Raised: 171%
Target: £3,000.00
Raised so far: £5,132.16
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My story

 
On July 23rd a group of ten friends will be setting of on a 78 miles long six day walk from Ilkley, West Yorkshire to Bowness in the Lake District.

We are not walkers by disposition. We spend our weekends in front of the playstation rather than on windswept hills. The nearest that some of us come to fresh air is when we walk between pubs on a Saturday night. In short, this walk is probably going to kill us.

But we're doing it anyway.

In 2005 our friends Neil and Rachael lost their three year old son Joseph. He didn't suffer, he simply fell into a deeper sleep from which he never awoke.

Neil and Rachael have set up a charity in his name. The Joseph Salmon Trust supports parents who have lost a child by providing financial assistance to those who need it most. This may be to help with funeral costs or to allow the self employed a break from work while they come to terms with their loss.

Grieving families have enough to deal with without worries about where they will find the money to say goodbye to their child or pay the next electricity bill. Nothing we can do can make their situation better, but we can do something to stop it getting worse.

We are walking for the love of a little boy gone and the parents that remain, and to help those parents that have nightmares ahead.

You can follow our training for the walk at:

www.daleswalk.com



Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: The Joseph Salmon Trust 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.

Many thanks for your support.

Well, we did it! It wasn't easy at times but it was all worthwhile. There is still plenty of time to donate if you have not done so however. We've made our target of £3000, so lets aim even higher. Every penny raised will go directly towards easing the suffering of someone going through the worst pain imaginable.

Thank you

Great cause guys, good work. Donation by Dave Archbold 15/07/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck Jez and all! Don't forget the miniature Mars bars, a must for anything like this surely?? Donation by Sara Mitchell 15/07/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Amazing Jez - best wishes to you all. Hope the weather is OK. Donation by Mark Olsen 15/07/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Hope you guys have the stretcher ready for Jez - good luck all Donation by Richard Page-Brown 15/07/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Nice one - take care Donation by Grey 15/07/08  

£12.34 + £3.48 Gift Aid

Good luck Jez - I am very impressed! Donation by Lucy Jefferys 15/07/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck with the weather, a great cause. Donation by Gordon Poole 14/07/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hey Oli! This is where that tenner should have gone! Here you go, good luck! Donation by Alice Ward 13/07/08  

£10.00

Good luck chaps x Donation by Sophia Smith 09/07/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Rich and everyone else - let me know how it goes! Donation by Sarah Holmes 08/07/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Still say you'd be better off doing it on horseback! Donation by Sonia Smith 07/07/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Oli, let me know how it goes! Donation by Leah Schmidt 27/06/08  

£10.00

don't forget to take along some band-aids Donation by bon bon 23/06/08  

£20.00

Good luck, Dan. I hope the med-evac helicopters will be standing by! Donation by Dave @ Rattling the Kettle 23/06/08  

£10.00

Best of luck Oli Donation by Marcus Booth 23/06/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Oli! Donation by Chris Marks 19/06/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of luck and remember that Kendal Mint Cake Donation by Suzy Higgins 03/06/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Just remember that walking is just putting one foot in front of the other Donation by Arjan Beens 01/06/08  

£5.00

Good luck Rich and to all of you, hope you have the weather for it! Donation by Kate Bird 31/05/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Here comes the hot stepper Donation by Matt 29/05/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

If I can do it - you can do it! Donation by Hilary (Dales Way) Handley 26/05/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Take lots of pctures - I want evidence. And look after those feet, Rich! Donation by Janet Wojtkow 20/05/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

A little donation from an ex-housemate of Gav's. :) A very worthy cause. Donation by Vicki Trimble 20/05/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck to you all Donation by James Gamage 20/05/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

It is an amazing thing you are all doing for our charity. We are immensely proud of you all. Donation by Neil, Rachael, Lydia and Eve Salmon 19/05/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

good luck lads Donation by Jeni Law 19/05/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

All the best guys - I hope the weather is kind to you! Donation by Kelly Teagle 19/05/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

good luck from a friend of Dan's mum Donation by Maggie Haigh 16/05/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

In thanks for our son Oliver who had and recovered severe Pneumonia at 18 months Donation by The Atherton Family 14/05/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Hope you don't suffer too much. There must be a good pub in Bowness Donation by Gail 10/05/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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