Gemma Smith is fundraising for Leukaemia Research

Rob Smith's Fundraising Page

Sail Round Britain for Leukaemia Research

on 12/06/2008

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Team members:

Rob Smith, Steve Holloway, Marvin Bijkerk, Derek Prickett, Alan Diddams

Raising money for

Leukaemia Research

Charity Registration No. 216032

Leukaemia Research is the only national charity dedicated exclusively to funding research throughout the UK into the causes, treatments and cures of all blood cancers, including lymphomas, myeloma, myelodysplasia and aplastic anaemia.

Page owner

Gemma Smith

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Raised: 61%

Target: £20,000.00
Raised so far: £12,133.20

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My story

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor me online.

This event has really made some waves! This summer we sailed round mainland Britain in a bid to raise as much cash as possible for Leukaemia Research. We set off from the Medway on June the 12th, and stopped over in Newcastle, Aberdeen, Belfast and Padstow (as well as a few other little harbours and anchorages) before returning home exactly one month later.

Why did we do this for Leukaemia Research? Because a couple of years ago I met a young woman called Jessie Whitmore - she was 17 years old, funny, outgoing, her whole life ahead of her. She also had acute myeloid leukaemia. Less than a year after I met her, she had died. No one should have to go through the distress Jessie and her family suffered.

If just a thousand people pledge £20, we can reach our target together.

You can read more about the progress of the event, read the blog, and look at the photos on www.sailroundbritain.co.uk

You can also buy a special Graham Clarke celebratory etching of the voyage of the Wild Rover by going to www.grahamclarke.co.uk/acatalog/Etchings___Published_2008.html

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Leukaemia Research will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor me now!

Many thanks for your support.

	Donation by David Butler 16/12/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done again - you can't beat dry land! Donation by Trev and Hev 11/12/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	GC offer - an excellent thing to do, good luck with the fundraising Donation by Mr and Mrs Turner 26/09/08	£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid
	GC offer Donation by Jacqueline Filmer 09/09/08	£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid
	GC offer Donation by David Newbitt 01/09/08	£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid
	GC offer Donation by Rowena Linn 27/08/08	£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid
	GC offer Well done Rob (and the man playing the accordian!!) - see you on 11 October in Maidstone Donation by JOhn and Brenda Wilson 27/08/08	£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid
	At last I've got around to sponsoring you! Awesome achievement! Your braver than me! :-) Donation by Helen Gilroy 20/08/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done and thanks to Graham Clarke Donation by Mike Stevens 18/08/08	£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid
	Well done, and thanks to Graham Clarke Donation by Trevor Wilson 15/08/08	£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid
	Thank you for working hard for Leukaemia Research. Donation by Mr and Mrs Patching 13/08/08	£40.00
	As a leukaimia sufferer in extended remission (never say cured) I am grateful for people like Graham & Rob. Many thanks Donation by Carol Newton 13/08/08	£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid
	Well done - and thanks also to Graham Clarke. Donation by Peter Cusdin 29/07/08	£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid
	Thank you for doing this for Leukaemia Research. Thanks to Graham Clarke also. Donation by Gill Goodall 29/07/08	£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid
	Fantastic gesture x Donation by rachel clark 28/07/08	£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid
	Super gesture from Graham Clarke for a worthy cause. Donation by Kath Martin 28/07/08	£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid
	Excellent Cause / Graham Clarke offer Donation by Lorraine Bradley 28/07/08	£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid
	Well done, a great trip, a great cause Donation by Chris Owen 28/07/08	£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid
	Donation by Nick Miller 26/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	A good cause, well done. Donation by The Drury Family 26/07/08	£180.00 + £50.77 Gift Aid
	ex Graham Clarke offer Donation by Tony Holden 26/07/08	£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid
	to the motley crew and great job well done Donation by pete & bren 26/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Sailor Rob- hope you're not still swaying now you're back on dry land! Well done to you all! Donation by Lynda H 23/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done, so proud of your xx (Gordo's age made him forget to do this!) Donation by The Gordos 23/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Grand job Rob! What a star. Hope you've recovered, sorry it took me so long to do this. x Donation by Natalie Guile 18/07/08	£20.00
	Well done Rob, grow the beard again... Donation by Tim Everest 15/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	well done Donation by M F Global energy 15/07/08	£500.00 + £141.03 Gift Aid
	well done Donation by peter and joanne 15/07/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Well Done Rob, What an adventure. Donation by Ron & Janet Gaisford 15/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done Rob Donation by Pip Hart 15/07/08	£88.83 + £25.05 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£5,893.83
Offline donations:	£6,239.37
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£1,576.34

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