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WE HAVE RAISED OVER £100,000 (including gift aid) AND HAVE FINISHED THE MARCH AT TWICKENHAM ON SATURDAY 16TH MAY. WE HAVE DONE EVERY GROUND, COMPLETED ON TIME AND ARE ALL VERY TIRED BUT VERY HAPPY. Please keep giving donations if you wish to help our work to cure Leukaemia- this page will stay open---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE RUGBY MARCH: 5TH-16TH MAY 2009, raising funds for The Richard Thomas Leukaemia Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Welcome to the Justgiving page for THE RUGBY MARCH, a major fundraising effort from 50 friends to help the Richard Thomas Leukaemia fund in its final push in creating a new model for treating and curing a disease that took our friend Rich when he was 22. We have made huge fundraising progress but we need MORE DONATIONS whilst we march to reach our target. Please give as much as you can and remember to use the gift aid if you are a UK tax payer - it means 25% more funds for the charity. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We will walk between every Guinness Premiership ground travelling over 550 miles arriving at the Guinness Premiership Final on 16th May. The team will walk in shifts 24 hours a day for 12 days setting a new World Record for the longest continuous passing of a rugby ball. The core team is based on Richard's best friends from St Columba's College, Loughborough University and Old Albanians Rugby Club. Confirmed walkers to date are:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Stage 1, Newcastle to Sale: Mike Peters, Ben Mansell, Andrew Targett, Harry Torrance, Nick Downes, Mike Walker, Phil Coles, Dave Varty, Mike Harrison, Charlie Marriott, Mike Fisher, Tony Buchanan and Neil Dekker. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stage 2, Sale to Northampton: Simon Denyer, Simon Barlow, Matt Shillabeer, Philip Barfield, Dave Morgan, Simo Dragesavic, Jill Johnson, Fran, Rachel Harrison, Martin Young. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stage 3, Northampton to Bristol: Dom Hogan, James Henry, Nick Plunkett, Jes Pickering, Justin Townsend, Matt Tominey, Craig Still, Jonny Hogan, Mark McCall, James Ward, Joe Talbot, Angus Morrogh-Ryan, Tony Cleverly. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stage 4, Bristol to Reading: Ray Cahill, James Battey, Keith Ormondroyd, Matt Williams, Nick Bennett, Jim Lewis, Haywood Chapman, Dominic Savage, David Moss, Ian Mills, Gerry Cahill ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stage 5, Reading to Twickenham: Sam Taylor, James Goodall, David Callaghan, John O'Reilly, Andrew Clarke, Simon Denyer, David Denyer, John Denyer, Jack McNeil, Jim Hughes, Graham Connor, Dave Farmer, Chris Boreham, John Maitland, Robin Poynder ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Rugby March is endorsed and supported by the Guinness Premiership and will arrive in plenty of time for the final. Come and find us in the Cardinal Vaughan Car Park from 1pm. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------You can follow our progress at: www.rugbymarch.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Many thanks to our main sponsor - Betfair - Sports. Casino. Poker. www.betfair.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tracking provided by www.bluetreeservices.co.uk. To see where the ball (and hopefully the team) is right now go to: http://www.bluetreeservices.co.uk/webTrackingRugby.php. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Support car kindly provided by Avis.co.uk-----------------

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The Richard Thomas Leukaemia Fund

The Richard Thomas Leukaemia Fund

Charity Registration No. 1069772

The Richard Thomas Leukaemia Fund raises money to fund research into Leukaemia. The team is based at Imperial College in London and comprises of engineers, doctors and chemists who work together to create innovative ways of treating Leukaemia and ultimately to find a cure. Go to rtlf.co.uk for info

Donations 1217

Great event - good luck everyone

Donation by Nick Maishman on 02/04/09

£30.00

Maishman you better not drop the ball!!

Donation by Simon Couldstone on 02/04/09

£5.00

+ £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Simon Reese on 02/04/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Andrew - great cause. Have fun

Donation by Orla Flannery on 02/04/09

£20.00

Great cause,Good Luck Steve!

Donation by Shafiya on 02/04/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Nick!

Donation by Livia Marchese on 02/04/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Fantastic effort, go Stildo!

Donation by Steve & Helen on 02/04/09

£15.00

worth while cause - I too can identify

Donation by Andrea M on 02/04/09

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

good luck Jo xx

Donation by Jackie and Alan Narden on 01/04/09

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck!

Donation by John on 01/04/09

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Steph Jackson on 01/04/09

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Make sure my Mikey comes back safely!!!!

Donation by Quark on 01/04/09

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

Donation by paul jeffery on 01/04/09

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck to you all

Donation by Katie Heath on 01/04/09

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

Donation by Mat Nutt on 01/04/09

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck to you all and Nick!

Donation by Mark Flower on 01/04/09

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Go on Targe. Great cause but passing a rugby ball for 24 hours non stop sounds nasty.

Donation by Nick Harland on 01/04/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

See you all at Twickenham

Donation by Ian Defty on 01/04/09

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck all.

Donation by Rich Clapham on 01/04/09

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

Proud of you, Jem : good luck

Donation by Keith Pickering on 01/04/09

£150.00

+ £42.31 Gift Aid

A great challenge for a worthy cause. Good luck chaps!!

Donation by Stretch on 01/04/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

A fantastic cause. All the best.

Donation by James Parsonage on 01/04/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck.

Donation by Jon Wilkinson on 01/04/09

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

Amazing achievement already - look at the total! Good luck to everyone taking part and just brilliant x

Donation by Liv & Scott on 01/04/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Support from Switzerland- Good Luck Nick

Donation by Bruno Widmer on 01/04/09

£20.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£67,424.35
  • Offline donations£51,614.47
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£119,038.82
  • Gift Aid£15,172.52

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