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Team Chocolat fundraising page
Our Ski Team is made up of JOHN ELLIS, ROBS BARTLETT, BILLY BENNETT, ALEX CLASSEN, MARTIN HEMSLEY and RORY TAPNER. Many thanks for visiting our page. We are fund raising for SKILLFORCE in the UK by participating in the Coeur Blanc 2012 Ski Challenge.
Coeur Blanc was established in 2008, and requires a team of skiers to complete a full journey on every ski lift in the Meribel Valley in a single day. That is 56 ski lifts and requires non stop fast skiing for approximately 8 hours - the only relief being the ski lift rides. It is not a race, just a test of endurance!
SKILLFORCE is a charity dedicated to building the aspirations of, and educational attainment of, disadvantaged young people. It uses ex-servicemen as instructors. HRH Duke of Cambridge is the Royal Patron of the charity. More information is available on www.skillforce.org
For every £1 donated, a further £1 will be added to the total raised via donations received directly from the schools which benefit.
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We really appreciate all your support and thank you for any donations.
Team Chocolat
Recent donors
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Nandu £51.00 (+ £12.75 giftaid) 11.04.12 Very good cause - best wishes |
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Chris £200.00 (+ £50.00 giftaid) 02.04.12 I hope you managed to stop at least at one bar on the way around, obviously without being spotted! |
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Philip £200.00 (+ £50.00 giftaid) 30.03.12 |
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Ranj and Gill £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 26.03.12 Well done. |
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Anonymous £250.00 (+ £62.50 giftaid) 26.03.12 |
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Alessandro Passardi £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 22.03.12 Well done and I hope you enjoyed the panorama ! |
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Moose £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 22.03.12 |
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Alex Hookway £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 22.03.12 Well done John - you continue to put my athletic exploits (or lack thereof) to shame! |
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Martin H £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 21.03.12 You mad fools |
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Steve Walton £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 20.03.12 Well done John - didn't think you had it in you. Great cause. |
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Nick Cringle £200.00 (+ £50.00 giftaid) 20.03.12 Well done all! |
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Chaz Claase £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 20.03.12 Congratulations Robert! Hope your shins are in better shape this time round. |
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Suneel Kamlani £250.00 19.03.12 Congratulations on a great finish! |
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Harry Keogh £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 19.03.12 Many congratulations to Team Chocolat ! |
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Robert Milburn £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 18.03.12 Hope it went well John.....great fundraising! |
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Nigel Reynolds £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 18.03.12 It sounds like a great cause and an even better excuse for a skiing jolly. Good luck. |
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Tony DeGance £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 17.03.12 Good luck Old Man (John Ellis) |
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Poppy ellis £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 16.03.12 Good luck daddy! Love from poppy xxxx |
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Juergen Pulm £500.00 16.03.12 Hope you can enjoy a sunny skiday |
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sally james £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 16.03.12 Best regards. Sally |
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Brad. Maltese £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 16.03.12 Go For it Billy |
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The Lardster £200.00 (+ £50.00 giftaid) 16.03.12 Big balls and Maestro - good luck to you both! A great cause and I hope the weather is kind |
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Julie Cavin £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 16.03.12 Good luck John - looking forward to hearing all about it! |
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Jackie Kestenbaum £25.00 16.03.12 Best of luck, Rory! |
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Peter T £200.00 (+ £50.00 giftaid) 16.03.12 Cool Runnings - at your age this donation is no longer contingent on completion!! |
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Brett Paton £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 16.03.12 Best wishes for a fine event! |
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Richard Pexton £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 15.03.12 |
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Chopper £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 15.03.12 Go Billy! |
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Mike Paradis £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 15.03.12 Good luck! |
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Craig Skelton £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 15.03.12 |
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Anonymous £1500.00 (+ £375.00 giftaid) 15.03.12 |
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Duncan £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 15.03.12 Enjoy it! |
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Dylan Williams £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 15.03.12 Good luck |
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Alex Classen £1000.00 (+ £250.00 giftaid) 15.03.12 Go team Chocolat !! |
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Dicky Davies £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 14.03.12 Good luck Boss! |
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Jon Sullivan £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 14.03.12 Good luck and ski fast ! |
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Coombe Advisors £100.00 13.03.12 |
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Roland Plan £200.00 (+ £50.00 giftaid) 13.03.12 good luck! Roland |
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Dicky Dunn £75.00 (+ £18.75 giftaid) 13.03.12 No slacking Billy !! |
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Mohamed Nurmohamed £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 13.03.12 Wishing you all the very best of luck and safety in supporting this noble cause. |
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Nick Pollard £150.00 (+ £37.50 giftaid) 13.03.12 Pleae don't let Andrew Isbester beat you - we have to live with him.... Good luck! |
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Anonymous £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 12.03.12 Good luck with the challenge - sounds great fun?! |
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Anonymous £1000.00 (+ £250.00 giftaid) 11.03.12 Hope you finished!! |
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Mike Norfolk £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 11.03.12 Best of luck! |
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Clara and Percy £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 09.03.12 Good luck! |
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Simon King £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 09.03.12 Good luck and have fun! |
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Chatts £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 09.03.12 Good luck |
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Sid Shamnath £500.00 (+ £125.00 giftaid) 09.03.12 All the best Robert and team. |
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Julian Goodhew £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 09.03.12 Good luck to the whole team .. Bill - do try and find some enjoyment in this arduous challenge !! |
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Anonymous £1268.00 (+ £317.00 giftaid) 09.03.12 |

