Graham Cooper is fundraising for When You Wish Upon A Star

GMP Triathlon Challenge

on 02/07/2008

GMP Triathlon Team 2008

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Team members:

Colin Webb, Andy Holmes, David Blood, Tony Hughes, Alan Wood, Simon Rogers, Howard Jones, Joanne Holdbrook, Stephen Henshall, James Newton, Richard Collins, Michael Keyworth, Philip Unsworth, Allen Kelly, Glenn Wheeler, John Bettridge and Karen Dunford

Raising money for

When You Wish Upon A Star

Charity Registration No. 1060963

When You Wish Upon a Star are a small charity whose primary aim is to grant the Wishes of children between the ages of 2 - 16 years old suffering from life threatening illnesses.

All children have Wishes but for these children and their families that Wish is so much more precious and for the duration of their Wish, these children are able to forget about hospital routines, doctors, gruelling treatments and have the chance to smile, laugh and enjoy life like any other child.

Wishes are varied and far reaching. For some it is a trip to Disneyland in Florida or Paris to meet their favourite characters and for others it is the chance to get up close to a favourite pop star of sporting hero. Some children just want books or toys, whilst others want a computer to catch up on school work or keep in touch with their friends. Whatever the Wish, wherever possible, When You Wish Upon a Star will aim to make that Wish come true.

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Graham Cooper

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Raised: 79%

Target: £20,000.00
Raised so far: £15,850.36

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My story

On 2nd July 2008, 12 Officers from Greater Manchester Police and their support team will embark on the challenge of a lifetime. They plan to cycle from John O'Groats to Lands End, a distance of 1000 miles.

On reaching Lands End they will then run to Dover, a distance of 400 miles whereupon they will swim the English Channel to Calais. They plan to undertake this challenge travelling non-stop, 24 hours a day cycling, running and swimming both day and night until the task is completed.

Members of the team are veterans from the Lands End to John O'Groats run completed in 2003, when ten officers ran day and night completing the 1000 miles in 5 days 3 hours beating the previous Police record by 20 hours and more importantly raising in excess of £20,000.

Thank you very much for sponsoring us. Your donation really means a lot to us and to When You Wish Upon A Star.

Thank you for visiting our fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor us online.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: When You Wish Upon A Star 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.

So please sponsor us now!

Many thanks for your support.

	little bit more from the kids! Donation by chris( chuffbutt) 26/06/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Go on Newton, get those lanky limbs moving - Make us proud! Donation by Boof 26/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck to James and the rest of the team. Donation by Bob Waring 26/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Howard, you are a very brave man ! all the best. Donation by Jean & Don Cash ( Shaw ) 26/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Phil, Best of luck for you and team. The extra pound is for the blister repair kit Donation by Simon Miskell 26/06/08	£6.00 + £1.69 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Donation by Nick Barham 26/06/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	A very worthy cause, good luck to all from the TFU Donation by Gaz Davies 26/06/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good Luck to all on the TFU and the rest of the team Donation by Dave Hibbert 26/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck to all the team, especially the Lads from the RPT Donation by Chris Harrison 26/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck to the Lads on the RPT Donation by Paul Collier 26/06/08	£5.15 + £1.45 Gift Aid
	Good Luck to the Lads on the RPT, Save us some Jaffas Donation by Nige Thompson 26/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	" Alright my love" :-) Donation by Chris (chuffbutt) 25/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Unzi good luck,you'll need it!! Donation by Tony Leonard 25/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Wishing you a successful effort, Well done Simon and the Team Donation by Geoffrey Howard 25/06/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	GO FOR IT BLOODY TAG WOULD HAVE EAT THIS CHALLENGE INOUR DAY Donation by STEVE LECHEMINANT 25/06/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Nice one Bloody !!!! Donation by John Lorne 25/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck bloody Donation by Ian Mc Aulay 25/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	What an amazing challenge. Good luck Donation by Terri Byrne 25/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Go for it Phil - good luck to you all. Well done! Donation by Joyce Whitehead 25/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	A challenge and a half. Good luck Donation by Claire Gent 25/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	good luck - have you got a medic in the team??! Donation by Dave Cheetham (MK) 24/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck. What you propose is an awesome feat. Donation by Rob Knight 24/06/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Simon and the rest of the team, a very worthy cause Donation by David, Beverley & Kathryn Whittaker 24/06/08	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Awesome ! Donation by Anne Powell 24/06/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Hope it goes to plan! A great effort... Donation by Rafael Martinez 24/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	I hope the hills are not too steep. Fantastic effort, good luck. Donation by Mark Gallacher 24/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Crazy People. Good luck. Donation by Andrea Quinton 24/06/08	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	You are all wonderful....Mad... but wonderful! Donation by Jo Simpson 23/06/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Superb effort by all great charity, hope you dont suffer too much Phil!! Donation by Roger Hart 23/06/08	£5.00
	Good luck Phil and to your colleagues, great cause see you at Lords the day after!! Donation by Torquil 'George' Deacon 23/06/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£9,256.86
Offline donations:	£6,593.50
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£1,767.94

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