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Closed 13/09/2017
Iʼve raised £3,275 to to help fund coaching and guiding costs for a team of Visually Impaired Ski Racers - The Outspan Rebels V.I Ski Team
- Bath, United Kingdom
- Funded on Wednesday, 13th September 2017
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Story
Hello, I'm Hester. I can't see but can ski.
To do this competitively I need a guide to ski with me and to get to the highest level I need expert coaching.
My race team - The Outspan Rebels - are a team of Visually Impaired skiers of all ages who need to fund their own coaching and guiding costs in order to compete and progress. This enables us to compete and to meet our own personal goals but it also inspires others who might think that their options are limited by disability. Please help us show everyone that we can all reach our potential.
I love to race because I love to go FAST. I also like all sorts of other sports and activities but it can be difficult to get access to things for my age group that I can join.
MY CHALLENGE
I have set myself the challenge of attempting an A-Z sports with the goal of 100 activities (both adaptive and mainstream) in 100 days between May and September 2017 and hope to gain sponsorship for this attempt.
Part of my challenge is about awareness raising in my community so that more sports and activities can be made accessible to me and other children like me. I really hope that eventually we might be able to start some blind/vi sports in my home town of Bath.
Updates
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- 7 years ago
Hester Poole
7 years agoWith many thanks to everyone who helped or donated. I finished my 100 sports challenge and raised enough to pay for the coaching costs for our next race training camp and a little extra to put towards some training days in the uk. It has been great fun and I am looking forward to the next challenge. And there was a lovely write up in the local paper of the last sport just for fun.
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- 7 years ago
Hester Poole
7 years agoIt is done - We have finished - It has been a brilliant challenge and I have loved it. the last of my sports were Paintball, Biathlon, Punting, , Bowls, Canoeing, Bouldering and the Grande finale - just for laughs - Muggle Quidditch. I am really grateful to all the lovely people who have helped me and everyone who has sponsored me. It has been such fun. So - #thisgirlcan, #can'tseecanski and #challengesarebrilliant.
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- 7 years ago
Hester Poole
7 years agoWe are so nearly finished - 99/100 sports done and the final one tomorrow is set to be brilliant fun. I am looking forward to it. I have so enjoyed this challenge - I have met some really lovely and inspirational people, so many generous donations and kind words that it makes me giggle and blush when they are read out to me. Since my last post I have tried Sea Kayaking, Snorkelling,Body Boarding, Fishing/Crabbing, Dragon Boat Racing, Aerial Archery, Battle Archery, Segway, GoKarting, Dry Free Diving, Death Slide, Bushcraft , Capture the Flag ++
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- 7 years ago
Hester Poole
7 years agoI enjoyed the RNIB activity residential. Lots of fun and activities but only one new one ticked off. Giant Craye Stack climbing challenge!
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Supporters
85
Kate Butters
Sep 9, 2017
You've nailed it! Knew you would. So proud of you Hester and I hope you'll still be up for more mountain boarding, mudslides etc in the future! Much love from the Butters xxxxx
£50.00
Henry Wells
Sep 8, 2017
Congratulations amazing effort.
£50.00
Michael Carvell
Sep 5, 2017
Great cause, great idea, good luck
£20.00
Jayne Bellamy
Sep 5, 2017
Excellent work Hestor!!
£20.00
Peter Derrett
Sep 3, 2017
Lovely to meet you earlier Hester and have a fantastic time in Austria. Don't forget to keep the climbing going as well! Pete
£20.00
Jen & Huw (Ellie & Will's friends)
Sep 2, 2017
What an achievement Hester ... And that's just the skiing! All the best with your wonderful challenge!
£25.00
matthew lee
Aug 24, 2017
good luck
£10.00
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Hester Poole
Bath, United Kingdom
My name is Hester and I am 10. I have severely impaired vision and am registered blind. This does not stop me from doing anything that I set my mind to. I can run,and swim, ski, and cycle – but I do need someone else to point me in the right direction.