Charity
The CSMF fund was set up by the Sumption Family to commemorate our brother, Charlie. We wanted to do something that he would have been hugely excited by and proud of. The result is a fund which helps kids in Africa access valuable education, and a town to improve its resources. We are a small organisation, but thanks to efforts of our volunteers, have raised tens of thousands of pounds - and you can be sure that every penny and effort counts. So get involved - be inspired!
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Will Young's Cycle Tour of Ireland for CSMF
Thank you to everyone who supported the recent attempt to cycle the coast of Ireland. After starting off up the Antrim coastal path, we cycled through a lightning storm in Connemara, were chased by dogs on a daily basis and even had to fix broken baggage racks with a camera case strap. However, 16 days and 120’000 calories later we finished the 1500 mile journey.
The trip has raised over £3500 so far, so thank you to all the people who kindly made donations to the Charlie Sumption Memorial Fund. It is a relatively small charity, so your donations will make a big difference to the amount of support they can offer the students at the school in Mutunyi (Kenya) over the next few years.
The Charlie Sumption Memorial Fund (CSMF) was set up by a friend of mine and his brother, to commemorate and celebrate their late younger brother Charlie. The fund is set up to help young people at the Mutunyi Primary School in northern Kenya, an area heavily affected by aids and famine. The CSMF offers scholarships to selected students from the school to continue on to secondary education, when otherwise they could not afford it. There can only be a couple of scholarships awarded each year, so the competition for places is huge. The principal of CSMF is that young people can be given the opportunities for fulfilling their potential, when so many do not. As many of us have had the chance to continue our education, it would be a great thing if we can provide the means for others to do the same. For more information on the CSMF, please follow the link below.
http://csmf.co.uk/csmf-projects.php
We have an appropriate theme song for this cycle challange:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSHr4ubuD64&feature=related
James is cycling for Help for Heros, so please visit his ‘Just Giving’ page for more information if you would like to sponsor him:www.bmycharity.com/rawhiderun2
If you know anyone else that might want to sponsor us, please send them a link to this page.
Thank you very much for your help.
Will
Recent donors
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Sal Watt £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 23.06.11 Good luck Daniel - hope it goes well for you all, take care, Sal |
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Will & Carrie Balfour £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 17.05.11 Will - just read your account, what with the dogs and the fish & chips and the triumph.. CONGRATULATIONS! |
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The Holy family catholic school £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 13.05.11 Brian, Fronk, Dr Johnson, et al pass on their congratulations! |
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Caroline Smith £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 09.05.11 Woop well done guys!! x |
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Suzanne Barlow £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 08.05.11 Congratulations Will! An amazing feat of endurance and done I believe with no performance enhancing drugs!!!!!! Maybe just the odd beer or two! |
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Raymond £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 04.05.11 I would say 'good luck' but you've already done. So 'well done'! |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 03.05.11 |
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Chris White £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 03.05.11 |
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Tim, Rose, Clara & Fergus £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 02.05.11 Well done Will & Jim - a truely remarkable achievement Congratulations |
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Charles and Mary £150.00 (+ £37.50 giftaid) 28.04.11 Good luck for the last mile! |
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Lizzie Morgan £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 24.04.11 Good luck! |
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Victoria McMaw £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 21.04.11 |
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Helen £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 19.04.11 Happy cycling Will!!good luck to you and your friend |
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Jenny Quinn £10.00 19.04.11 |
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Steve Rehmus £200.00 18.04.11 |
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Ondine £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 17.04.11 Lots of Luck! xxx |
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Sara-Jayne McClung £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 16.04.11 |
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Natalie Riddell £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 16.04.11 Good luck!! xx |
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Nick Gillian £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 16.04.11 Good luck brother!!! You can do it.... |
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George Garrad £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 13.04.11 I have no doubt that you will finish the race because as Alice always tells me, where there's a Will, there's a way. |
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Flick, Rick & the Hooligans £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 12.04.11 Top tip from Ireland's greatest racing cyclist, Stephen Roche: stick a steak down the shorts when the pain gets too much, then cook and eat for supper. Deeply envious. Enjoy! |
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Andrew Garrad £300.00 (+ £75.00 giftaid) 11.04.11 I think that it will start quite easy, then it will be more difficult, however you will get into your stride. Towards the end I suspect that it will be gruelling. I have therefore devised a scheme to incentivise you to complete those last tough miles. |
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Barry £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 09.04.11 Best of Luck. Enjoy Galway! |
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Chris Roberts £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 05.04.11 Best of luck Billy! ITCHY BOB! |
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Nikki £20.00 02.04.11 Best of luck...hope the rain holds off! |
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Sanna Nordin-Bates £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 01.04.11 Good luck and enjoy! I am impressed (especially if you get round ;-) |
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Andrew, Katie and Olive £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 01.04.11 Good luck! |
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Richard Johnson £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 27.03.11 Good luck Will mate |
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Jase & Maria £20.00 22.03.11 Whatever you do, dont rub it when it gets sore. Best of luck and weather to you. I await the joyous stories. |
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The Armstrongs £100.00 (+ £28.21 giftaid) 22.03.11 What an AMAZING thing to be doing! Good Luck! |
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Sarah £15.00 20.03.11 Good luck Will! x |
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Faz and Theo £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 18.03.11 Good luck Will, sounds like a tremendous effort! |
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Dan Eastough £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 16.03.11 Rollin rollin rollin, rawhide! Good luck, chaps. |
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Emily C £10.00 15.03.11 Whoa. that's totally hardcore. GOOD LUCK, dude! Hope you and Jim have a blast, and recover from your saddle sores sometime this year! |
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Alice Kerr £75.00 (+ £21.15 giftaid) 13.03.11 Good Luck, Will. I hope you will be able to sit down after you've finished!! This is from Dad (Douglas £50) and me! LOL alice axxxx |
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Ol £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 11.03.11 By the power of Greyskull |
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Michael & Karina £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 08.03.11 You're completely mad Will, but good luck!! |
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Michael & Karina £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 08.03.11 You're completely mad, but good luck Will!! |
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Ross & Sarah £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 07.03.11 Poor balls |
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wilder £50.00 07.03.11 thought this should keep you in shoulder pads! |
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Eliza £15.00 (+ £4.23 giftaid) 07.03.11 With Gift aid this time!! Good luck! xx |
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Anonymous £10.00 07.03.11 |
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Louise £15.00 (+ £4.23 giftaid) 04.03.11 Go for it Will, and all for a brilliant cause - in the words of Mark Ronson & The Business International, "Gonna ride my bike until I get home!!!" x |
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Harri £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 03.03.11 Glad it's not me...maybe I'll follow Al in the car! |
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Barrie £100.00 (+ £28.21 giftaid) 03.03.11 |
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Margaret £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 03.03.11 Good Luck!! |
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Charlotte £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 02.03.11 Best of luck Will!! Lorty and I have major respect for you as struggled with 20 miles last Saturday! (Terrible!) Let us know how you get on. Well done .. an amazing cause!! |
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Neil Robinson £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 02.03.11 Good Luck Will Young on the Long and Winding Road. Awesome challenge - really Lights my Fire! Think You better Leave right now though while the weather is good - Aint no sunshine forecast for Ireland. Will Young puns aside - all the very best to you. |
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Caroline £5.00 (+ £1.41 giftaid) 02.03.11 good luck, i think ur crazy but its for a good cause!! |
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kirstie £5.00 02.03.11 good luck! |
