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Swim Lake Malawi

Gemma Davies is raising money for RIPPLE Africa
“Gemma Starkins's fundraising”

on 9 May 2011

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http://www.rippleafrica.org RIPPLE Africa is involved with environmental projects, education, and healthcare, in Malawi, Africa. The charity believes in providing a hand UP, not a hand out. RIPPLE Africa keeps its costs to a minimum so that your donations go to where they are needed most.

Story

<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>WE HAVE DONE IT!!!!!</strong></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><strong>Lengths to cover: 23,200</strong></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">LENGTHS COVERED: 23,271</span></strong></em></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><em><strong></strong></em><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: small;">We are&nbsp;swimmig the equivalent of the length of Lake Malawi, Africa, which&nbsp;is 580 km long. This is 23,200 lengths of a 25m standard pool. </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">We will be swimming 'Lake Malawi' during the month of June.&nbsp;&nbsp;This means we will swim everyday for 30 days. </span></span></span></span></span></strong></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong></strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #993366; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">We&rsquo;re raising money for Ripple Africa which is a British charity set up in the Nkahata Bay region of Malawi. I</span></span></span><span style="color: #993366;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;"> (</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gemma Starkins) spent 4 months last year&nbsp;working as a volunteer teacher&nbsp;teaching in 6 pre-schools in the area.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="color: #993366;">The money raised will go towards some of the projects the charity has set up such as environmental support, health care and education. To find out more about the charity visit </span><a href="http://www.rippleafrica.org"><span style="font-size: small;">www.rippleafrica.org</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">The swimming team:</span></strong></span>&nbsp;</p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">Gemma Starkins: Aim 77 a day .....Total:&nbsp;2441&nbsp;&nbsp;lengths </span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sharon Waller: Aim 77 a day......Total:&nbsp;2379 lengths </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">Sarah Hallahan: Aim 77 a day......Total:&nbsp;2051 lengths </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">Laura Beardwood: Aim 77 a day.....Total:&nbsp;2340 lengths</span></span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">Joanne Ramsdale: Aim 77 a day......Total: 2100&nbsp;lengths</span></span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">Martin Shuttleworth: Aim 77 a day......Total:&nbsp;2236 lengths </span></span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">Claire Ginnetty: Aim 3x 80 a week......Total: 1420 lengths</span></span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">Charlie Stringer: Aim 30 a day......Total:&nbsp;955 lengths </span></span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">Vic Kayee: Aim&nbsp;40 a day....... Total: 830 lengths</span></span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">Lyn Martland and Phil Martland (team Martland!!): 3x 50 a week....Total: 680&nbsp;lengths&nbsp; </span></span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">Peter Hunt: Aim 40 a day.......Total:&nbsp;846 lengths </span></span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">Gill Starkins: Aim 3x 50 a week (part of team Beechwod)....Total:&nbsp;710 lengths </span></span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">Karen Bunyan: Aim 3x 40 a week (part of team Beechwood).....Total:&nbsp;502 lengths </span></span></span></p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">Pippa Roxan: Aim 2x50 a week (part of team Beechwood</span><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">)......Total: 405&nbsp;lengths </span></span></span></p> <p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">Lisa Barnes and Ryan Weston: Aim 40 a day....Total: Lisa&nbsp;1247&nbsp;&nbsp; Ryan&nbsp;2129</span></span></span><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">&nbsp; <p> <p class="ecxmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 16.2pt; background: white;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thanks for your support</span></strong></span></p> </p> </span></span></span></p> </p>

Donation summary

Total
£2,772.30
+ £596.46 Gift Aid
Online
£2,772.30
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£0.00

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