Helen Tonge
Helen's Escape from Alcatraz...three times!
Fundraising for Wood Street Mission
Story
On April 13th I will be swimming three escape routes from Alcatraz in San Francisco.
It probably does sound a bit bonkers yes, but I visited San Fran nearly a decade ago and was fascinated with the story of how prisoners had tried to escape from the rock. Some failed and were captured. Others shot…and some they believe, made it to freedom, swimming to one of the places I will be hopefully swimming to!
Can it be done? I hope so! my first swim on the morning of Sat 13th is to St Francis, just 2 miles away. My second will be to the foot of the Golden Gate bridge - Horseshoe Bay...that's 3 miles, and the third is to Angel Island. That’s 2.4 miles.
All of this is for a very worthy cause and this is where I ask for your help. Of course I wanted to set myself a challenge, but my point is to raise money for an incredible children’s charity called Wood Street Mission. This is a locally run charity in the North West of England that help children living in poverty with essential things for everyday life. From kitting them out with school uniforms to helping babies with their basic needs.
And this year, Wood Street Mission will be 150 years old!
I’d love for us all to come together and collectively raise enough money for them to provide 25 children with the basics they need for school. Each pack will give them:
- full school uniform
- school bag
- lunch box
- stationery
- sports kit
And if I manage to navigate the choppy waters of the bay and dodge the sharks, I might set a record in the process to! Just checking on that one 😊
A huge thank you in advance for any kind donation you manage to give. The deeper you dig, the faster I’ll swim, I promise 😉
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