Charities
St Gemma's Hospice provides specialist medical and nursing care for people with life-threatening illnesses, predominantly cancer, along with support for their families in the In-Patient Unit, by the community care nurses, in the Day Hospice or as an Out-Patient.
St Leonard's Hospice York is a charity caring for the people of this area who have life threatening illness, usually, but not always, cancer. The Hospice offers in patient care in its 20 bedded purpose built unit, Daycare on four days each week, a Hospice@Home service for those who wish to stay in their own homes, and a Bereavement Service to support families. The specialised care costs almost £3.4 million each year, most of which has to be raised through a variety of fundraising efforts. No charge is ever made to patients or their families. Thank you, in anticipation, for your help.
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Yorkshire Hospice Coast 2 Coast
PLEASE PUT WHO YOU KNOW IN THE TEAM ON YOUR MESSAGE - THANKS
John , Nick and Ian have assembled a fine collection of athletes to help them raise money for 2 local charities close to their hearts. Well, actually convinced a number of overweight, lazy, unfit mates to give up 3 days and cycle 180 miles across the country from coast to coast, in the name of charity.
We are raising money for St Leonard’s Hospice – York and St Gemma’s Hospice – Leeds.
15 men, 3 days, 2 hospices and 180 miles – Morecambe Bay to Bridlington – via visits to the Hospices in Leeds and York.
So, get your short arms in your long pockets and dig deep - we’ll be walking like John Wayne for 2 weeks after this. All you have to do is click the mouse, make a donation and we do all the hard work for you! For you taxpayers, don’t forget to sign up to Gift Aid (your donation will be worth 25% more). We appreciate your support, every donation, no matter how small, is invaluable to the Hospices.
A message from John on why we are raising money for St Leonard’s :
“I lost my dad in 2001 to a brain tumour, the majority of the last year of his life was spent under excellent care from the staff at St Leonard’s. They do an amazing job for many families at what is a very distressing and hard time, I cannot thank them enough for the support and care they gave both my father and family during this time. It is very hard to remember back to the days and hours spent visiting my dad during his last few months. However, these times were made a lot easier by the fantastic work of St Leonard’s. 10 years on it would be the easy option to move on and not remember. I’m not one for an easy option…so, I would like to raise as much money as is possible to not only thank them for the support they gave me and my family, but more importantly to enable them to continue their great work for other people and families like mine”.
A message from Nick on why we are raising money for St Gemma’s :
“My Wife, Amanda, lost both her Mum and Dad to cancer in 1996 and 2008 respectively. As Denise and Martin’s illnesses advanced the family first benefitted from the palliative care offered by the Hospice during some of the most difficult times. Eventually they both spent their final weeks at St Gemma’s under the fabulous and dedicated care of the skilled staff. Unfortunately, I never knew Denise but got to know Martin extremely well – whenever we visited St Gemma’s he would describe the staff not as nurses or carers but as “Angels”...although under tragic circumstances, he clearly got to know them well. Without fundraising, this outstanding care and assistance would not be available. Having witnessed first hand how big a help the Hospice is to patients, families and loved ones I have been looking for a challenge to raise money and make a donation to this amazing charity, on behalf of my family, so that other people continue to receive the help they need”.
A message from Ian on why we are raising oney for St Gemma's:
“I lost my sister in September 2008 to Melanoma (skin cancer). The staff at St Gemma's looked after Claire incredibly well in her last days. They are excellent at what they do. They made her comfortable and looked after us as a family. They are the nicest people you don’t want to meet and they do such a fantastic job under such difficult circumstances.”
The team is made up of:
Nick Wright, John Readman, Dom Greeves, James Hill, James Mortimer, Alex Hall, Mark Thompson, Ian Harris, Andy Miles, Lee Kirby, Tom Abbey, Simon Sterne, Ben Whiting, Henry Weldon and a part time lame 2 day contribution from James Craven (but when you have a hip replacement at under 30 then it’s probably fair enough).
A big thank you to:
- Search Laboratory for sponsoring both the team shirts and the team mini bus - www.searchlaboratory.com. Search Laboratory are the best in the business at helping you maximise the profit from your website using Search Engine Marketing. Both the mini-bus and the support transit van are being supplied by PJR Self-Drive www.pjr-selfdrive.co.uk of Hull.
- Alex’s Dad who runs a Pharmacy in Hull www.raymondchall.com who is donating first aid kits, energy drinks and the important cream to stop your bottom hurting after 180 miles on a bike!
- The two support vehicle drivers: Nick’s Dad, Philip, and their good family friend, Steve Parnaby.
