Simon Noble is fundraising for Velindre Cancer Centre

Simon and Melanie Noble

Stepping Stones Kilimanjaro climb

on 06/09/2010

Will we be smiling on Kilimanjaro?

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Team members:

Simon Noble, Melanie Noble

Raising money for

Velindre Cancer Centre

Charity Registration No. 1052501

Velindre Cancer Centre is the largest non - surgical cancer Hospital in Wales providing Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and other specialised anti-cancer treatments for over half the people of Wales. We have been providing care and support to cancer patients and their families in Wales for over 50 years.

Every year we provide care, treatment and support for over 100,000 people. Due to early detection and improved treatments the number of people in Wales living with cancer is increasing daily. It is estimated that by 2015 there will be a 30% increase in the most common forms of cancer. We are determined to raise the money necessary to enable us to meet these new challenges.

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Simon Noble

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Raised: 44%

Target: £20,000.00
Raised so far: £8,760.00

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My story

Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.

There are several reasons why Melanie and I are attempting Kilimanjaro for Stepping Stones.

Sadly cancer has affected our lives in many ways. Last year Melanie's grandmother Queenie and our friend Jason lost their lives to cancer. We are doing this climb in their memory.

As a Palliative Care Consultant in Newport, the majority of patients I look after have incurable lung cancer. I see, first hand the effect this disease has on them and their families.

I am also a researcher focussing on new ways we can try to beat lung cancer. This will take time and money but slowly we are making progress.

I know personally that cancer research does work. Ten years ago I received chemotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma. It was once an incurable condition yet, researchers were able to develop a treatment that cured me. Someone somewhere raised the money that funded the research that gave me my life. This is our way of saying thankyou.

In setting up this page, we have realised how much cancer has touched the lives of our families, friends and colleagues. We hope to honour all those who lives are affected by this disease and to let them know they are not alone.

Please give generously and let anyone who knows us to visit our page.

Many thanks

Simon and Melanie

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	Donation by Jessica Brady 25/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Go for it both of you!!! I'll get you a very nice bottle of vino on your return! If you make it Donation by Richard Anderson 18/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Simon and Mel. You must be mad! Donation by Alex Murray 03/10/09
	Good luck Simon & Melanie.. Hope the St Bernard doesn't need a vat of Red Bull for Simon Donation by Rose Davies 02/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	I expect a Simon Noble Twitter page with daily updates on training...Bahati njema! Donation by Mark Taubert 25/09/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Very best of luck to you both Donation by Jim Levez 21/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	I'm not at all jealous. Not only an Englishman with a Millenium Stadium debenture but now gets to stroll up Kilimanjaro with 15 Welsh Rugby captains Donation by Dylan Harris 11/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	good luck Simon, work those thighs! Donation by Johnny Staffurth 07/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck with the climb! Hope you don't get too many sore bits!!!! Donation by helen frow 01/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Best of luck. Love Stana and David Donation by Stana Bojanic 28/08/09
	Best wishes. All will go well. Enjoy. Donation by George & Carole 28/08/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Best of luck old man! Donation by Andrew Davies 24/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck both! Leeanne (Pharmacy RGH) Donation by Leeanne Larcombe 24/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Tried to call last night - I guess you were out for a long run........keep training! Donation by Jason Lester 20/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Simon & Mel. Enjoy the experience. Best wishes Brendan Donation by BRENDAN MURPHY 20/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck to you both! (and Simon, climbing up those stairs to the 7th floor to visit us will be nothing after this!!) Donation by Lucy Brookes 19/08/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Wishing you all the best Richard & Diana Turner (Clare's parents) Donation by Richard Turner 18/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck... you're bound to do better than Al! Love Clare and Al xxx Donation by Clare Turner 18/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Keep up the hard work! Crazy fools! Donation by helen caddick 17/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Simon and Melanie Donation by Stuart Howison 17/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	best of luck x Donation by kirsty-anne noble 02/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Of course you will be smiling on the Top. Hope you both really enjoy it. Donation by Alison Whittaker 29/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good for you, and good luck. Donation by Alan Wright 26/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anthony Maraveyas 22/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Thank you for looking after my husband Mel Burgess. Best of luck to you both x Donation by Margaret Burgess 21/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	For my Gransh/Dad Mel Burgess. Good luck to you both x Donation by Kate & Tracy Parkman 21/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	We hope you have a successful trip, Mel, and get back safely. Oh yes, and Simon too! Donation by Richard and Bee 20/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	good luck- will send a search party with SAE reports if you go missing Donation by gareth griffiths 20/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Very best of luck!!!!!!!!!! Donation by Monika Hare 19/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck to you both! Donation by Tei Sheraton 16/07/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£2,305.00
Offline donations:	£6,455.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£650.13

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