher so he could say goodbye to his wife. It is for all of us because one day, we could be the Derri, the Carl or the Richard.

Bryn Parry-Appeal Chairman
“Help for Heroes was launched on 1st October 2007. We wanted to do something practical for the men and women of our Armed Forces who are wounded while serving in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. We asked the Chief of the General Staff for a task and we were told that we could best help by raising money to provide a much needed swimming pool and gym complex at Headley Court.”

Further team information can be found at the following link:
http://www.raf.mod.uk/saharaforheroes

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Help for Heroes gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

So please sponsor us now!

	Good Luck Pez...are the spiders ready for you?! Donation by Jo Harle 08/03/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Rambo! Donation by Hutch 08/03/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Karen x Donation by Elaine Smith 08/03/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Run Rambo Run! Best of luck mate Donation by Mike Child & Christina Hall 08/03/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Jonny!!! Donation by The Prestons 05/03/09	£10.00
	Good Luck Jonny!!! We'll be here, cheering you on !! XXX Donation by Lou, Dave & Alex Hannard 05/03/09	£10.00
	Best of luck to you Karen, look out for the camel spiders! Donation by Sam and Amie Price 04/03/09	£35.00
	Best of luck Pez (and tent buddies ;->) , rather you than us! Donation by Nick & Sheila 03/03/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck....!! x Donation by Nerissa Fearn 03/03/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Enjoy! Donation by Penny 03/03/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Pez and Co Donation by Mark G 02/03/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck James!! One day when Jack is older you can tell him your crazy Marathon story. Donation by Dennis, Sam, & Jack. 02/03/09	£10.00
	Good luck Karen, It's going to be hot, hot, hot! Donation by Rob & Joan 02/03/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	James, just think where all that sand is gonna get!! Rather you than me. Good luck to you and all the team. Donation by Kim Peterson 02/03/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck all, I hope it goes well!! Donation by Liz Elleson 27/02/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Remeber Camels are not for sex! Donation by Billy Melrose 26/02/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	You must be mad!! Good luck Donation by Rosie Wynter 26/02/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	All the best, you mad people! Donation by Lance Hale 24/02/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	A day running on a treadmill in Basingstoke, thanks to all the shoppers who donated. The MdS Five. Donation by The MdS team Festival Place run 24/02/09	£826.65
	Best of luck Pez (and all of you). Stay cool! Donation by Derek Verdin 23/02/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck Karen and team Donation by Douglas & Maureen G. 23/02/09	£20.00
	Best of luck Jonny and team!! Donation by Vicky & Dunc Tait 22/02/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck to you all, a tremendous achievement. Pez, I look forward to sharing a well earned drink with you to celebrate! Donation by Sarah Whyman 22/02/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck Pez, a worthy cause! Donation by Mike BW 22/02/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	A genie and magic carpet will come in handy .... Donation by The Pascoe's 16/02/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Karen and team, you can do it! Donation by Louise, Andrew & Alexandrea Rennie 16/02/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Good Luck James, hope you don't end up in rehab again because of it!! Donation by Lisa Hall 15/02/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Sorry this is so little Jonny, Most of my dosh has gone to the bushfire appeal! :o( All the best of Aussie luck n mateship to the team! :o) Donation by Dominic 'Jackie' Chan 14/02/09	£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid
	Good luck mate, respect! Donation by Ev Flockhart 13/02/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Pez Donation by Ade 13/02/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£7,072.66
Offline donations:	£8,110.50
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£1,333.47

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