Hi Dudes,
Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. I hope to raise as much money as I can for Neurosurgery @BCH.
If you want to read my tumour story - my website is www.rafesbrain.co.uk
I live in Redditch and I am 14 years old. I am a BAGGIES fan! BOING BOING!! I am in Year 10 at school. I have a brain tumour and am being treated at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Mum and our friend Dave Gilkes are taking part in the RAP JUMP from the 140ft Wesleyan Building in Birmingham on 4th October! It's abseiling but FORWARDS! Like Spiderman!
Good Luck Mum and Dave! :0)
My cool twin sis Clemmie and her friend Sophie and Joe ran in the Junior Birmingham Great Run- they wereall amazing - raising about £300 ! Well done guys! :0)
One of my teachers at school - Mrs Waite (Ruth) is running in the Birmingham Great Run on Sunday 20th October - PLEASE sponsor her - she is SUPERUTH!! GO Miss !!
Me and my cool friend SAM did an ABSEIL yesterday at The Wesleyan Building in Birmingham - 158ft high and me and Sam were the youngest people abseiling it !! How cool is that!! My mum did it too - just to keep an eye on us - lolIt was AMAZING - when can I do it again - only HIGHER!! So please sponsor us brave squirrels!! Thank you
Me and Ben did a HEAD SHAVE on Wednesday - we had REALLY long hair and now we are bald!! so please sponsor us - have a look at the photos of before and after!
Mum and Joy are going to take part in The Stair Rush challenge at The Cube in Birmingham in March - 18 floors - 374 stairs to run up! OMG - they will be dressed as superheroes too! Please spnnsor them :0)
How COOL - EIC, Redditch have just raise £500 by collecting business cards at an marketing event - thank you so much!!
My Dad Kieron ran10k in the Evesham Vale Challenge on Sunday 8th July. WELL DONE DAD!!
My very brave but crazy Mum - Liz went to Sicily in May 2012 - she did a 3 day trek to the summit of MOUNT ETNA with our friend Ashley - together they raised over £3,000! They were walking for 8 hours a day - over snow, ash and big boulders of lava - all uphill ! WELL DONE GUYS! Very proud of you!! What's next?????
I would like to THANK the following people who have raised and donated lots of money to my total (see 'offline donations' below)
1. St Augustine's High School - sponsored walk £3103.00
2. Ruth Waite and Karen Butler £30 - B'ham Great Run
3. EIC, Redditch - £500 - Business card collection
4. RAMC members £92 Raffle money March 2012
5.Worcs Caravan Club Junior section £1200 Feb 2012
6. St Augustine's High School £4,500 charity Jan 2012
7. Rob Mellors £850 Birmingham Great Run Oct 2011
8. Huw Wiseman £1700.00 Liverpool marathon Sept 2011
9. HMP HEWELL - £500 2/6/2011
10. St BEDES Middle School - £1553.03 Lenten charity 25/5/11
11. ASHLEY SPALL - £2500.00 walking Great Wall of China 14/5/11
12.ELITE ENTERTAINMENT (A level business St Augustines) £400.00 20/5/11
13.St AUGUSTINES High School - £1000.00 Lenten charity 25/5/11
14. My Mum LIZ and friend JOY WILLIAMSON £1200.00 - Abseiling MAILBOX in Birmingham 13/2/11
15. Rev Tim MENZIES & Church of St Thomas More in Coventry £200.00
16. St AUGUSTINES High School £6120 - charity donation 29/11/10
I was on ITV DAYBREAK on Monday 21st Feb - it was SO COOL!
All the money donated here goes directly to the NEUROSURGERY Dept at the hospital.
My wonderful neurosurgeon, Mr Solanki (the man who saved my life) will use this money to buy new 'brain' equipment and also for research into kids brain tumours and how to get rid of them!!
I am now selling Button BADGES (see photo) for £1.00 each - ALL the money raised will go straight my page.
If you would like to buy a badge please pay HERE and leave your details on walkersatlarge@btinternet.com and I will send you the badges! COOL!
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Keep Rocking!!
