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.

	Bon voyage! Donation by Brew 10/06/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Best of luck to both of you Donation by Phil Carne 10/06/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	go for it mate, and good luck Donation by robert darling 10/06/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck Mr Smith! Hope you raise lots of dosh. Donation by Sally Dunk 10/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	I wish you calm waters and a fair wind. Well done and have a good time Donation by Vivienne Roberts 10/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Go Rob Go....Don't fall in! Donation by Tiffany Baker 10/06/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Best wishes Marvin, hope the conditions don't treat you to badly & you get your land legs back soon ! Donation by John Fleming 09/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	A great adventure for a great cause. Hope you have a fair wind and a lot of fun. Donation by John 07/06/08	£20.00
	Hope you have a great time and raise lots of money Donation by Caroline Williams 06/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Jack Sparrow eat your heart out! Go careful. Donation by Clare Tiptaft 06/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Robbo, as OMD once said "Sail The Seven Seas" .. all the best Mike Smash! Donation by Ian Whitmill 05/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Rob and best wishes for success in this challenging endevour. Donation by Amanda Smith 05/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Marvin! Donation by Paul Rodger 05/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	All best wishes to you and the team - great idea and a very worthy cause. Donation by Patrick Easto 02/06/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck - will follow your progress with much interest since I want to do trip next year - also in a Sadler 32! Donation by Tim Thomas 31/05/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	...and all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying-with you in spirit Donation by Liz Pressley & Mark 29/05/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Don't forget to send a postcard! Good luck Rob n Team, and good luck Gemma and family! I am sure you will reach the target. Donation by Nicky Kitch. 27/05/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	May all the winds be favourable! Donation by Jo Gilmore 26/05/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	GOOD LUCK AND MAY YOU EXCEED YOUR TARGET(BLUE TOAD DONATION) Donation by ALAN AND MARJE FORDER 16/05/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck Mr Smith!! It's such a fab thing you're doing and all the best of luck to you and the guys. Donation by Connie Lee 15/05/08	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Rob... We all hope you have a safe and successful trip... Thank you for helping to raise a Donation by Bob Pauline & Richard Odle 12/05/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Bring me back a stick of rock! Good Luck! Donation by Marky C 12/05/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	In memory of Jess, my lovely daughter. Thank you Rob, not just for Jessie's memory but for all those other people you are helping. xx Donation by Lorraine Whitmore 03/05/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	For Jessie - Love Ryan and Francesca xx Donation by Francesca West 29/04/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	All the best Donation by Hayley Arnold 22/04/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Rob. Well Done. Donation by Di 11/04/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Donation by Katie Murray 08/04/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck with the trip. Donation by Alan West 08/04/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hope you don't get sea sick ! Donation by Alan Cherry 07/04/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Rob Donation by Maureen & Tim Watt 06/04/08	£20.00 + £5.64 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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