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4 PARA South Downs March - Sat 21 May
On Saturday 21st May 4 PARA will embark on an epic march (Tab) along the South Downs. All our Companies from around the UK will be taking part (Glasgow,Edinburgh, London, Leeds, Newcastle and St Helens). The lads will march with full kit and aim to finish the march in around 12 hours. Full logistical support will be supplied by our team, but it is your support we are after.
Your kind donations will go to the Afghanistan Trust which raises money to support Parachute Regiment soldiers who have been injured whilst serving on Operations.
Many Parachute Regiment soldiers and their families are extremely grateful for the continuing support of the Afghanistan Trust and your donations will ensure that additional financial support will still be available.
JustGiving - the easiest way to fundraise and donate to charity... http://www.justgiving.com/Tim-Fleming
Black Country Half Marathon - Sgt Scotty Evans
Sgt Scotty Evans (3 PARA) Tabing the Birmingham Black Country Half Marathon July 2 - 2011.
Sgt Scotty Evans is currently a serving member of 3 PARA posted down at Pirbright at HDPRCC, he is looking into Tabing the Black Country Half Marathon for the Afghan Trust.
A really worthy cause, so please donate at http://www.justgiving.com/SCOTTYEVANS, every penny helps!!
Emma raises over £1500 running the marathon
On Sunday the 17th April 2011, Emma Round - Turner crossed the finish line of the Virgin London Marathon and in doing so, raised over £1500 for The Parachute Regiment Afghanistan Trust. Emma's motivation for completing this challenge was enduring 6 months without her fiance, Captain Ed Withey of The Third Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, who was deployed on operations in Afghanistan. "My motivation came from wanting to give something back to all the guys who have been doing such a great job in 1,2 and 3 PARA in Afghanistan. I felt like I wanted to try to complete something challenging too, whilst raising money for those who have suffered injuries and for the families of those who did not make it back."
Emma has spent the the last 6 months pounding the pavements around her home in London, although she suffered a serious ankle injury in the final month before the race. "I had to lay of training all together and take a lot of painkillers on the day, so I am really pleased that I managed to get through it and get a reasonable time. The support from my friends and family was unbelievable, but what really kept me going was the knowledge that my fiance would never let me live it down if I stopped!".
Emma managed the course in 4 hours 13 minutes, which is an impressive start for a novice marathon runner. She would like to thank everybody who has supported her so far in fundraising and urges anyone else who wants to donate that her justgiving page is staying open for the next couple of months. This can be found at http://www.justgiving.com/Emma-Round---Turner
So inspired was her fiance, that he has pledged to attempt three endurance events over the next six months. Captain Ed Withey will be attempting the 56 mile London to Brighton footrace, The Caesers camp 50 mile loop race in Aldershot and the famous Thames Path Centurion; a 100 mile trail race that goes through the night from Richmond all the way through to Oxford.
Ed hopes to smash his previous fundraising attempts which have included the Al Andalus 250km Ultra Trail with 3 PARA running team and the 5 peaks challenge, all of which were raising money for the Afghanistan Trust. Donations towards Ed's challenges can be found at www.justgiving.com/Edward-Withey0/ and all money raised will go straight to wounded Parachute Regiment soldiers and their families.
Pete Digby raises over £4k running the marathon with a Washing Machine on his back
Pete Digby raises over 4K running London Marathon with washing machine on his back. The donations are still coming in after his coverage on the media.
Fund Rasing - Charity Bike Ride to Prosion Service Festival - 27th April
My son, Patrick, was injured whilst on tour on January 2nd.
Friends and colleagues at work are organising a charity bike ride to the prison service festival of rugby in Coventry on 27th April, inspired by Patricks injury. They asked me which charity I wanted the money to go to and I asked for the monies raised to be donated to the Afghanistan Trust.
Patrick is currently at home after a second op on his leg to correct a couple of complications and he is doing very well and stays positive and has a wonderful attitude. He is going to be there to see the riders off on Wednesday morning and I will then drive him to Coventry to see them arrive. There is going to be press coverage and I would love to promote the Afghanistan Trust to the fullest.
Thank you
Diane Limb (Mother of Pte Patrick Burns)
Langenhoe Lion Raises £500 for AT and H4H
The Race Night held at the Langenhoe Lion (Mersea Rd, Colchester) on Sat 9th April raised £500 for AT and H4H. 30 people attended the event. The Lion has other fund raising events planned for the rest of the year - details to follow.
Moneycorp to Sponsor AT
Moneycorp, UK's leading foreign exchange specialist, have announced they will sponsor AT for an 8 month period.
Stacey Hendry - Tesco Fund Raising This Weekend In Memory of Brother Lewis Hendry
Stacey's brother Pte Lewis Hendry passed away in Afghanistan February 9th 2011. She is holding lots of fundraising events this year to raise as much money as
possible. This weekend Stacey will be holding fundraising events in Tesco Stores. Stacey and her Mum both work for Tesco and are hoping to raise a lot of money for AT.
