Hi!
Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. As some of you may be aware I have been selected to race across the Atlantic next summer, from Tenerfie to Bermuda in the Tall Ships Transatlantic Challenge 2009 as a Watch Leader onboard Rona II. This leg will be an all female crew with 23 of us living onboard a 68ft yacht (its going to be cozy!) for an estimated 23 days at sea!
What is the Tall Ships Race?
The Tall Ships races are organised in waters around Europe every summer, however 2009 is different, as several thousand young crew members from 30 + countries will be racing across the . This race is organised by Sail Training International and attracts over 400000 visitors in each hosting port.
For more information visit:
http://www.tallshipsraces.com/atlanticchallenge
In order to participate in this voyage I aim to raise a minimum of £1500 through sponsorship. Through my own efforts, I have so far raised more than £500 with a sponsored cycle ride, cake sales at work and a car boot sale, but in order to reach my target I will need some assistance. I am therefore looking for donations to help me reach my sum required. With your support I will be one step closer to fulfilling a childhood dream.
The Rona Trust is a non profitable sail training organisation set up in 1960. The aim of the Project is “to provide (through the medium of sea training in offshore craft) opportunities for young people and people with disabilities to acquire those attributes of a seaman, namely; a sense of responsibility, resourcefulness and team-work, which will help them throughout their lives. The project is now stronger than it has ever running four sail training yachts, and has extended to taking both males and females from all across the country aged 14 to 25 away for periods of up to 6 days at a time. They now has strong connections with groups such as “Mind” a mentally handicapped group, visually impaired and deaf associations and its most recent connection is “Sail 4 cancer” giving them the opportunity to achieve something they once thought they might never have been able to do.
To see more about what the project does follow the link: www.ronatrust.com or the race website: www.ronatransat.org
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: The Rona Trust 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 dig deap sponsor me now!
Thanks everyone!!
xx
Raised:
75%
Raised so far: £756.00
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Good luck and have fun! Donation by Chris on 25/05/09 |
£25.00 |
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A staggering One Pence Sterling per nautical mile! Good luck and fair winds! Donation by Jonathan Wood on 09/05/09 |
£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid |
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These are my hard earned snowcoach wages, make sure they're put to good use :) Donation by Greg on 27/04/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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good luck soph! Donation by karen on 11/02/09 |
£230.00 + £64.87 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £286.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £470.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £756.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £73.62 |
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