Tom Bottomley is fundraising for Marie Curie Cancer Care

Tom Bottomley

Great North Swim 2009

on 12/09/2009

Training at Runswick Bay

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- Snowdonia (-5C). Didn't get past toes!

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Team members:

Tom Bottomley

Raising money for

Marie Curie Cancer Care

Charity Registration No. 207994 (England & Wales) and SCO 38731 (Scotland)

Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing totally free, to give terminally ill people the choice of dying at home supported by their families. Your local Marie Curie Hospice actively promotes quality of life for people with cancer and provides support for their families. The services are completely free to patients. World class scientists at the Marie Curie Research Institute are investigating how cancer develops to find better ways of treating the disease in the future.

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Tom Bottomley

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Raised: 292%

Target: £500.00
Raised so far: £1,460.00

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My story

It's been a while since I last did any fundraising - or even any real exercise! - as the last couple of years have been focussed on our wedding and then the birth of our first child Max in October 2008.

The Great North Swim is my first small step towards doing a little bit more for other people again. As before, I am raising money for Marie Curie Cancer Care - this time by competing in the Great North Swim in Lake Windermere (at 9:30am on Sunday 13th September).

Any donations, no matter how small, will be very gratefully received and I am very thankful to all of you for your generosity both now and previously.

To make things a little more interesting, I am also quitting smoking! Obviously the two are linked since I would rather not drown in Windermere. If you'd like to help, you can sponsor me to give up smoking at www.justgiving.com/TomBottomleyQuits - the challenge here is to give up from 1st August 2009 until the swim on 13th September 2009 ... and my promise is that I will repay ALL sponsorship raised at the above address if I fail (MCCC still get their money but I will pay).

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer.

Thank you again for all your help.

Tom

	Well done Tom!!! Donation by Andy Samuel 28/09/09	£20.00
	Donation by Victoria Robson 25/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Sorry it's late but well done, Tom! Great effort! Donation by Candy & Andrew 16/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Great work Tom! We're really proud of you. Lots of Love, Nakul & Tirath Donation by Nakul Misra Pathak 16/09/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Donation by Garry Wilson 15/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done Tom Donation by Natalia 15/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Nutter! Well done mate - keep it up. Scott Donation by Scott Wotherspoon 15/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	missed your mental hairbrained adventures, welcome back! Donation by Jamie Donohoe 15/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Here you are. If you can do it underwater next year I'll sponsor you some more. Donation by Tim Brown 15/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Sorry its late. Hope you succeeded. Donation by Simon and Jayne 13/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Tom, I'm glad to see fatherhood hasn't slowed you down. Good luck. Donation by Lee Sweeney 11/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	You mad fool! All the best from E and the bump x Donation by Elizabeth Priest 11/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	All the best! Good to see you aren’t letting fatherhood knock the silliness out of you! Donation by Grace & Caio 11/09/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	The water is going to be lovely and cold so I hope you have got a wetsuit! Good luck Donation by Russell Heyes 11/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Does Windermere still taste of oil? Donation by Miles, Susie, Harry & Maddie 11/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	A shout? Donation by Giles Pinkney 10/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck Tom! Donation by Ben Howell 10/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck from all the team at Hitchenor Wakeford Donation by Hitchenor Wakeford 10/09/09	£50.00
	If you can brave Runswick waters Windermere will be easy! Good luck! Pete, Helen & Annabel x Donation by Helen Fairy 10/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck ! Donation by Henry Shelford 09/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck Tom - a very very worthy cause to plunge into cold water for. Donation by Julie Fearnley 09/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Smith Family 09/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Tom.xx Donation by Kevin and Max Wilson 09/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of Luck Tom! Donation by Warren Green 09/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	What a hero! Good luck Tom. Donation by Jane Richards 09/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck fella, is goose fat used at any point in this challenge?? James, Helen and Charlotte Donation by James Latham 09/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Tom Donation by David Hardless 09/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Go for it! Donation by Mo Metcalfe 09/09/09	£50.00
	Tom. Good luck - hope the water is not too cold. Mandy Donation by amanda walker 09/09/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Donation by Richard Lindley 09/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,135.00
Offline donations:	£325.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£266.54

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