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Help for Heroes (H4H) was founded by Bryn and Emma Parry after a profoundly moving visit to Selly Oak Hospital in the summer of 2007. Bryn and Emma met some extraordinarily brave young people who had been badly wounded and they just wanted to do something to help. "It’s about the blokes, our men and women of the Armed Forces. It’s about Derek, a rugby player who has lost both his legs, it’s about Carl whose jaw is wired up so he has been drinking through a straw. It’s about Richard who was handed a mobile phone as he lay on the stretcher so he could say goodbye to his wife. It’s about Ben, it’s about Steven and Andy and Mark, it’s about them all. They are just blokes but they are our blokes; they are our heroes. We want to help our heroes."
The Fire Fighters Charity provides vital support services to fire service personnel and their families when they need it most. The Charity’s three specialist centres across the UK offer fire fighters the help they need to recover from injury, surgery or illness, so they can get back to their job of saving lives.
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WRVS is an age positive charity that offers practical support to older people through the power of volunteering. WRVS - positive about age, practical about life.
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team atlantic dash fundraising page2
New page as we are collecting for WRVS as well
4 charities
3000 miles
2 men
1 boat
0 items of clothing
This winter we are rowing from La Gomera 3000 miles to Barbados, why?, to raise £100,000 for 4 charities. We are 2 Fire Fighters from South Wales, and this will be the challenge of our lives.
We are being seen in and around Cardiff Bay training at the moment, so give us a wave, and we are leaving for La Gomera (Canary Islands) on December 4th.
The jouney will take 3 months, we will encounter sharks, 40ft waves, tropical storms, and bad jokes(endlessly repeated)
And yes we will be doing it naked!
Recent donors
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Anonymous £10.00 18.02.12 Well done on your fantastic row from Lesley and John x |
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U3A £17.00 10.02.12 Well done from members of Cowbridge U3A, Margot, Phil, Rona, Dennis, Norah, Gavin, and Thelma |
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Layla Kirtley £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 09.02.12 Congratulations to a fantastic achievement. |
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Sarah Doe £20.00 08.02.12 Well done both, what an amazing achievement for some very deserving charities. Good luck with reaching your target. You are an inspiration to us all! |
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Geoff and Tesni £750.00 (+ £187.50 giftaid) 08.02.12 Well done John, we are so very proud of you. With lots of love from Geoff and Tesni and including Dinx, who is in all our thoughts xxx |
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John, Becca, Trevor & Jennie £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 05.02.12 Good going, well done! |
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Rex & Margaret Jordan £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 03.02.12 Congratulations- great achievement. |
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JAN & MIKE BRITTON £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 28.01.12 Well done Jamie a Brilliant Effort |
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Alice Cleland £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 27.01.12 Jamie, I am a WRVS friend of your sister Amy. I am also a supporter of another team in the race, Facing the Atlantic. WRVS are so proud of you. Thank you both for doing this for us. |
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Pete and Rufus £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 26.01.12 With all the excitement, admiration and amazement, I almost forgot to pay up!!! |
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Caroline Jones £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 26.01.12 congratulations to you both, an amazing feat |
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Margaret & Campbell Price £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 25.01.12 Brilliant achievement. Well done to 2 very brave men. |
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Edna Furzer £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 24.01.12 Well done Jamie and John glad your back safely. |
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Peter & Janice £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 24.01.12 Jamie and John what an incredible adventure and acheivement .Some thing for both the families history. |
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Pauly Roberts £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 24.01.12 Jamie & John - Unbelievable Tekkers to complete so quickly - LEGENDS !! |
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Rob Wilcox £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 23.01.12 Well done guys! Amazing time! Hope you and your family are enjoying the Bajan sun. Don't forget to try the "Fish Fry" Friday nights at Oistins. |
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Sanita £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 23.01.12 Thanks for putting yourselves through this for such worthwhile charities |
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TJLS £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 23.01.12 Amazing! |
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Helen Prince, WRVS £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 23.01.12 awesome achievement! |
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Michael & Virginia Rush £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 22.01.12 Congratulations and best wishes |
