Olly Hicks is fundraising for Hope and Homes for Children

Olly Hicks

Rowing Around Antarctica

on 29/11/2008

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Team members:

Olly Hicks, George Olver

Raising money for

Hope and Homes for Children

Charity Registration No. 1089490

Hope and Homes for Children’s mission is to give hope to the poorest children in the world – those who are orphaned, abandoned or vulnerable – by enabling them to grow up within the love of a family and the security of a home, so they can fulfil their potential. In Central and Eastern Europe, we close orphanages and move children into family-based care whilst developing the services needed to help prevent child abandonment. In Africa, we provide a vital lifeline for families at risk of breakdown due to the pressures of poverty, disease or conflict. We believe that, above all else, every child should live within a loving family environment.

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Olly Hicks

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Raised: 10%

Target: £1,000,000.00
Raised so far: £102,450.00

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My story

I will aim to circumnavigate Antarctica at 55 degrees south covering some 18,000 miles. We have designed, trialled and modified the boat to cope with the demands of the Southern Ocean.I will make the voyage in two stages from Tasmania to South Georgia and then over winter on South Georgia to avoid the phenomenally bad weather that is the Southern Ocean winter. I will be alone all the time I am at sea with enough food and supplies to see me through each leg of the journey. I hope to row for around 9 hours everyday, the rest of the time will be spent sleeping, eating, communicating and maintaining the boat and equipment. Please see the website or contact me for more details on the expedition. Please support me by giving what you can to Hope and Homes for Children.

	What a star you are! Donation by Kerstin Howard 30/04/09	£200.00
	Good luck to Olly and all the Hickses watching and waiting Donation by Thorneycroft family 27/04/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	well done - really enjoyed following your progress Donation by Justin Jones 24/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Mega Donation by Dan 08/04/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	well done Hobartian, keep the donations flooding in! Donation by fred 08/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Damn that Pickersgill Seamount - you wouldn't think a formation deep in the ocean would be so hard to cross over! Donation by Hobartian (Tasmania) 07/04/09	£10.00
	Best of luck mate - watch out for those icebergs! Loving the daily updates, makes groundhog day in London a little more exciting! Donation by Simon Walker 03/04/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Amazing - love reading your updates at work, both avidly following your progress. Keep safe, Bella and Jeremy xxx Donation by Bella and Jeremy Hinton 03/04/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Sorry I ask/say so much Olly, but you haven't been telling us much about the trickier things that you have to deal with. Donation by Hobartian (Tasmania) 02/04/09	£10.00
	Well done Hickles! Donation by Stokes 20/03/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Mate loving the Blogs. all the best. Donation by Sammy Barratt 18/03/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Am enjoying reading your blogs every day I get as excited about them as when I checked Bobby's email during his gap year ! All the best Donation by Claudine Charlton 17/03/09	£50.00
	Please keep writing your hilarious and life affirming posts, they are a welcome distraction from the dreary news we see in the papers. Donation by Mike Troughton 16/03/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Early starts much more appealing when reading your updates over brekka at the desk. All love & luck and hope the whisky is in plentifle supply! xx Donation by Christabel 16/03/09	£35.00 + £9.87 Gift Aid
	Thanks for answering a tricky question, Olly! Donation by Hobartian (Tasmania) 14/03/09	£10.00
	inspired! what more can I say I am enjoying the updates ( dont know you but our son was at Bristol..) Donation by Rory and Lucy Macdiarmid 13/03/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good effort. There's a cold beer in my fridge on South Georgia with your name on it. Well there will be when I get back in July, so no hurry. Donation by Pat 13/03/09	£50.00
	Your selfless, arduous effort is outstanding!! I wish you all the success you desire. Donation by John Foote 13/03/09	£25.00
	LOVE the daily blogs - keep row row rowing. Big X Donation by Lucy P-G 13/03/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Ned 13/03/09	£50.00
	Utterly mental. You're a star :-) Good luck, good health, and keep blogging. You paint a very emotional picture of an amazing journey. Donation by Martin Ashby 13/03/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Justin Arnold 13/03/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Loving the updates. Hope all's well in the carrot x Donation by Laikey 13/03/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	A genuinely great journey. Keep on keeping on. I'm proud to know you. Donation by Al Humphreys 13/03/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Loving the emails every morning! Keep going! Donation by Edo Salvesen 13/03/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	absolutely loving your daily blogs. KBO Donation by charlie savory 12/03/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Need to be quicker onto the fur seal next time! Keep em coming! Donation by Harry HA 12/03/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Hicks, loving your daily banter. Gets me through a days work. Good luck laddie Donation by Forman 11/03/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck. Amazing effort and a great cause. Donation by Ben Moore-Brabazon 13/02/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Marvellous, utterly marvellous Donation by Oli Stanley 09/02/09	£75.00 + £21.15 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£2,450.00
Offline donations:	£100,000.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£576.80

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