Katie Wright is fundraising for Aspire

Swim 4 Dennis Fundraising Page

The Aspire Channel Swim 2008

on 07/12/2008

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Team members:

Katie, Gemma, Zoe, Annette and Tim Wright, Helen Porter, ian Buzza, Sarah Radford, Jessica Gibson, Christine Berry, Tim Berry, Tom Connolly, Manda Bell, Pat O'Neil, Freda O'Halloran

Raising money for

Aspire

Charity Registration No. 1075317

Aspire's projects and services have a very simple goal - to provide the practical support needed for people with spinal cord injury, from injury to independence.

Page owner

Katie Wright

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Raised: 262%

Target: £1,000.00
Raised so far: £2,620.00

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My story

Dear friends,

As many of you may know a good friend of ours, Dennis Porter was involved in a very serious accident in June of this year. Dennis is currently receiving treatment and rehabiliation at the Stoke Mandeville hospital for his extensive injuries. We are hoping that Dennis will be able to come home soon, something that he is desperate to do. In order for that to happen, the home which he shares with his wife Hazel must be specially adapted for his needs. Dennis will also need a special wheelchair which will enable him to do some of the basic everyday tasks that we take for granted.

Unfortunately all of these things come at a cost, so a few of us are getting together on the 7th December to swim the length of the English Channel (in a pool!), with the help of charity Aspire, in order to raise money for Dennis. Aspire are a charity who support people with serious spinal injuiries. Aspire offers practical support to 40,000 people living with a spinal cord injury in the UK so they can lead fulfilled and independent lives in their homes, with their families, in work places and leisure time. We have agreed with Aspire that all the money raised through our swim will go directly to Dennis.

Thanks so much for visiting our page. All donations are greatly appreciated.

The Dennis Porter Swim Team xx

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So please sponsor musnow!

	Donation by Jo Power 09/01/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	congratulations! Donation by sophie hilton 16/12/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	well played well played Donation by geoff dick 16/12/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Donation by Nirvana 16/12/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Excellent effort Donation by Phil C 10/12/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	all the best helen Donation by ged doherty 10/12/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	much love to you helen x Donation by teresa raeburn 10/12/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done Sarah Donation by Jim Radford 08/12/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Hope today went really well for you Gemma and everyone else! x Donation by Claire Hoskyns 07/12/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	I'm sure you can do it Sarah! Good luck to everyone!! Donation by Peggy Radford 07/12/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Gem! Hope its not raining for u!! x Donation by Cathy 06/12/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Gem! Hope it's not too cold! Make sure you have your dressing gown ready and waiting when you finish! Donation by Angela Moore 06/12/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck guys!! x Donation by Elizabeth Radford 06/12/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	good luck helen, love you all lots xxx Donation by Lisa,Pete and little Beigans 05/12/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Do it in a Borat mankini and i'll treble the donation... need photographic evidence though!!! Good luck Gem. x Donation by Nish 05/12/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck my gorgeous girlies, sorry I can't be there on the day!xxx Donation by olivia abraham 05/12/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Helen! So proud of you! Sorry cant give more x x x Donation by Amy Lumsden 04/12/08	£7.00 + £1.97 Gift Aid
	An outside pool! You're amazing. Put a hot water bottle in your swimming outfit and maybe wear a wooly hat. xxx Donation by Charlotte Edmonds 04/12/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Helen, all the best!! Donation by Chris Farrow 04/12/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Annette! Donation by Patrick Riggs 04/12/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	that's a long way...good luck! Donation by Kaspar Nazeri 03/12/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Girlies xxxx Donation by Miketta 03/12/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Donation by Emma Wood 03/12/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Do you want to borrow my armbands? Donation by Matt Gibbon 03/12/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Happy swimming Annette! Good for you! Donation by Purnima Uppal 03/12/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by David Adcock 03/12/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Faye Donaldson 03/12/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Don't forget your waterwings! Donation by Helen Clutton 03/12/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Tim F-H 03/12/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Dont drown Donation by Hugh & Frances Buzza 02/12/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,722.00
Offline donations:	£898.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£433.51

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