Swim 44 miles

Raised
£590.00
Donors
28
Target
£500
118%
118% Raised
About

I am swimming 44 miles to raise funds for Type1 Kidz. As you all know, Ellie was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 9 years ago and it changed life for us forever. 

Type1 Kidz supports children, young adults and their families with type 1 diabete, and they give up their time to run meetings, arrange activities, days out and even mini adventure holidays. All of these things are so important to bring everybody together and it really helps the children realise others are going through the same thing and the parents get the support and advice of other parents when we feel like we are failing on a daily basis. 

Myself and Ellie have both met friends (hopefully for life) through type1 kidz and to keep the charity running they are aiming to raise £7500 this year (we know all charities have struggled over the past few years).

So to try and do my bit I am to swim 44 miles in 12 weeks. You may not know that I procrastinate A LOT, so to manage to fit this in to my weekly schedule is going to be very hard for me as in my head I am the busiest person I know ha ha. 

44 miles = 2816 lengths
Per week = 235 lengths per week
Aim do do approx 60 lengths 4 times per week. 

I will post weekly with photos showing my progress along the way but please give anything you can. We are all struggling right now with money so even if it is 50p, £1 or £10, it all adds up. 

Thank you everybody 
Gemma 

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Dionne Lambert
20 May, 2023

Well done!! You’ve done amazing! Xx

£5.00
Ron Roughead
10 May, 2023

You have done a fantastic job Gemma. No one could give more to help the cause. Hope the kids get a great break. We are so proud of you and proud of Ellie too for coping with her diabetes.

£50.00
Mel Mcgonnell
05 May, 2023

Great effort, well done!! Super cause too of course 😉

£10.00
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Nathan Carmichael      Top Donor     
05 Mar, 2023

Very proud! Keep up the hard work sis

£70.00
Gemma's fundraising stats
Online donations: £570.00
Match funding: £0.00
Raised offline: £20.00
Gift Aid: £65.00
Total raised: £655.00
Gemma is fundraising for Investing in Children

Promoting the rights of children and young people: facilitating dialogue that leads to change
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About Swim 44 Miles

I am going to swim 44 miles in 14 weeks. Everybody who knows me will know how much I procrastinate in my daily life, so for me, even leaving the house four times a week will be a challenge,

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