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Keech Hospice Care provides specialist palliative care for adults and children diagnosed with life - limiting conditions. The charity's two hospice services aim to help patients enjoy the best quality of life possible, while providing vital support for their family and friends throughout their loved one's illness and in their bereavement.
The Willow Foundation is a national charity that provides morale-boosting special days for seriously ill 16 to 40 year olds. To date the charity has organised and funded special days for young adults living with cancer, motor neurone disease, cystic fibrosis, Huntingdon's, organ failure, amongst other conditions.
Every year we need to raise over £50 million to help replace cramped, outdated wards with new modern facilities, provide essential equipment and fund essential research to find treatments and cures for complex and difficult illnesses. Amazing things happen at Great Ormond Street Hospital every day. With your help we can keep the magic alive for the thousands of children and their families who need our help.
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Roly Burr & Rob Hill's fundraising page
Roly and I will be 40 next year. So to mark the occasion we have set ourselves a Challenge - to walk the last degree of the globe to the North Pole, a distance of 150km over the Arctic ice cap. Given the extreme environment, there's no certainty we will reach the Pole but we will give it our best shot!
The Challenge goes beyond the expedition itself. From January to March we will be speaking in school assembly to 3,000 children to present the expedition, but also promote science, discovery, the environment and a spirit of self achievement.
And we will be raising funds in support of three very worthy charitable causes in our community: Keech Hospice, the Willow Foundation and Great Ormond Street Hospital. By way of introduction:
Keech Hospice provides emotional and practical support for adults and children diagnosed with a life-limiting condition;
Willow Foundation provides psychological and emotional support for seriously ill 16 to 40 year olds through the provision of special day experiences; and
Great Ormond Street Hospital is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare, dedicated to caring for very ill children and finding new and better ways to treat childhood illnesses.
We will be paying for the costs of the expedition ourselves, so all funds raised will be passed to the charities though Virgin Money Giving, a not for profit organisation. VMG will also claim gift aid on a charity's behalf where the donor is eligible.
If you'd like to follow our progress across the icecap, we will be leaving a daily update on our website at www.arcticcharitychallenge2012.co.uk, with latitude, longitude, temperature and a summary of the day's events.
We really appreciate all your support and thank you for any donations.
Rob and Roly
Recent donors
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M.Haimes £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 14.05.12 Well done! |
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John Vale £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 09.05.12 Hopefully by now you are back home safely! |
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ARMSTRONG LANDSCAPES £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 08.05.12 WELL DONE, GLAD YOU GOT BACK IN ONE PIECE. |
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Anonymous £75.00 (+ £18.75 giftaid) 07.05.12 Finally got round to it to the donation bit. Congrats. |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 26.04.12 Well done with your successful walk! |
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Jean Peat £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 25.04.12 Well done both ! You made it sound as if you enjoyed it. |
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Mike & Gill Gadsden £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 24.04.12 Congratulations on a great achievement. |
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Keith and Janet Eaton £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 23.04.12 Well done Rob. |
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Liz & Barry £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 21.04.12 Never thought you would make it! |
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Robert Thomson £15.00 (+ £3.75 giftaid) 21.04.12 Dear Rob, Hope you have completed your Challenge without injury in time for Colin's celebration on Sunday - another Challenge perhaps? |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 20.04.12 |
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Anonymous £20.00 19.04.12 Hi Rob My daughter Romilly was very impressed - well done! |
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Laurie Burr £150.00 19.04.12 Well done Roly!! I am very proud of you that you made it to the pole! |
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Steve Greenwood £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 19.04.12 Well done Rob! |
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David and Mary Parrett £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 18.04.12 Best wishes for a successful expedition - David and Mary Parrett |
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Pev £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 18.04.12 Rob - fantastic news, well done |
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James Harraway £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 17.04.12 best of luck Rob! |
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Roly Burr £1250.00 17.04.12 |
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Chris Burgess £620.00 (+ £155.00 giftaid) 16.04.12 Congrats again! Fantastic amount raised! |
