Naomi De Silva

Naomi's Ride London-Surrey 100 miles 2016 page

Fundraising for Tommy’s, the pregnancy and baby charity
£780
raised of £545 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
In memory of Seamus Goldie
We exist to save babies' lives to and make pregnancy birth safer for all

Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

In 2011 my heart broke when a dear friend lost her baby. It is something that affected me deeply and is constantly in my thoughts. Aoife's story is beautifully reflected here: (copy and paste the link into your browser)

http://www.5for5challenge.com/our-story

There are only a few friends that you can be extremely silly with (we used to giggle inanely in serious law lectures and twirled in the Royal Courts of Justice) but then also remain close after tragedy. (You have a solid place in my heart Mrs Goldie.)

When Aoife told me that she and John would be starting this awesome 5 for 5 Challenge in memory of Seamus I knew I would do something. I wanted to do something! Then, after reading one of their blogs and hearing that Tommy's wasn't getting as many donations as SANDs, sleepy and overworked I saw a post about Ride London-Surrey for Tommy's and thought, "hey - I have a bike..." Consequently, I'm now training to cycle 100 miles. If you knew me in my youth you may have faith in my ability  as I was a sporting machine - I'm going to channel this - there are muscles in me somewhere... If you know me now, I'm more like a teapot (short and stout) but I'm a lawyer, I'm applying that strategic and disciplined thought process to training! 

Ultimately it will be tough but such a worthy cause. We all know little people that are brilliant - Tommy's is working to save babies' lives. Undertaking vital research to prevent miscarriages and still births. Out of tragedy we can try to help save  other lives and what greater legacy/tribute is there than this?

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Thanks for taking the time to read this. 

Naomi aka Nomes/Omi/Omi Omi/Gnome

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About the charity

Tommy's funds medical research into the causes of premature birth, stillbirth and miscarriage. We’re dedicated to finding causes and treatments to save babies’ lives as well as providing trusted pregnancy and baby loss information and support.

Donation summary

Total raised
£779.23
+ £152.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£779.23
Offline donations
£0.00

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