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The Jakeway's £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 22.01.12 guys awesome truly awesome!! Well done, we are so proud of you, just hope the chaffing gets better soon xxx |
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Maggie & Paul Barnes £500.00 (+ £125.00 giftaid) 22.01.12 Well Done Lads see you in Cardiff. |
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The Charnley Family (relatives of Geoff Rose) £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 21.01.12 We greatly admire what you're doing and hope you raise a lot of money for the excellent charities you're rowing for! |
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Claire £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 21.01.12 Well done - fantastic achievement! |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 20.01.12 |
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Don Cook £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 20.01.12 Well done guys. |
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Mike Walmsley £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 20.01.12 I first knew about this amazing trip when Jamie came to speak at an Ignite event in Cardiff - Fantastic effort chaps, well done! |
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Russ Kennedy £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 20.01.12 Amazing. Such an inspiration. Russ. |
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Neil Kitching £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 20.01.12 Seriously good effort! |
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Sharon Harris £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 19.01.12 Stunning achievement, those are the waves to go. Fire, water, land, err....ice? x |
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David Wilson & family £30.00 19.01.12 You have tons of support from your extended family, including this Irish branch ( we're all celts ) |
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Alexander, William, Wendy & Morten £150.00 19.01.12 So proud of you Uncle John and Jamie. Words just aren't enough... Wish we could hug you both tomorrow. Sending big virtual hugs to Barbados from Norway. (1 degree C and snow here today!) |
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Anonymous £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 19.01.12 Pleased to see you home safely. You deserve every penny you've raised. xx |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 19.01.12 |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 19.01.12 |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 19.01.12 Really inspired by your achievement, well done. |
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Keri Llewellyn £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 18.01.12 Very proud of you both xx |
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Auldith,Gareth,Lily and Gruff Nicol £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 18.01.12 Well done.Roll on tomorrow for you! We've been hooked to the computer watching your progress.Amazing! |
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Hanni pennelegion- Kims sister £40.00 (+ £10.00 giftaid) 17.01.12 good luck - soon there - watching with Kim |
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Sarah Powell £5.00 17.01.12 Awesome challenge. |
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Nick Morgan £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 16.01.12 I can't imagine what you are going through, nearly at the finish line, keep it up, guys you are awesome. If you think of it, could you get me some duty frees when you are in Barbados? Only joking....... |
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Neil Collis ( England fire service rugby) £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 16.01.12 Boys, you have been and continue to be amazing and an inspiration to so many! Keep the focus and the drive, Jon, just think its an English flanker rowing the boat in front! Enjoy a nice drink and relax when you get there! |
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Naomi Bradford £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 14.01.12 |
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Sian and Megan Bettley £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 14.01.12 Well done Meg and Mog's dad |
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Ian Campbell £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 13.01.12 Great effort lads, was hoping to meet you in Barbados early February, but it looks like you're going to beat us. Good luck for the rest of the way. Rob Wilcox's Parents-in-Law |
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Kris & Kerry Price £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 13.01.12 We hear you're doing really well, keep it up xx |
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Sarah, Bryn, Ben & Adam Parry-Jones £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 13.01.12 Continued good fortune |
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John Crompton £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 13.01.12 Brilliant lads |
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Vibeke Aga £50.00 13.01.12 Dear John, what an amazing performance. This is truly an adventure for life! |
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Andy Raven £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 12.01.12 Superb effort, well done !!!... |
Running total
- Target:
- £100,000.00
- Total raised incl. Gift Aid:
- £25,048.88
- Total donors:
- 136
- Biggest donor:
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Geoff and Tesni
£750.00 - Last donor:
- Anonymous 18.02.12
- Offline fundraising:
- £16,060.00