Recent donors
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John and Annie £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 19.08.11 |
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Magnus, Sarah and family £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 08.08.11 Congratulations to all! |
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Anonymous £35.00 07.08.11 Staff collection |
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Karen Holder £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 04.08.11 Congratulations to you both |
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Jane Thompson £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 03.08.11 Well done on your ride!!!! I know its a little late but better late than never. You stars xjx |
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Patrick Finnegan £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 02.08.11 Well Done |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 01.08.11 |
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ROSS HYETT £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 01.08.11 WELL DONE ANDREW |
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David Lee & family £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 28.07.11 Well done Tom and everyone else who took part. |
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Ray and Ann P £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 28.07.11 hope all went well John, I thought Ann had sorted it, and she me! Extreme apologies! |
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Anonymous £120.00 (+ £30.00 giftaid) 28.07.11 |
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Paul Cawthorne £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 28.07.11 a great effort for a worthy cause |
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Peggy & Jane Shepherd £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 27.07.11 Well done Andy. Peggy, Jane & Helen |
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Ant Henson £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 25.07.11 Better late than never. Well done guys, amazing total! |
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Simon Drohan £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 22.07.11 Well done Henry W. |
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Miranda £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 22.07.11 Well done, a great achievement for a very worthy cause. |
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Dom Greeves £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 22.07.11 Well done lads. Especially John, Nick and Ian. The money raised is an amazing achievement for two worthy causes. |
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Not so Lance Readman £501.00 (+ £125.25 giftaid) 22.07.11 Well done lads, thanks for agreeing to do this. This sort of money means a lot to the hospices. You should all be very proud of what you have achieved Thanks - John Readman |
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Jenni Reed £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 20.07.11 Ben - Better late than never - I am a sucker for men in lycra. x |
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Jan Fletcher OBE £200.00 20.07.11 Well done James (Craven) and to all who took part. |
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Rob d £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 19.07.11 Good effort lads! |
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Tink £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 19.07.11 Great work old bean, you should be very proud of yourself |
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Tricia & Brian Ferguson £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 19.07.11 Congratulations Ben and the team. Excellent cycling and fund raising. Lots of Love Tricia and Brian Ferguson |
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Alex Whiting £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 19.07.11 Well done Ben. Fantastic achievement. |
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Peter Day £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 19.07.11 Fantastic challenge, all the best. |
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Anonymous £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 19.07.11 Well done Ben and everybody on your successful cycle. |
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Fiona Julian £10.00 19.07.11 Well done John ... good on you!! xx |
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Ben Williamson £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 18.07.11 |
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James Brown £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 17.07.11 Nice one lads. |
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Ted Whiting £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 17.07.11 Well done Ben and everyone. Great achievement! Love Dad. |
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Steve S BG11 £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 16.07.11 Well done John! |
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David Belford £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 16.07.11 Late donation for James Hill - trust you survived - well done! |
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Trish H and Trish K £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 16.07.11 Well done Ian |
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The Abraham family £10.00 15.07.11 Well done - an amazing achievement. |
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Philomena O'Brien £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 15.07.11 Sorry for late donation. Hope you all had a great time, I know Clare would be laughing her socks off at you Ian especially after you got off your bike |
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Dave Balfour, Wetherby RATS £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 15.07.11 Well done Ben and everyone, a fantastic effort both on the bike and fund raising |
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Vicky Hatton £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 15.07.11 |
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Rob & Lisa Littlefair £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 15.07.11 Well done John |
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Jason Broadbelt £10.00 15.07.11 Well done Dom |
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Abi and Marcus Briggs £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 15.07.11 Congratulations everyone, esp Crav, Sterney and Jimmy - a fantastic achievement for a great cause. |
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Andy N £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 14.07.11 Sorry it's so late mate, but seing your scars tonight, you definitely earnt it! ;) |
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David H £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 14.07.11 Nick, this is a great effort. Congratulations to the whole Team. |
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The Eggies £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 14.07.11 Well done Nick and Team. A fantastic challenge for such worthy causes. |
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Grandma Beverley £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 14.07.11 Well done Nicholas and team. You are no. 1 Grandson from now on. x |
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The Forbes' £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 14.07.11 Well done Hat Trick - please do not expect any sympathy!! There is NEVER a good time to complain of a sore a*se!! |
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Quin £50.00 14.07.11 I know it's late but fully support your efforts John - hope it made you hurt! best wishes Quin |
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Rachel Engel £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 14.07.11 Well done James,great cause |
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TEGAN WAKELIN £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 14.07.11 |
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Sunley Holdings £100.00 14.07.11 |
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Jimmy Thrill £500.00 (+ £125.00 giftaid) 14.07.11 Loved the weekend, loved the banter, loved the cycling, not had too much trouble with my rear end, glad it's all for such worthy causes, and can't wait to do it all again - huge thanks to John and nick and Phil and Steve for everything. |
