Laura's Mountain Climb - supporting sick adults,
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About the event
I've set myself the biggest challenge imaginable for me right now - to CLIMB MOUNT HELVELLYN, LAKE DISTRICT in order to get fit and healthier and to also raise money for the non profit org I set up called Facing Illness Together that supports over 18's with a chronic physical and / or mental illness.
Why should you sponsor?
If you sponsor my event and therefore contribute towards raising money for FACING ILLNESS TOGETHER, your generosity won't go unrecognised...
In fact, EVERYONE who sponsors me WILL be thanked and publicly recognised (unless you inform me that you wish to remain anonymous).
Recognition will come in many forms (some of the ways you may be recognised for sponsoring me are listed below)...
- A shout out - a personal thanks to you with your name and / or company included in a thank - you post on our social media pages!
- A Thank you Note - a personal thanks received in a card and / or letter in the post (please provide your address).
- A signed photo - a photo of me at the top of Mount Helvellyn, signed by me and sent in the post to you with a thank you note included (please provide address).
Laura GouldIn a year I will be attempting one of the biggest challenges I've ever set myself...
To climb Mount Helvellyn in the Lake District. As many of you reading this will already know, I have a few rare and complex conditions that cause me a lot of pain amongst other symptoms and at present there is NO WAY I could climb that mountain (it would probably kill me!!) and so I have a LOT of work to do before my challenge date - which is the 01/04/2017!
I set myself this goal after meeting with my physiotherapist on 1st April this year and he asked me to think of the ultimate goal I wanted to achieve in one years time, for personal reasons (to encourage myself to get as fit as I could and hopefully therefore reduce pain levels slightly). Bearing in mind 6 months ago I pretty much used my wheelchair everywhere I went due to the intense pain in my body making taking the fewest steps so difficult.... So, climbing mount Helvellyn is going to be a BIG big thing for me to do, if indeed I manage it!
In the last month or so I have been pushing myself to try and walk a bit further each week, and it's painful, yes... But I think of the challenge I have set myself and how amazing it would be to reach my goal for different reasons including to get fitter, to become less out of breath when moving about and to lose weight. I am now working with my Physio to build up my fitness at a rate that's both manageable for me but also a rate that means I will be able to climb that mountain in a years time.
Heres how you can help -
You may have already seen my Virgin Money Giving page and if so you will know that I have decided to raise money for 5 different charities that are all close to my heart and I am hoping people will kindly donate to charity via my VMG page, either in the knowledge that I am determined to climb this mountain or once I have climbed it, early next year!
If you have seen my VMG page, you will also have read that I am hoping to raise money for Facing Illness Together, the non profit organisation supporting those over 18 living with a chronic physical and or mental illness in the UK and beyond. F.I.T is something I set up myself two years ago...and is also soon to become a registered charity. But because F.I.T is not yet a registered charity I could not include it on the VMG page, and therefore have had to create a separate page altogether (this one!!) in the hope that people will kindly donate towards the F.I.T Fund, where the money in the fund goes towards offering new and improved support services for those facing illness.
For example, the more money F.I.T raises in its fund, the more support groups we can set up in different counties within the UK and if we raised a fortune we could even set up a helpline run by trained volunteers so that those facing illness would always have support at the end of their phone in times of difficulty or when feeling alone.
F.I.T currently gives those facing illness the chance to attend monthly support groups in Surrey, as well as social respite meets in Surrey and in ten other counties in the UK where F.I.T is currently able to offer services. The more money raised, the more county groups that can be set up! A lot of the support that is offered through F.I.T is online via Facebook and other social media sites.
PLEASE SHOW YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT BY SPONSORING ME TO CLIMB MOUNT HELVELLYN ON 01/04/2017.
ALL MONEY RAISED VIA THIS PAGE WILL GO STRAIGHT TO FACING ILLNESS TOGETHER, HELPING IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE WITH CHRONIC AND OFTEN PAINFUL CONDITIONS.
PLEASE ALSO SEE MY VIRGIN MONEY GIVING PAGE TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN DONATE TOWARDS MY 5 CHOSEN CHARITIES - Ehlers Danlos Support UK, BEAT (eating disorders), MIND, Cats Protection and AGE UK.
Thank you SO much! I am so grateful for your support ❤️
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101-250 attendees expected
50% Male Attendees
50% Female Attendees
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6 available packages from £5 to £50
https://www.sponsormyevent.com/lauras-mountain-climb-supporting-sick-adults-undefinedPlease donate £5 to sponsor me with my climb up mount Helvellyn. In return for your kind donation, which will go to FACING ILLNESS TOGETHER, the non profit org supporting those facing a chronic illness in the UK and beyond, I shall give you / your company a shout out on our social media pages and add your name / your company to the list of our sponsors / donators which will be published on the F.I.T website within 28 days of the date of you sponsoring me. Thank you!
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Please donate £10 to sponsor me with my climb up mount Helvellyn. In return for your kind donation, which will go to FACING ILLNESS TOGETHER, the non profit org supporting those facing a chronic illness in the UK and beyond, I shall give you / your company a shout out on our social media pages and add your name / your company to the list of our sponsors / donators which will be published on the F.I.T website within 28 days of the date of you sponsoring me. You will also get a thank you card in the post to say a special thanks! (Please provide an address for me to send your thank you note if you wish to receive one...) Thank you!
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Please donate £15 to sponsor me with my climb up mount Helvellyn. In return for your kind donation, which will go to FACING ILLNESS TOGETHER, the non profit org supporting those facing a chronic illness in the UK and beyond, I shall give you / your company a shout out on our social media pages and add your name / your company to the list of our sponsors / donators which will be published on the F.I.T website within 28 days of the date of you sponsoring me. Along with the shout out you will also receive a thank you card in the post (please provide an address if you wish to receive a thank you card) along with some F.I.T stickers Thank you!
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Please donate £20 to sponsor me with my climb up mount Helvellyn. In return for your kind donation, which will go to FACING ILLNESS TOGETHER, the non profit org supporting those facing a chronic illness in the UK and beyond, I shall give you / your company a shout out on our social media pages and add your name / your company to the list of our sponsors / donators which will be published on the F.I.T website within 28 days of the date of you sponsoring me. For your £20 donation, you will also receive a thank you card in the post, along with some F.I.T stickers and a postcard and pen all the way from Helvellyn. (Please supply your addresss if you wish to receive the card and goodies in the post...) Thank you!
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Please donate £30 to sponsor me with my climb up mount Helvellyn. In return for your kind donation, which will go to FACING ILLNESS TOGETHER, the non profit org supporting those facing a chronic illness in the UK and beyond, I shall give you / your company a shout out on our social media pages and add your name / your company to the list of our sponsors / donators which will be published on the F.I.T website within 28 days of the date of you sponsoring me. For your generous donation, you will also receive a thank you card in the post, F.I.T stickers and a postcard all the way from Helvellyn, along with a signed photograph of me at the top of Helvellyn once I reach the top! Thank you!
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Thank you for your fabulous £50 donation to sponsor me with my climb up mount Helvellyn. In return for your kind donation, which will go to FACING ILLNESS TOGETHER, the non profit org supporting those facing a chronic illness in the UK and beyond, I shall give you / your company a shout out on our social media pages and add your name / your company to the list of our sponsors / donators which will be published on the F.I.T website within 28 days of the date of you sponsoring me. You will also receive a thank you card in the post along with F.I.T stickers and a postcard from Helvellyn, a signed photograph of me once I've reached the top of the mountain and a video of me showing the highlights on the very day I complete my big climb. Please provide an address for where you wish your reward to be sent. Thank you!
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