Ralph Hope is fundraising for Foundation for Paediatric Osteopathy

Robin's 2009 Rowing Challenge

Rowing Challenge

on 15/06/2009

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Raising money for

Foundation for Paediatric Osteopathy

Charity Registration No. 1003934

The Foundation for Paediatric Osteopathy, formerly known as the Osteopathic Centre for Children, seeks to ensure that paediatric osteopathy - a gentle, efficient therapy - is established as the first recourse for parents and carers concerned for their child's health. We accomplish this by raising awareness of paediatric osteopathy, participating in research, training paediatric osteopaths and offering over 30,000 free treatments to babies, children and pregnant and post-partum women each year. We receive no Government funding, so are entirely reliant upon the generosity of the public to fund our services.

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Raised: 11%

Target: £5,000.00
Raised so far: £558.50

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My story

Rowing the length of the freshwater Thames from Lechlade in Gloucestershire to Teddington in Middlesex and then to add 2 days of upstream at the end from Teddington to Cookham in Berkshire makes this into a 10 day challenge. Robin Hope and his hand picked crew (mainly in their 60's) will be doing this in June in a 1895 double skiff 'Tara'.

It would be misleading to state there will be no pleasure on the trip but there will be days of rain and headwinds particularly if 2009 summer has any resemblance to the so called 2008 summer! Each day we would hope to be on the water no later than 10.00 and hopefully finishing about 6.30pm. Ideally there should be a crew of 3 or 4, 2 rowing and 1 coxing with rotation of duties at locks. It is hoped for the pleasure of a day or 2 on the river crew members will take a sponsor sheet round their friends. In boating circles a lock is about equivalent to a mile so it could be argued we will be doing 152 miles + 54 locks (54 miles) i.e.206 miles in all.

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	Donation by Leda Schiltz 07/09/09	£36.00 + £10.15 Gift Aid
	Well done Robin and all your team Donation by Liza Curtis 05/08/09
	Congratulations Robin! Donation by Marian and Jeremy Tilford 27/07/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Just keep rowing - good for biceps development in the over 60's Donation by Francis Goodwin 24/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congratulations! Donation by The Carrolls 15/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 15/07/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	well done Robin a good cause! Donation by jeremy harding 13/07/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Donation by JK 12/07/09	£7.50 + £2.12 Gift Aid
	go row, Ro! All the best to you both Niamh & Alex Donation by Niamh Devane 24/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck, Ro, Leda and ? of The Oarsome Three Donation by Christiana Bryan 18/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Rock and Row Yo!!! Donation by Ollie Stewie Griffin 17/06/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Donation by reen & adam 16/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Row, row, row your boat... Donation by Elisha and Karoly 16/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Gerald Shortland 11/06/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Will look forward to those anecdotes Eleonoora! Donation by Edmund 08/06/09	£15.00
	Go for it Ro Donation by Philip Beaven 04/06/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Best of luck. Hope the weather improves. Donation by Mike Rossor 15/05/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck, Robin - you look not only younger but different ! Donation by Chris Burbidge 05/05/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£558.50
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£153.29

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