Isaac Lewis's Fundraising Page
Page creator: Isaac Lewis
Page closes: 23rd Nov 2009
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About the charity : China Children and Teenagers’ Fund China Children and Teenagers’ Fund
China Children and Teenagers’ Fund supports disadvantaged children in China in the neediest places. There are millions of reasons to get involved - 300 million! Help fight poverty and disease, improve health care and give economic opportunity to kids through extraordinary education and social enterprise projects.
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Fundraising target:  £3,000.00
Donations so far:  £ 2,740.50
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28/7/2008: Finally finished! w00t! After a very difficult first few days and several weekends of hard slog, the last leg to Tower Bridge with my brother Juan yesterday was completed at a relatively leisurely pace. We arrived in good time to be greeted by a small but enthusiastic party of wellwishers, before heading to the Chinese embassy to meet with the staff and the press - quite an experience, I'm going to be on Chinese TV!

Its a relief that the walk's all over, but in a way I'll kind of miss doing it.

I'm now making a last plea for donations so that I can reach my target of 3000 pounds. Thousands of people are still living in tent shelters in the disaster zone and the reconstruction could save years, so anything you give will go to a very worth cause... Please give generously.

On 12th May 2008, Sichuan province in China was hit by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake. 80,000 people are missing or dead. The province is in China's poorly developed interior and the cost of the dame is estimated to be over 40 billion US dollars.

I lived in the city of Deyang, very near to the epicentre, for 5 months, between Sept 07 to Feb 08. I got to know it well: I worked there, made friends there, had favourite restaurants there. I often visited the nearby bustling metropolis of Chengdu with friends for the weekend - a great place to meet people, go out, have good times... Deyang and Chengdu are beautiful places and I've had some of the best times of my life in those two cites and elsewhere in the stunning Sichuan province. I hope to one day live in Chengdu.

So when I heard that this had happened to the two places I love so much, I was shocked. I really wanted to do something big to help out, to draw attention to what's happening and hopefully inspire others to donate.

I hope to get sponsors for me to walk from my home in North Wales to London. I plan to walk the entire distance (240 miles) by foot - no buses, trains or cars. In solidarity with the five million made homeless by the quake, I plan to sleep outdoors wherever possible. It'll be difficult but it is doable. I aim to set off on the 7th June and the walk should take 10-14 days to complete.

The money raised will go to the China Children and Teenager's Fund. This is a China based charity with UK connections that helps disabled and disadvantaged children in China. Their earthquake relief fund will be used to provide:

-Emergency relief for children
-Care for orphaned and injured children. 4,000 children are believed to have lost both parents during the quake.
-Post-disaster trauma counselling
-Building children's villages for orphans
-Reconstruction of schools

Money given to a good cause makes you happier for longer than money you spend on yourself... Please give generously.


16/6/2008

OK, an important update.

The walk started well - I was going along easily, breezing through the countryside, hardly getting tired. Although my muscles held out easily, my feet took a pounding, and I started getting some bad blisters, especially on the soles of my feet. I pushed on as far as Birmingham, but Tuesday morning I walked 2 miles and couldn't go any further. I had one guy come up and ask if I was alright - I was trudging along so slowly that pensioners were overtaking me.

The next day I went to the hospital, the blisters on my soles were about 3 inches wide and one was filled with blood. The nurse cut the tops off them and dressed them up and the doctor told me I should stop walking - I should rest them for a week.

So sadly I'm back at home at the moment, however reading all the words of encouragement from people in the UK, in China and elsewhere has made me want to carry on as soon as possible. I think it would be dangerous to try to do the rest in one go, so my plan is to space it out over 3 or 4 weekends. At that rate I should finish the final leg of my journey sometime in July.

Thanks once again to everyone who donated and hope this is OK with y'all.

6/7/2008

OK, I've been walking again the last couple of weekends and now reached as far as Northampton. My feet have recovered fine, I'm pacing myself a bit more slowly than previously. I should have about 5 or 6 days of walking left.

I'll keep this site posted with information as to when I'm walking these last few days. Since my plan was to do the walk all in one go, splitting it up has made things a little more difficult to organise... still I'm very keen to finish, knowing I've made a promise to the countless people who've donated. Let's see if we can complete the last leg of the donations, only a few hundred pounds to go!

