Yvonne Tomlinson's Fundraising Page
Page creator: Yvonne Tomlinson
Event: Alzheimers Society - Vietnam to Cambodia bike ride
Event Date: 21st Feb 2009
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Yvonne ready to get on her bike
About my charity : Alzheimer's Society Alzheimer's Society
The Alzheimer's Society is the leading UK care and research charity for people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, their families and carers. To find out more about fundraising for the Society log on to www.alzheimers.org.uk/events
Charity Registration No 296645
Fundraising target:  £5,000.00
Donations so far:  £ 3,586.00
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My personal message:

Almost all of us have heard of Alzheimer’s disease which is a common form of dementia generally affecting older people of over 65, although forms of it can affect much younger people.                                          

My mum has Alzheimer’s and this cruel disease has seen her robbed of her retirement years, a time most of us hope we can enjoy and do the things we never had time for during our working lives. From a normal, happy person to someone who cannot speak, eat unaided, walk or even recognise family members, she is living in a care home and needs specialist help 24/7.                                                                                  

We are predicted to live longer than ever before and Alzheimer's is expected to become ever more prevalent amongst our ageing population. It is not just the person with the disease who suffers, but the people around them too. Sufferers can often be cared for at home by their family for many years before needing full time care, as was the case for my Mum.

The Alzheimer’s Society provides support for the people touched by this condition. They promote awareness. They campaign on behalf of sufferers to ensure their voice is heard by the people who make NHS policy. They contribute financial support for research.                                        

Research continues and some promising developments have been made but realistically this is not a problem that is going to disappear any time soon. With a life expectancy of typically 7 years from diagnosis considerable resources are required for each sufferer, their carers and the people around them.                                                                       

I am cycling from Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon),Vietnam to Angkor Wat, Cambodia. This is a 10 day trip and I will cover 479km over 5 days in very hot and humid conditions. All travelling expenses have been funded by me so every penny raised will go directly to the charity. Any sponsorship or donations will be gratefully received and income taxpayers can donate using www.justgiving.co.uk which will enable Alzheimer’s Society to reclaim the tax making the money raised even more.                                        

This disease can really affect anyone, in most cases it is not hereditary. Any one of us could be affected, either personally or by a family member or friend.                                                                                                

Please, I am asking you all for your support, please give as generously as you can.

Display Name Date Amount Tax Bonus  Comment
Clare Addison 09/01/2009 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Yvonne. 
Nick & Barbara Hartley 09/01/2009 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck Yvonne 
Cliff Brown 09/01/2009 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck! 
john gubbins 08/01/2009 £25.00 £7.05 best wishes and good luck 
Janice & Robert Maddocks 05/01/2009 £30.00 n/a Good luck Yvonne, we will be thinking about on your trip.Take Care 
Neil May 05/01/2009 £30.00 £8.46 Good luck Yvonne, a bit more towards the fund 
Mandy Tibbs 03/01/2009 £50.00 £14.10 Good Luck Yvonne. Hope the trip goes well. 
Catherine Williams 30/12/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck! 
Richard, Mhairi & Hannah 19/12/2008 £150.00 £42.31 Best of luck Yvonne, we know you'll be brilliant. Have a great trip. 
Aileen and Andrew Hunter 19/12/2008 £20.00 n/a We'll be thinking of you in February - it's a very worthwhile cause! 
David Hunter 19/12/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Best of luck with your trip! 
David and Leah Chesney 14/12/2008 £10.00 n/a Have agood trip,take care. 
Richard and Susan Allan 14/12/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Wishing you the best of luck in February, i am sure yor mum and dad are very proud of you as we are.  
Jane Wheeler 12/12/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Well done, Yvonne. You are a star! 
Andy Cook 09/12/2008 £20.00 £5.64 All the best 
Aidan Winwood 31/10/2008 £120.00 £33.85 Good Luck Yvonne, I hope you cycle as fast as my network now runs thanks to Paul! Sent with huge admiration. Aidan 
Barry McGrath 22/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck and enjoy the moment 
Alex & Marina Hanna & The Twins 14/10/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck, we are full of admiration. 
Janice & Pete 08/10/2008 £30.00 £8.46 What a fantastic thing to do and for such a worthy cause, good luck Yvonne with the challenge and the training! 
JamesB 06/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck 
Keith & Helen Hoad 29/09/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Good luck Yvonne - all the hard work will be very worthwhile. 
arabella and joel 25/09/2008 £53.00 n/a Good for you to get on your bike, best of luck! 
Laura Vivian 22/09/2008 £10.00 n/a What a brilliant thing to do - good luck! 
Neil and Jane May 08/09/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Good luck Yvonne - hope it all goes very well in Feb. 
Alexis Mansell & family 16/08/2008 £20.00 n/a Good luck 
Jo Goodson 11/08/2008 £5.00 £1.41 What a wonderful thing to do - Best of luck! 
Christine Keeley 05/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Gook luck 
Judith Terry 03/08/2008 £5.00 n/a I so admire you - good luck 
Kev Hinken 29/07/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck 
C. Lewin 25/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best of Luck 
Lindsey Banting 23/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 All the very best of luck both with the cycling and with your mum x 
Chris Beed 22/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck 
Mandy English 21/07/2008 £5.00 £1.41 What a wonderful thing to do for you and your Mum - carers need looking after too - good luck and enjoy 
John Callomon 20/07/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Best wishes 
Jon & Vanessa Tomblin 18/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 For 5 years we had a lot of help from the Alzheimers Society for one of our mums. They're a great organisation and a worthy cause! Good luck. 
Dave Young 17/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck! 
Carla 17/07/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck 
Mark Elliott 17/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Great thing to be doing. Best of luck :-) 
Clare Brooks 16/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck, keep motivated 
Mick & Angie Mcadam 15/07/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Best of luck Yvonne.What a great thing you are doing. 
Paul & Sayuri Callomon 14/07/2008 £20.00 n/a On your bike, then. 
Chris Smith 14/07/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Hope it goes well 
Jacqui & Darcy Tallon 10/07/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Raising money to aid research and provide support for sufferers of this wretched illness is a thoroughly worthwhile cause. You go girl !! 
Paul Muir-Field 10/07/2008 £5.00 n/a Best of luck Yvonne! 
Amanda Higgens 10/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck 
Terry, Helen and family 09/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 I hope you won't be doing a 'Paul T' (Weds evenings) and cycling twice the distance required due to being 'tired and emotional' :) 
Andrew Sherlock 08/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good cause, and good luck. 
Jason Schupfer 07/07/2008 £20.00 n/a Good cause and good luck 
David Thomas 03/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck 
Shakir Ahmed 03/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 it takes an extraordinary person to make a committment like that, good luck,great cause 
Shirley Ivell Wilson 30/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Yvonne 
David and Ellie Brewer 27/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Hope the saddle is soft 
Maya Haines 27/06/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck Yvonne! 
Gary Oakley 25/06/2008 £50.00 £14.10 may the wind always come from behind 
Joe Brown 23/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Dont get too many Punctures 
Adam Christie-Grant 20/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck 
Andy & Lynne 20/06/2008 £100.00 £28.21 This is an extremely admirable challenge for very worthy cause.Hopefully everyone will give generously. 
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*Total donated online: £1,608.00
Amount raised offline: £1,978.00
Gift Aid plus supplement: £399.10
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