susie parr is fundraising for Connect - the communication disability network

Susie Parr's Fundraising Page

Padstow to Rock swim

on 19/07/2009

Susie braves the cold waters of Mull

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Raising money for

Connect - the communication disability network

Charity Registration No. 1081740

Connect is a national charity for people living with aphasia (communication disability) which is often caused by stroke. Aphasia can strike anyone at any age and at any time. 1 in every 200 people in the UK lives with aphasia and each person experiences it differently. Some people cannot speak at all, some people have just a few words. It affects reading, writing and numbers. Aphasia can lead to lack of confidence, depression, social exclusion – and people can lose their connection with the world. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Our vision is a simple one, we want a world where people with aphasia can re-connect with life again. Find out more about how we do that at www.ukconnect.org

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susie parr

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Raised: 141%

Target: £1,000.00
Raised so far: £1,410.00

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My story

As you may know, I love swimming.

On July 19th I am hoping to put this passion to good use by swimming across the Camel Estuary - from Padstow to Rock – a distance of just over one mile. I will be raising money for two charities: Macmillan Cancer Support (who are organising the swim) and Connect, the communication disability network. Macmillan provides practical, medical, emotional and financial support for people with cancer and their families. A number of friends have had cancer and I know only too well how invaluable such support can be.

Connect supports people with aphasia – a communication disability that can often result from stroke. Around 250,000 people live with aphasia in the UK, yet it is invisible and poorly understood. Aphasia has a massive impact on peoples’ lives, affecting relationships, work and well-being. Connect does pioneering work with people who have aphasia and their families: promoting opportunities, developing confidence, creating networks, reducing isolation, and training and supporting service providers. Connect’s Access to Life project has also had a big impact for people with aphasia in Cornwall, so swimming across a Cornish estuary is a most appropriate way of raising money.

Having worked for Connect for many years, I know that whatever you are able to donate will be very well spent.

Here’s how:

£100 will enable a person with aphasia to attend four counselling sessions
£500 provides a much-needed information day for a group of people with aphasia
£1000 will pay for ten music group sessions for people with aphasia

Please sponsor me and support these two great charities.

55% of what I raise will go to Macmillan, and 45% to Connect.

Thank you!

Now, where did I put my goggles…

	Hi Susie Great!!! Donation by Susan Whittle 02/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 08/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Hello Susie. What an amazing achievement! Hope it wasn't as cold as it looked... Donation by Ruth Townsley 04/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congratulations Susie - what an amazing thing to have done ! Donation by Helen Mann 29/07/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Well done Susie! What a splendid effort --hope the Doom Bar didn't impede your progress, or perhaps it helped to whet your whistle afterwards!! Donation by kathy and paul crossthwaite 29/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done Susie. I'm really impressed! Donation by Chris McKevitt 29/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Great photo, pity about the submerged water-skis. Donation by Nancy Copplestone 28/07/09	£10.00
	Well done Susie hope the sea's warm for you. Donation by Sue Wyatt-Jones 27/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hey, Susie, well done. You've made your target, and some! Fab work. Donation by Alex Rotas 24/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hope you were able to brave rough seas if you had them! Donation by Corinne 23/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done Susie! Donation by Alan Hewitt 20/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hi Susie, hope the swim went well. Both are fab causes, so hope you reach your targets. Thinking of you, best Madeline Donation by Madeline Cruice 20/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Hi Susie, I hoep the swim went well, I will join you next year! So sorry to hear about your Dad. Lots of love MA Donation by Mary-Anne Cooke 20/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Hope the weather yesterday was better in Padstow than in Bristol! Donation by Clive and Sarah Frankish 20/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Hope it all went well Susie! Donation by Shelagh Piff (Brumfitt) 20/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 19/07/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	good luck Susie . Hope it goes well . You certainly picked the weather for it.... Donation by Keith Erskine 19/07/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Have a great swim for two wonderful causes! Love Lysa & Hugh Donation by Lysa Schwartz 19/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Hmm... Looking at the sky on Sunday morning. Good Luck, Susie Donation by Colin & Jan 19/07/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck Susie - hope it's warm! Donation by Gwen Knight 18/07/09	£20.00
	Lots of goosefat - remember you're a Southern Softie! (Only kidding, have a lovely time! XX) Donation by GRAHAM FELLOWS 18/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Of course we're more than happy to support you, Susie. Wish we could be there to applaud! lots of love, Judith x Donation by judith laurance 18/07/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck - I hope it doesn't rain! Donation by Frances 17/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Dear Susie...re Naamat's message ....and I was born on 19 February so 19 is a day to celebrate. Good luck and may the fish be with you! x Donation by Janice Adamson 17/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Susie I was born on the 19th July - it is obviously a day of great celebration as it will be for your swimming success. You will be brilliant! Donation by Naamat Fahmy 17/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Michele Clarke 17/07/09	£20.00
	Donation by marian tucker 17/07/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck Susie Donation by chris killip 17/07/09	£20.00
	Good luck Susie! Hope the weather is lovely on the day. Donation by Katerina Hilari 17/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Very best of luck with your swim Susie and all love Donation by Henry Barker 17/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,075.00
Offline donations:	£335.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£269.36

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