Charities
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the UK's only national charity dealing with all aspects of Cystic Fibrosis. It funds research to treat the symptoms of CF and to find an effective treatment. It also aims to ensure appropriate healthcare for those with Cystic Fibrosis and provides information, advice and support to people with CF and their families across the UK. Cystic Fibrosis is one of the most common, life-threatening diseases in the UK. It affects over 9,000 people and 1 in 25 of us carries the faulty gene that causes Cystic Fibrosis. If two carriers start a family, each child has a 1 in 4 chance of having Cystic Fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis affects the internal organs, especially the lungs and digestive system, by clogging them with thick, sticky mucus making it hard to breathe and to digest food. People with Cystic Fibrosis have to endure a rigorous daily treatment regime including physiotherapy to clear the chest, inhaled and injected drugs to thin the mucus and fight infections and dozens of enzyme pills to help digest food. Each week, five babies are born with CF and sadly, each week three young lives are lost. Only half of those with Cystic Fibrosis are likely to live past their late 30s, but a baby born today can expect to live longer. We seek to continually improve standards of care for people with CF; we commission cutting-edge clinical and scientific research; and provide practical and accurate information to people with CF and their families. None of this would be possible without the support of the CF community and the generosity of the public.
King’s College Hospital provides a full range of high quality services to the people of South London. We are also a specialist centre for heart and brain surgery, liver disease as well as foetal medicine. With your help we can invest in new ways of delivering services, improving the hospital environment and funding world-class research.
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Team Moomin Vikings
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Thanks for visiting the Moomin Vikings fundraising page.
On the 30th of September the Moomin Vikings will leave our island in a rowing boat on a voyage into the unknown... well we're hoping to end up in France.
This is all to raise money to help find a cure and improve treatment of Cystic Fibrosis.
Here's the science bit:-
Cystic Fibrosis is a genetically inherited multisystem disease which primarily affects the lungs and digestive tract. Most patients with CF have recurrent chest infections which damage the lungs and average life expectancy is currently around 39 years. For many patients this means frequent hospital admissions often for up to 2 weeks at a time, as well as a regular home treatment schedule and outpatient visits.
We want to raise money for the CF Trust and King’s College Hospital (regional Specialist Centre for adults with CF in the South East of England).
The funds raised from our row will be put towards research to develop a cure (CF Trust) and the development of a dedicated CF Unit at King's.
The CF Trust has comitted to raise £6million in the next few months to complete vital genetic trials that have already provided very positive results.
King’s College Hospital has already committed £400,000 to a specialist CF Centre and now fundraisers have to match it before work can begin.
Our team consists of seven members, in no particular order:-
Rob Baker
Nick Worricker
Ben Hassett
Rhys Jones
Tim Hillier
Luke Kenny
Dan Mason
(special thanks to Joe Wilkins for artwork and Sam Mason for Moomin Stand-In duties)
We are planning to leave Dover Harbour and reach the coast of France between 5-8hrs later (weather and fitness permitting).
If you're still reading, well done for sticking with it.
We would be very grateful for any money you can donate
We aim to raise £5,000 for each chairty, a large amount but a realistic target given that the Moomin Vikings are known and loved by so many generous people...
Love and Hugs,
Rob, Nick, Ben, Rhys, Tim, Luke and Dan x x x x x x x
Recent donors
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Dan Mason £10.00 08.12.11 On behalf of others |
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Bebeto & Ronaldo Saunders £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 21.11.11 Well done lads, stirling effort considering you had Rhys on board! ;) |
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Pies £13.00 (+ £3.25 giftaid) 15.11.11 Good Luck guys!! well done on reaching the target!! |
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Anonymous £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 15.11.11 Nearly there!!! |
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Anonymous £200.00 (+ £50.00 giftaid) 11.11.11 On behalf of offline donors - Trowers & Hamlins LLP |
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The Hillier family £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 11.11.11 Well done to everyone involved a remarkable achievement |
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Jeremy G £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 03.11.11 |
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Lesley £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 02.11.11 Better late than never..... |
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Lucy Jones £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 31.10.11 apologies for the delays! |
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Ben Higgins £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 28.10.11 Well done! |
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Benny Boy £40.00 (+ £10.00 giftaid) 28.10.11 Good effort laaaaaaaads |
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James May £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 28.10.11 |
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Karen Scammell £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 28.10.11 Donated no behalf of Karen Scammell |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 26.10.11 |
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Jackie & Nick £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 24.10.11 Good work . Many congratulations |
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Viv and Ryan Farquar £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 21.10.11 Well done lads!!!! Especially you Lukey baby! |
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Emma Barnfield £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 21.10.11 Great, bonkers effort Tim and co! |
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Pauline and Bob Draper £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 20.10.11 Well done, Daniel. Good to see you are keeping well and what a great achievement. Pauline and Bob Draper |
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Charlotte Snell £40.00 (+ £10.00 giftaid) 19.10.11 |
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Debbie Moles £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 19.10.11 Well done! :-) |
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Oliver Rathmill £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 18.10.11 |
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John Linwood £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 18.10.11 |
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David & Carol Mason £150.00 (+ £37.50 giftaid) 18.10.11 Congratulations and well done to you all |
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Karen Lilleyman £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 18.10.11 Now I've seen photographic proof of your insanity I'm duty bound to reward it. Well done! |
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Charlie Clayson £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 17.10.11 Congratulations Hillier and Co! |
