Raised so far: £2,265.00
My story
Mummy and Daddy bought me two tiny teddy bears – one of which went into Emily’s coffin and was buried with her, the other I have by my bed and I called Emily’s ted. Every night I used to kiss her ted and say “night night baby Emily”. I miss my sister and still cuddle the little ted sometimes. The lead up to Christmas is a difficult time of the year and I think it always will be.
We talk about Emily lots and try to include her in things we do. When I was at the school opposite the cemetery where she is buried I used to visit her grave and tell her what I had done at school that day. On her birthday, we get a pink helium balloon and send it up to her. I now help my little brother, Matthew, to write his message on the tag but it is something we both like to do.
Earlier this year, Mummy volunteered to help Royal Surrey create a new bereavement suite at the hospital. Fascinated by her Justgiving page, and proud of what she was trying to achieve, I asked if I could do something to help raise money for the project. We talked about what I could do and I decided that I would try to swim 400m on 6th December, the day before what would have been her 6th birthday.
If you would like to sponsor me, I would be very grateful.
Thank you.
James
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To see MUMMY’s page and read a bit more about the project please go to www.justgiving.com/surreysands-forgetmenot
For more information on the charity please visit www.surrey-sands.org.uk or www.why17.org
Note 1 - Royal Surrey is also raising money towards this project. Any monies raised through the Justgiving page in excess of the amount required for the project will be donated to Surrey Sands to support other parents and hospitals within Surrey.
Note 2 - Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to donate: Sands 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. All monies donated will go to Surrey Sands in aid of the ‘Forget-Me-Not Suite’. The Gift Aid element will be retained by National Sands to support their work which includes research into the causes of stillbirth.
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Fantastic James! How proud we all are of you. Hope you feel proud too xxxx Donation by Kevin,Dianne,Matt& Laura Woodrow 10/03/09 |
£10.00 | |
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Well done James - a fantastic achievement Donation by Gail, Mark & Luke Allen 11/02/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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James, well done on your swim. It is a brilliant effort Donation by Richard Aspinall and Family 04/02/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Well done you did so well. I was very moved by your piece in the newsletter Donation by Tracy Siner 19/01/09 |
£10.00 | |
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This is a great achievement. Good on you! Donation by Jez Lawson & Family 19/01/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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James, I just noticed how very far you swam!! You should do a triathalon!! VERY WELL DONE! Donation by Chris Jansen 11/01/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Well done James! Donation by Chris & Lucie Jansen 11/01/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Well done Donation by Astrid Morley 06/01/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Well done James. It makes me very sad to think what your family must have gone through. Touching that you might help others not suffer so. Donation by Louise Floydd 29/12/08 |
£10.00 | |
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Donation by Wild family 20/12/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Good going James. Well done Donation by Mike Price 19/12/08 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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A good cause Mr Cook and well done to James Donation by Theo Collins 17/12/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Well done James - a great effort for a very worthy cause. Donation by The Crebers 17/12/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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great cause, well done Donation by rudolph 16/12/08 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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James, you are a fantastic brother! All the best for you Donation by Sabrina 16/12/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Well done James - hope you weren't too wrinkled after all that time in the water!! Donation by Clare and Iain McClung 14/12/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Well done James & Wendy - lovely to see the article in the Surrey Ad on Friday. Good luck in your fundraising. Best wishes. Donation by Tanya Baines 14/12/08 |
£15.00 | |
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Well done really proud of you. Big heart for someone so small x Donation by Genie Ross 12/12/08 |
£16.00 + £4.51 Gift Aid | |
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Hi James! Very noble thing to do and very well done ! Great Achievement !!! You can be proud of yourself, as everybody else is of you, I'm sure. Donation by Mathias 11/12/08 |
£18.00 | |
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Top Man - more than I could do! Donation by John Hanley 10/12/08 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid | |
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Hi James, I think you have a big heart - keep going! Donation by Nat 10/12/08 |
£15.00 | |
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Well done!! To have a brother like you, is what every girl is wishing for! Donation by Diana Koechy 10/12/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Well done, James! That was quite an achievement. Donation by Jeanette McCauley 10/12/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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What a star!! Well done James for being so brilliant!! :o)) Donation by Daniela 10/12/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Very well done James. Brilliant effort! Donation by Michele Weyers 10/12/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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well done james great effort Donation by alex stuckey 10/12/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Well done James, you can be very proud of yourself. All the best Donation by Sonja 10/12/08 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid | |
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Fantastic James! What a great effort. Emily would have been very very proud of her big brother. Donation by Jane & Neil Barrett 08/12/08 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid | |
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Great effort Donation by Richard & Mary 07/12/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck with the swim Donation by Nigel Tyler 07/12/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £968.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £1,297.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £238.33 |
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