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The Swim - Team fundraising page
THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S II SWIM TEAM FUNDRASING PAGE
1 SWIM, 1 TEAM, 56 MILES, TO RAISE £1 MILLION FOR CANCER RESEARCH UK’s LIFE SAVING WORK
Sir Richard Branson and Ronan Keating are taking on the ultimate challenge of captaining a relay team of 10 to swim the Irish Sea and raise £1 million for Cancer Research UK.
Cancer Research UK are delighted to announce that Samsung has become headline sponsor of our first ever celebrity led fundraising challenge. As part of its sponsorship, Samsung has pledged to donate £3,500 for every mile the team completes. The team, which aims to set off on Wednesday 31 September from Holyhead, will be recording their experiences on their Galaxy S II Smartphone and the Galaxy 10.1 tablet.
Frances Milner, Supporter Led Fundraising Director, Cancer Research UK, said: “We are delighted to have Samsung on board as our headline sponsor. We have a great team who are all motivated by our aim to raise £1million. Every two minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with cancer and so events like this are vital for raising money for our lifesaving work.”
Simon Stanford, Managing Director, Mobile, Samsung UK and Ireland said: “It’s an ambitious target for an ambitious challenge and we encourage all customers to get behind the team and donate whatever they can to help reach the £1 million target for such a worthwhile cause.”
Recent donors
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Helen Tucker £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 23.11.11 What you all achieved is amazing - well done! |
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Anonymous £5.00 18.11.11 |
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Virgin Trains Holyhead £75.35 04.11.11 With best wishes from all at Virgin Trains Holyhead! |
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Anonymous £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 19.10.11 Well done |
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Anonymous £15.00 10.10.11 |
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Nieve Johnston £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 05.10.11 |
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Catrin £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 03.10.11 Congratulations - what an epic swim - made me nervous and excited just watching it on tv! |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 02.10.11 |
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Simon L £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 28.09.11 Well done Simon M for organising 'The Swim'. Liz & I watched the show and were very impressed! |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 27.09.11 |
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Anonymous £150.00 27.09.11 |
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Fiona M £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 26.09.11 Well done |
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Phillipa Millington £10.00 25.09.11 Congrats on the big celebrity swim!! well brave and deserved Ro!!! LOVE YA LOTS XXXXX |
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eve £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 24.09.11 Well done all a great effort |
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SUE ROB AND DAVE B £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 24.09.11 WELL DONE LIANE LLEWELLYN AND THE REST OF THE TEAM |
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amelia and paul £20.00 24.09.11 well done |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 24.09.11 |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 23.09.11 |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 23.09.11 Thank you everybody. You were all brilliant. |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 23.09.11 |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 23.09.11 Congratulations to all the team on this achievement including the celebs, but especially the other members of the team who do open water swimming on a regular basis |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 23.09.11 |
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Christine Maxwell £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 23.09.11 Thank you for all your efforts, well done. |
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Anonymous £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 23.09.11 Congratulations on completing the swim. Watched the TV show - fantastic effort by everyone. |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 23.09.11 |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 22.09.11 |
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Paul £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 22.09.11 Just watched the documentary on C5. Very well done to you all, you should all be very proud of yourselves. Special well done to Ronan who seemed to have the toughest time completing the challenge. (For my Dad who died from cancer in 2005). |
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Irene £20.00 22.09.11 Thank you for making a difference. You are all wonderfully courageous to take part in such a tough challenge. |
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Phil & Nan Cox £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 22.09.11 Excellent work. We're proud of you all |
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kate costello £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 22.09.11 congrats and watching the show was really inspiring. |
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Anonymous £50.00 22.09.11 |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 22.09.11 congratulations |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 22.09.11 Well done! Very proud! |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 22.09.11 well done to the non celeb swimmers - we know how hard you swam - and we know we need the celebs to make us donate - well done everyone |
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Jess £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 22.09.11 Well done everyone! Fantastic cause. Miss Dad every day xx |
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Jo Harvey £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 22.09.11 Amazing, fabulous, wonderful xx |
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Anonymous £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 22.09.11 |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 22.09.11 Well done, great achievement! |
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Green Karabiner £15.00 (+ £3.75 giftaid) 22.09.11 |
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Mel £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 22.09.11 Well done guys! |
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Anke £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 22.09.11 |
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Kate Verdon £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 22.09.11 |
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Rachael £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 22.09.11 Wow what a wonderful achievment. Cancer takes those we love away and what you have done is an inspiration to us all. |
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Mel £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 22.09.11 Well done guys! Would have loved to have been with you |
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Georgina Salmon £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 22.09.11 Fantastic effort, well done to you all. :-) x |
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Jacqueline Keating £10.00 22.09.11 I am very proud of Ronan, he is a champion of champions. godbless your one in a million. love from jackie xxx |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 22.09.11 |
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Cat & Adam £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 22.09.11 Well done Jason! |
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Anonymous £20.00 22.09.11 |
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