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CHILDREN with CANCER UK, formerly CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA Charity Registration No. 298405 CHILDREN with CANCER UK, formerly CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA, is the leading charity dedicated to the fight against childhood leukaemia and other childhood cancers. The charity funds life-saving research into the causes, prevention and treatment of childhood leukaemia and other childhood cancers and works to protect young lives through essential welfare and campaigning programmes. With administration costs kept to a minimum, you can be sure that when you support CHILDREN with CANCER UK, your money will be put to good use immediately in the fight to save young lives. For more information, please visit www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk/run or telephone: 020 7404 0808
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Ten Days In The Desert - Sahara 2011
Between 28th Oct and 6th Nov 2011, Matt Stewart, Michael Jackaman, and Alan Wearing will trek 100km across the Sahara Desert. They have one goal, to raise a minimum of £7500 for Children with Leukaemia.
Matt's Nephew was diagnosed with Leukaemia just before Christmas in 1998, he was only two years old at the time and three years of intensive chemotherapy followed. On completion of the treatment the cancer went into remission, the benchmark for being given the 'all clear' is that the disease must not return within five years...Matt's Nephew is now eight years clear and turned thirteen in December 2009. This milestone birthday acted as the catalyst for Matt to not only sign up for this expedition, but to drag Mike and Alan along for the ride.
"No person should have to endure cancer, let alone a child. We wanted to do something different, something that is crazy enough to really make people sit up and take notice, to dig deep into their pockets, I think walking part way across the Sahara should do it! Are we completely nuts? Probably. Are we prepared? We will be. Are we committed? Without any doubt, yes. This is by far the biggest thing any of us has ever done, the words half hearted don't come into it, we will be throwing everything we have at this."
The trek in a nutshell...
Arriving in Marrakech, the guys will be driven many hours into the desert to begin their journey. Led by a team of Berbers, with camels carrying supplies, they will walk for hours across unforgiving terrain, with little shelter from the sun the temperature will climb well into the 30's and beyond. Night will be spent sleeping under canvas where the temperature will then plummet close to freezing, as the sun rises they will set off again. Several days and 100kms later they will return to Marrakech...at least that's the plan!
The serious bit...
This trip is a massive undertaking, physically and mentally, but it will all be worthwhile if we can hit our minimum target of £7500. This is where YOU come in. From the bottom of our hearts we hope you will please donate whatever you can spare, empty all your pockets for change, check down the back of the sofa, sacrifice that pint in the pub, it all adds up. You can donate, securely, using the link below.
We thank you, and Children with Leukaemia thank you, for every single penny.
Recent donors
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Dot & Dave, Chrissie and Margaret £20.00 23.11.11 Well done! |
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Dawn Richardson and Paul Bonello SCC £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 22.11.11 Well Done Chaps |
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Mals and Pete £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 15.11.11 Well done Guys. |
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Anonymous £15.00 15.11.11 |
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Anonymous £20.00 15.11.11 |
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Owen and Louise £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 06.11.11 Well Done! |
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fi £15.00 (+ £3.75 giftaid) 02.11.11 |
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Tom £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 27.10.11 All the best guys. |
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Tony and Barbara Galloway £20.00 26.10.11 Good luck Alan a very worthy cause. |
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Abigail Taylor £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 26.10.11 Good luck Matt and the boys, you'll be brilliant! Love Abi and Neal |
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Naomi Colwill £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 26.10.11 good luck boys...such a worth cause. |
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Shotley Rose Pub, Olly Abbott and Glynn Frost £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 24.10.11 Good Luck!! |
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Phil £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 21.10.11 Provided Mike wears the hat! |
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Sarah Cresswell £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 21.10.11 good luck , a well worth cause .xx |
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Margie & Howard £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 21.10.11 Not long now! Good luck to you All. Proud of you Alsie. |
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Olivia hudson £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 21.10.11 Good luck! X |
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Graham Beamish £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 20.10.11 Good Luck |
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Helen Ives £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 19.10.11 |
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Tim Jermyn £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 19.10.11 Good Luck Boys! |
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Michael & Joan Kemp £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 18.10.11 |
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Joe Zlotek £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 18.10.11 Good luck! |
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Matt Harding £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 17.10.11 Check your shoes in the morning before putting them on! |
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Rob Lambert £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 17.10.11 |
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James Mehmed £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 17.10.11 Go for it guys! |
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Anonymous £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 15.10.11 |
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Joy Allen £10.00 14.10.11 Good luck, look forward to hearing all your adventures! |
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Evey £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 14.10.11 Good luck |
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Matt £235.00 14.10.11 Offline fundraising transfer |
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Nick Burrows £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 14.10.11 Good Luck to Mr Jackaman and the team! (Not long now!!!) |
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Jules £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 10.10.11 |
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Lin&Alan Wearing / Mum&Dad £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 04.10.11 Have a hot'un! Good luck guys! |
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Graham and May £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 03.10.11 Wishing you all the best |
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Cuddles £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 30.09.11 Good luck chaps |
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Fox & Humprhrey £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 29.09.11 Skills. |
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Roger & Janice Meek £50.00 19.09.11 Really Good Luck to the Three of You!! a real worthy cause. |
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Michelle Tucker £10.00 16.09.11 Good luck x |
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Tim Sutton £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 13.09.11 Hi Matt, a really great cause, good luck.. regards Tim |
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Sonia Quinton £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 09.09.11 All the best for the trek - good luck! |
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Nikki Burnell £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 07.09.11 Good Luck Boys!! xx |
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Anonymous £14.06 01.09.11 Offline donations |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 01.09.11 Offline fundrasining transfer |
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Anonymous £8067.00 25.08.11 Transfer from offline fundraising. |
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Faye mcsloy £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 25.08.11 Good luck guys :) |
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Leanne Thurkettle £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 21.08.11 Good luck to you all |
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Steve Day £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 19.08.11 Good luck guys! |
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Michael and Cathy Wenzel £50.00 19.08.11 Good luck, boys! What a wonderful cause! We'll be cheering you on from Washington State! |
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Katrina Browning £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 18.08.11 Good Luck |
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Jane & Nigel £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 18.08.11 Good luck boys xxx |
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Mark Holland £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 18.08.11 Good luck chaps, rather you than me! |
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Julian Laughlin £120.00 (+ £30.00 giftaid) 18.08.11 Good luck boys! |
