Giles Easter is fundraising for 3 Little Miracles Fund

Giles Easter's Fundraising Page

Sink or Swim the Solent!

between 16/01/2008 and 01/09/2008

Team Members:
Me (and Bully in the safety boat)

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Raising money for 3 Little Miracles Fund

Charity Registration No. 1119331

The 3 Little Miracle Fund will raise money for life saving and life enhancing medical equipment for premature and sick babies cared for at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London. The Chelsea & Westminster Hospital is one of the leading surgical hospitals able to carry out complex medical procedures and care for very premature babies with 25% of the babies treated in the hospital being referrals. Prematurity and sickness affects 12% of all babies born nationally each year. In London alone, 11,000 babies born each year need special care. Funds raised by the charity will purchase equipment which can make the difference between a baby surviving or not

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Giles Easter

Raised: 108%

Target: £4,999.99
Raised so far: £5,415.98

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Right. I have absolutely no idea whether I can do this. That is a fact.

Its not an organised event as such, just me attempting to swim across the Solent from Portsmouth to Ryde on the Isle of Wight, sometime this summer. Preferably when the water is a bit warmer and flat. Its about 5 miles I reckon, dependent on tides...

I've only ever swam about a mile before and that was in a pool. And I stopped alot. This 'challenge' has the added 'excitement' of potentially being run over by a yacht, speedboat, ferry, hydrofoil, hovercraft or supertanker. So, if you don't want to sponsor me, maybe you can donate some danger money instead...

I'm swimming for 2 charities, the 3 Little Miracles Fund and Cancer Research, both very close to my heart. Although this website only allows one charity to be displayed, I will be splitting the proceeds between the two equally.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: both charities 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.

The event is now planned for mid October, to make the swim a bit more of a challenge, as frankly it was looking too easy to do it in September...

So please sponsor me now!

Many thanks.

Giles

	Better luck next time... Donation by Andrew Merry on 12/11/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	good effort, next time get someone to tow you Donation by Sandy on 16/10/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Eat more Weetabix! Donation by Easter/Tutes on 14/10/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	force 5 gale, 13 c water temp - sounds like a walk in the park Donation by duncan campbell on 09/10/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Yo chicken legs goose fat next time to keep warm! Good effort anyway. Donation by Jimmy on 08/10/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Better luck next time.... Donation by Ed Amery on 08/10/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	A worthwhile cause indeed Donation by Jacqueline Arhin on 07/10/08	£10.00
	Best of luck... Donation by Jonathan Gibbon on 07/10/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	MAD DOG! Donation by Estelle on 07/10/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	You're lucky you're still alive you mad fool! Donation by corinne vincent on 06/10/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done Giles - you did really well Donation by Nicola Tracey on 06/10/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Giles! Donation by Ben Clark on 06/10/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Still think you're a crazy fool.... Donation by Rachael Bowden on 06/10/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	It's not the trying that counts, Giles, it's the failing! Hard luck, though. Adopt the great blubbery white whale approach next time, Moby Giles. Donation by Darren & Ali on 06/10/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done - better luck next time Donation by Tony Godfrey on 06/10/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	you should have gone harder on the beer and pies for "insulation" Donation by Morgs on 06/10/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Take the ferry next time...far warmer and you can sip a cocktail whilst enroute! Donation by Graham Hamer on 06/10/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done petal! Donation by Louise B on 06/10/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	David Hasselhoff eat your heart out! Donation by Nigel Wallnofer on 06/10/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Try front crawl next time not doggy paddle! Donation by Domo Russell on 06/10/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	A little more lardy like me and you might have made it. Not bad for a skinny wretch! Donation by David Sewell on 06/10/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done mate. Get back on the sauce! Donation by Charlie Thompson on 06/10/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Once you finally master this, there is always the channel . . . Donation by David Sill on 05/10/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	well done ...a fantastic effort Donation by Nic Byrom on 04/10/08	£250.00
	Fantastic effort - only 2 miles left to do tomorrow! Donation by Matthew Bolton on 04/10/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£4,965.98
Offline donations:	£450.00
Mobile donations:	£0.00
Total Raised:	£5,415.98
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£850.66

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