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Kathryn and Mark R £380.00 (+ £95.00 giftaid) 16.04.12 Best of luck with it all !! Our contribution from the blind bids. |
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Adrian and Rachel £400.00 (+ £100.00 giftaid) 15.04.12 So it was cold!! |
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Monica Thomas £80.00 14.04.12 Good luck love Mum |
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Tina @ mike £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 12.04.12 In lieu of raffle tickets - btw thx for a fab evening & v best of luck Tina & mike |
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tony ortone £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 11.04.12 Well done guy's. Tony from E.H.S |
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The Speirsies £600.00 (+ £150.00 giftaid) 08.04.12 Hope you are having fun and can't wait to find out who asked for spoons first |
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Helen Towns £40.00 (+ £10.00 giftaid) 05.04.12 Good Luck, guys! Enjoy your adventure! |
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Allan & Mary £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 05.04.12 Good Luck |
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Sarah Gray £20.00 04.04.12 Good luck and well done with your fundraising endeavours! |
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Anonymous £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 03.04.12 |
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Rob Hill £1062.50 03.04.12 Well done everyone for making Saturday's event such a success! Here's Guess the Weight and part of the raffle proceeds. See you soon. Rob |
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The Turners £200.00 (+ £50.00 giftaid) 02.04.12 Hope you both have an amazing and safe time exploring the top of the world :-) |
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Guy Barwell £1500.00 02.04.12 Fantastic work for two unemploy ed/able boys! Good luck and don't be afraid of having a cuddle if you get cold. |
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Ross and Jen £515.00 (+ £128.75 giftaid) 02.04.12 All the best for Brokeback Mountain II. |
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paul mansfield £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 02.04.12 good lucks fella's - great causes |
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justine harris £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 01.04.12 Thanks for a superb night at Rothamstead manor last night. We hope you raised loads more money and good luck with the expedition. |
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nel £750.00 (+ £187.50 giftaid) 01.04.12 for my fa cup semi final tickets |
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Jamie Simpson £90.00 (+ £22.50 giftaid) 01.04.12 Monies owing for tickets |
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Jo Smith £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 31.03.12 Good luck to both of you. Jo, Barry, Harry and Jess |
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Lynne Risely-Bedford £100.00 31.03.12 Wishing you the very best of luck. Stay warm and stay strong! Fantastic effort for some great charities. |
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Keith, Lucy, Charlie, Sam and Milly £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 31.03.12 Best of British Rob. We'll be cheering you on from lovely warm and er sunny Flamstead. All the best for your conquest - the Mortimers |
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Flo Ric and Elsie x £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 30.03.12 Send us a postcard when you get there. Wishing you lots of luck for your adventure and hoping that you both enjoy the experience while you are there. |
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Lesley £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 30.03.12 My daughter attends one of the schools you visited. You made quite an impact and we've heard lots about your trip (including eating chocolate!). Good luck - and please return to the schools after your trip. |
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Chris, Jo, Thomas & Aimee £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 30.03.12 Rob & Roly - Great Adventures, Great Causes, Great Men |
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Richard Blackburn £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 29.03.12 |
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James Redmayne £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 29.03.12 Loving the beard Rob! I reckon you should keep it when you come back (sorry Katie!). Best of luck and looking forward to hearing all about it on your return. |
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Tom £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 29.03.12 Good luck |
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Rob Lucas £200.00 (+ £50.00 giftaid) 29.03.12 Really good luck Rob. Great to see you yesterday looking so well. Hear all about it on your return! |
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Peter Jackie and Glen Parsons £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 29.03.12 Forget the lap of honour - good luck! |
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Tony Clamp £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 29.03.12 R2 - all the very best for a great adventure! |
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Adrian Burr £150.00 (+ £37.50 giftaid) 28.03.12 Best of luck big brother!! |
Running total
- Target:
- £25,000.00
- Total raised incl. Gift Aid:
- £26,152.75
- Total donors:
- 114
- Biggest donor:
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Guy Barwell
£1,500.00 - Last donor:
- M.Haimes 14.05.12
- Offline fundraising:
- £10,709.00