Stacey has already done a fancy dress (camo) fund-raiser in a bar in Dereham called the lounge where she raised £2,000.
Bungee Jump in Support of AT - By Domus
Domus have raised £775 for AT
The main reason for us wanting to help this charity is because our company Domus have been affected personally with two of our employees experiencing the affect caused by their son being seriously injured in Afghanistan recently and we as a company wanted a way to show our support to them!
The event that we held was for 6 of out employees to plummet 165 foot of a crane with a piece of rope round their ankles over 4” deep water i.e. Bungee Jump that was the nearest we could get to a Paras thrill seeking experience. We did the event in January 2011.
Casino Night Held at Lessingham Village Hall - Sat 9th April
A Casino Night was held at Lessingham Village Hall, home village to Andrew Bailey, 2
Para, on Saturday, 9th April in aid of the Afghanistan Trust.
Over 70 people attended and enjoyed a light supper of jacket spud and choice of
filling and betting on the roulette and blackjack tables. The seven people
with the highest amount of 'chips' at the end of the evening then fought it out
on the blackjack table. Each of the seven were given the same number of chips
to start and the person with the highest value when the cards ran out won the
cash prize.
A raffle was also held and donations were given from people who were unable to
attend but wished to support the cause. The total sum of £760 was made for the
Trust.
Jay Watt 4 PARA - Edinburgh Marathon in LLP Parachute 22 May
Jay Watt a reservist with 4 PARA for some time and has served in Iraq and more recently Afghanistan.
Jay will be running the Edinburgh Marathon on 22 May. He would like to run it on behalf of The Afghan Trust and will be running the marathon with a LLP parachute on his back to advertise this great cause.
Stuart Tootal to Raise £9,000+ for AT running London Marathon.
Stuart Tootal has so far raised £9,911 pounds in pledges and sponsorship for AT for running the London Marathon. This total may exceed £10,000 by the time Stuart has run the marathon.
Please support at:
http://www.justgiving.com/Stuart-Tootal0
Trash to Treasure - Raising Awareness and Funds for The Afghanistan Trust
Sam Walton is raising funds for AT, by asking departing students to place items they leave behind with Sam's Team so money can be raised from their sale.
Sam Walton, Property Manager of Cosmopolitan Student Homes, along with the accommodation team at Stratford College are organising a charity event to help raise money for The Afghan Trust. The charity is close to Sam's heart, having lost a very good friend, Private Conrad James Lewis in Afghanistan in 2008. Conrad attended Stratford College along with another fallen soldier Private Joe Whittaker and both their deaths have affected many people from the College. Sam hopes by putting on this event to raise as much money as possible and increase awareness of The Afghan Trust and some of the amazing work they do.
Carl Knox Sponsored Walk - Around Circle Line 7th May - In Memory of Pte Martin Bell
Carl Knox is planning a sponsored walk around the circle line in London on the 7th May 2011. He will be doing this with a few of his Radiographer colleagues from work.
Carl's just giving webpage;
http://www.justgiving.com/CircleLineWalk-ParachuteRegAfghanTrust
Carl is doing this in memory of Pte Martin Bell, who was a good friend. Carl is also a
close family friend, who was one of 7 members of family who attended RAF
Lyneham for the repatriation ceremony. Carl wants to thank everybody for the support
shown to the Bell family during this difficult time. The work that the AT and everybody who supports it is so essential to the injured soldiers and their families.
Casino Night - Saturday, 9th April at Lessingham Village Hall, nr Stalham, Norwich
Judy Baily is running a Casino Night.
Doors open 7.30, tables at 8.00. Tickets £5 each
to include light refreshments (jacket spud & filling) and first 'bag of
chips'. There will be a raffle and a prize for person with most money left
when tables close. Bring your own drinks.
Oosterbeck Trek 3 Sept - Annual Airborne March in support of AT
Mrs Naomi Whittaker, Michael Vallance and His Wife are leading a party of British trekkers to Oosterbeek in September this year to complete the annual Airborne March on Saturday 3rd September. This trek has been held for over sixty years now and details can be found on the website www.airbornewandeltocht.nl
They are taking a party of approximately twenty walkers to complete the various battlefield trek routes offered by this challenge, from 10km to 42km. They have raised over £25,000 in the past 3 years for ABF The Soldiers Charity and Help for Heroes from completing this and other walking challenges - please see http://www.justgiving.com/Michael-Vallance for an example of what we raised last year for the ABF (They raised a similar amount for H4H, raising well over £5k in aggregate).
This year they would like to make The Afghanistan Trust the sole benefit charity for our trek challenge. They would specifically like to donate the monies raised by the group this year in loving memory of Private Joe Whittaker and Private Conrad Lewis, both of 4 PARA, attached to 2 PARA and 3 PARA respectively.
Pete Digby - Washing Machine Man - Update London Marathon
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