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Grandma 23/08/2008 £47.00 n/a From Grandma's friends at Cheam Village Townswomens Guild 
Isaac Lewis 14/08/2008 £65.00 n/a Paying in a few more cash donations 
Song Jing 14/08/2008 £40.00 n/a  
Becky 07/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 I saw you on news, Well done! 
Deng Zhang 02/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 I am from Chengdu and thanks very much for all the hard work!Well done! 
Sally Chaplin 30/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Isaac... you've got stickability after getting all those horrible blisters.... very proud of you! 
Kathy Hu 30/07/2008 £20.00 n/a I'm from originally from Chonqing,neighbour city to Chengdu. Much appreciated your passion to do this! 
Darcy Liu 30/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Gr8 cause! Saw your campaign on the news of PCNE. Your effort is much appreciated by the Chinese people, Isaac! 
Yuhua Zhang 29/07/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Very well done and best of luck Isaac. 
Tamsin Shaw 29/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Fantastic! 
Xiongjie Quan 28/07/2008 £10.00 n/a I saw your news on the newspaper and thank you for what you've done for Chinese people. 
Frank Yeo 28/07/2008 £10.00 n/a Amazed at what you have done.  
Xinying Li 27/07/2008 £10.00 n/a Good luck and Thank you! 
Kev Downes 26/07/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Well done Isaac! Sorry about the purist approach of waiting until you've finished before paying! You've done really well and shown great commitment. 
Hazel Skilton 12/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Grandma's friend - good luck! 
Win' Lee 06/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Pat and Jim's 90+ neighbour. Impressed by what can be achieved by the younger generation. Good luck. 
Isaac Lewis 04/07/2008 £149.50 n/a Money raised from bring and buy and other cash donations 
Wendy York 04/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Hope you're enjoying it! 
Peter Hallewell (TOCC, GVA) 23/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck on your very commendable venture. 
Yifan 22/06/2008 £40.00 £11.28 Take it easy. Good luck! 
Kate 22/06/2008 £5.00 n/a Good luck with the rest of the journey! 
Ted Argent 22/06/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Well done, Isaac. No problem about u being sensible & doing it in stages! 
Cath Greig 22/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck. 
Ray Lewis 21/06/2008 £5.00 n/a Don't be down-hearted for having to come home so soon. You have everyones support! What your doing  
isla forward 17/06/2008 £5.00 £1.41 well done fellow china gapper 
Rebecca Fong 17/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 really admirable and thank you. Take care of yourself. 
maggie Kang 16/06/2008 £5.00 n/a You are a great person with a big heart! Thank you so much 
Eluned Haf 16/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Great to hear that someone in Wales is taking such a humanitarian innitiative. Diolch! 
Ling Li 16/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Thank you so much for raising the awarness in UK for supporting the most needed group children! Very well done. 
Maria Petzsch 16/06/2008 £5.00 n/a Good Luck! 
Pat(Grandma's sister) & Jim 16/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Make sure the Bridge is down, when Grandma gets there! Well done. 
Anomymous 15/06/2008 £20.00 n/a thank you so much for helping our people,you are such an angel,good luck! 
Collette Harris 15/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 From another ex-gapper, great to see so many of us on here! Best of luck with a fantastic cause! 
Kate Goddard 13/06/2008 £50.00 £14.10 I was in Sichuan for my gap year too, so very pleased to support you with this 
Anonymous 12/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck with the walk!!  
Angela Kee 12/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck with the walk from a fellow ex-gapper!  
James 12/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Your Selfless spirit touches the world, Chinese People & victims indebted to your contribution. 
Steve Davis 12/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 good luck 
Mike and Janet Williams 11/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck 
Winson Leung 11/06/2008 £5.00 n/a Thank you so much and Good luck! 
Rachel Xiao 11/06/2008 £10.00 n/a Thank you very much for helping our Children & Teenages in China 
Yingbo Seiler 11/06/2008 £15.00 n/a Thank you very much! 
Wensong Zhang 11/06/2008 £5.00 n/a Good Luck~~ thx for helping my country 
Jackie Broadfoot 11/06/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck Isaac, see you in St Albans! 
Trish West 11/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck Isaac, get in touch with me at Lattitude when you have recovered! 
Natalie Elvy 11/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Another ex-Sichuan gapper - well done and good luck.  
Jo Warson 10/06/2008 £10.00 n/a Yet another ex-China gapper... Good luck and well done for doing something so amazing + worthwhile! Hope it all goes well + you raise loads of cash! 
Alex Jacobs 10/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Also a gapper. Good work. 
Steve Bonnet 10/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 From an ex-china gapper too!! Good on you and good luck! 
Lawrence Parr 10/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 A former Chinese gapper. Best of luck and good on you for putting yourself out for other people. 
sun 10/06/2008 £50.00 £14.10 I am a Chinese living in the UK, I heard from the media in China that you are doing this. Very well done. Here is some money for you. Good luck 
Rebecca 10/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Very noble. Good luck! 
Robert Easton 10/06/2008 £10.00 n/a Good Job & Good Luck. From a fellow China-Gapper. 
nick wood 10/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 good luck! 
Ronan Perceval 10/06/2008 £24.00 n/a  
Lannie 10/06/2008 £20.00 n/a I am a Chinese Student in the UK. Thank you very very much. Best wishes and good luck!! 
Velvetglove4 10/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64  
Richard Berry 10/06/2008 £30.00 £8.46  
Jude Merrill 10/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 best of luck with your walk 
Yan Ou 10/06/2008 £50.00 n/a Good luck! Best wishes. 
Spacegirl 09/06/2008 £10.00 n/a Good for you! 
Paul Foster Public Relations 09/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck with the walk. Hope the media pick up on the release 
Paul 09/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
Paul Smith 09/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck Isaac 
Lee Bryce 08/06/2008 £10.00 n/a good luck Isaac, I saw your poster at school! 
Wendy Cheung 07/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck m8! Hope it's all going well! x x 
Jain Boon 07/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Keep smiling and look after your feet 
Tracy, Phoebe and Ollie 07/06/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck Isaac! We will be thinking of you every step of the way. xxx 
Carley Evans 06/06/2008 £5.00 n/a Good Luck :) 
Nick Blomberg 06/06/2008 £20.00 n/a Good luck 
Lesley Wright 06/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 I am a volunteer with Lattitude (formerly GAP Activity Projects). You are an inspiration. Well done 
Hugh Johnson 06/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good work Isaac, from Hugh at Lattitude 
Amy Connolly 05/06/2008 £10.00 n/a Good Luck and take care! 
Jay Jennions 05/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 What a cool idea for a very worthy cause. Best of luck! 
Ruairi Nolan 05/06/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Good luck! 
Dan and Vicky Fox 04/06/2008 £11.00 £3.10 Come stay with us in Warwick! 
Ski Net UK 03/06/2008 £25.00 n/a Nice one - our best wishes go with you 
Nigel Purkhardt 03/06/2008 £20.00 n/a Wish you luck. 
Terese Boyes 03/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Very admirable! Good luck.  
Sue (Morzine) 03/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck - well done 
Earl Knudsen 03/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck and well done! 
Anonymous 03/06/2008 £240.00 £67.69 £1 per mile. Good luck 
Danielle Quinn 02/06/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck! 
Rosie-SkiRosie 02/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck! Great idea. Have fun. 
sarah kinloch 02/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 good on yer mate! good luck 
Paul Markham 02/06/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck, great cause 
David Tubb 02/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Having been a gapper placed in Sichuan its something I feel a strong connection with. Your doing an absolutely amazin thing. Wishing you loads of luck 
Michael Potter 01/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Already donated to Red Cross: here's an additional token offering.  
Grandma 01/06/2008 £30.00 £8.46 I'll meet you at Tower Bridge on the 22nd! 
Wendy Collard 31/05/2008 £10.00 n/a Good Luck 
steve webster 31/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 good luck! 
Ken Jones 31/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Looking forward to helping a little by offering you a bed and a meal on the 7th June.Gap PM for Si 
Eleanor Barrett 31/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck with the walk, I think it's brilliant what you're doing. Both my sisters went on Gap in China and it's a fantastic country. 
Katie Jones 30/05/2008 £5.00 n/a Good luck Isaac - Ive been spreading the word about you. Its a really nice thing that youre doing :) 
John Tennant 28/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck from the other China PM. I wasin deyang two weeks before the earthquake and have just bee 
Karen & Peter Drake 28/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Good luck! We'll treat you to a hot bath and dinner when you reach London (in that order!!) 
Ruby 28/05/2008 £2.00 n/a good work isaac- sorry i'm a very very poor student... 
Sally Chaplin 28/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Isaac...a great Gapper in China with a wonderful attitude. All the best!  
margaret jones 28/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 This is a brilliant thing to do - enjoy the walk ! 
Justine Smith 28/05/2008 £20.00 n/a great idea isaac, I remember spending lots of time in Chengdu, good luck! xo 
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