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Part of Vicky's Water Project
Vicky’s Water Project has been established to raise funds in memory of Victoria Buchanan who was tragically killed whilst bicycling to work in October 2006. On the 30th September 2007, 190 of Vicky's friends and family took part in the Great North Run to support Vicky's Water Project. This is the largest single group of friends and family to ever participate in the race. With your support they have raised in excess of £400,000 - including money pledged and gift aid - which will bring clean running water to 20,000 people in and around Lera Town, Ethiopia. Thank you!
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My Message
Dearest All,
As always, a HUGE thank you to everyone who has generously donated, we are almost there and now it’s the final push in this last week to reach and indeed crash through our target. Any extra funds will go towards additional related work such as another bore hole and steel piping, as opposed to PVC piping, which will further benefit the area.
I’m sure most of you now know about the nature of this project and what is involved. If not, the same short summary is below. I have also attached Adam’s previous email from before and a link to an article in today’s Telegraph about Adam’s trip to Ethiopia and Haile Gebrselassie's commitment to our team: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=/sport/2007/09/25/sogad125.xml
For those that haven’t had an opportunity, briefly; I am taking part in the Great North run for Vicky Buchanan who was tragically killed whilst cycling to work in October last year. We ran the same course together back in 2005 and it was a great day, particularly the celebrations in the Toon after. In fact Adam, her fiancé, has since relayed the story of how Vicky was taken ill in her taxi home that night, due to a combination of running fatigue and a little overindulgence.
On September 30th there will be 200 of us, her family and friends, on the start line, the largest single group of friends to ever participate in the race. We hope to raise £226k for Vicky’s Water Project to fund a water network that will supply around 20,000 people in Ethiopia.
Since last week I have started “tapering” which on the whole involves reducing mileage and eating a fair bit of pasta and carbs. Hopefully, I have done enough in the previous weeks to get round the course in one piece.
If you are watching the BBC Sunday morning keep your eyes peeled for the Vickys’ Water Project Team, we’ll be in light blue vests grouped just behind the elite runners on the start line.
Thank you all very much for your continued support, I’ll be in touch after the big day to let you know how it all went.
Nat xXx
Link to my donation page: http://www.myactionaid.org.uk/natalieemery
Link to Vicky’s Water Project: http://www.vickyswaterproject.com/
Link to August Telegraph article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=PDJ1FA3H1KHLZQFIQMFSFFWAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/sport/2007/08/17/sorp117.xml&page=1
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Donations to date
| Name | Date | Amount | Comment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascale Wilson | 02/10/2007 | £5.00 | |||
| dominic cooper | 29/09/2007 | £20.00 | I have witnessed your training program over the last few months and have been most impressed by the results. I shall be thinking of you. big cuddles. xx | ||
| Sounita Bhurtun | 28/09/2007 | £20.00 | good luck babe!! xxx | ||
| Nic Catterall | 28/09/2007 | £30.00 | Trust me to follow that message....fair play to you Nat and good luck, I'll buy you a pint in The Railway to celebrate with the rest of the FH massive!!.....see you soon.........by the way.....is this that Facebook?? | ||
| Natasha Lanigan | 27/09/2007 | £50.00 | Hi Nat - Finally got it sorted! GOOD LUCK ON SUNDAY!!! Love The Lanigans | ||
| Ali and Dave | 26/09/2007 | £30.00 | |||
| Anja Pfleger | 25/09/2007 | £20.00 | What can I say. I think you're mad but I'm very impressed! Good luck! | ||
| Michael Taylor | 25/09/2007 | £20.00 | Good Luck! | ||
| Jennifer Tye | 25/09/2007 | £5.00 | Good luck NatBat. xxx | ||
| Eleanor Hall | 25/09/2007 | £20.00 | Good luck hun I'm sure you'll do great and make sure you come home in one piece so we can have a drink to celebrate xxx | ||
| Corrine Sinfield | 25/09/2007 | £20.00 | Good luck Nat.. I'm really proud of you, you never cease to amaze me with your mathoron runs especially as your main training revolves around a bar and a pint!! -x-x- | ||
| Joanna Carolan | 25/09/2007 | £10.00 | Sold a few of your DVD's (the ones you got from China) so here's your cut. Run CHINA RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
| Sarah Tye | 25/09/2007 | £10.00 | Good luck hun, I'll be watching! :o) | ||
| Michael Carr | 25/09/2007 | £25.00 | Nat, Best of Luck on your world record attempt. | ||
| Hannah Brenchley | 25/09/2007 | £20.00 | Darling Nats, I really really don't know how you do this, you're an example to us all (well where running's concerned..) and what a worthy cause. Good luck my dear CM. Love Hannah xxx | ||
| Fiona Cominges | 25/09/2007 | £20.00 | This is a very worthy cause and so so hope you can raise the amount your aiming for! Goodluck with the day and hitting your target | ||
| Anna Price | 23/09/2007 | £30.00 | Darling Nat, thank you so much for all your efforts can't wait to watch you speeding away from me next week. Good luck. Lots of love Anzxxx | ||
| Anne Roden | 21/09/2007 | £20.00 | I hope you have a great run and admire all your hard work for such a great cause | ||
| Anna Mellows | 21/09/2007 | £11.00 | Run, Rice Maiden, run! X | ||
| Joanna Carolan | 21/09/2007 | £11.00 | Now I feel really tight. Too much month at the end of the money. I've sponsered you and Pricey the same although there's every chance she's going to run further than you. Get chuffing that last box of duty free and you're back in the game my girl. Point is I will sponser both of you again.I am from The Lebanon after all. Run China RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | ||
| Mary Firth | 20/09/2007 | £10.00 | |||
| Tom Battersby | 19/09/2007 | £100.00 | Good luck | ||
| Rachael Burns | 19/09/2007 | £10.00 | |||
| Katie-Ann Collins Collins | 19/09/2007 | £10.00 | |||
| Jo Rowswell | 19/09/2007 | £15.00 | |||
| Ken Li | 19/09/2007 | £38.00 | Good luck...!! | ||
| Tino Isnardi | 19/09/2007 | £25.00 | |||
| John Carolan | 19/09/2007 | £20.00 | My Number 1Ninja student may you have the best of luck! I will be sharpening my chop sticks in your honour. XX | ||
| Suzanna Ho | 18/09/2007 | £20.00 | Keep up the training and good luck! | ||
| Max Terry | 18/09/2007 | £30.00 | Best of Luck Natalie x | ||
| Christine Wong | 18/09/2007 | £15.00 | GO NAT GO | ||
| irene wong | 13/09/2007 | £10.00 | Good luck. Go girl! I's xxx | ||
| Chris Barker | 11/09/2007 | £30.00 | Good luck with your run. | ||
| Ellen Prockter | 10/09/2007 | £20.00 | |||
| Claudia Mies | 31/08/2007 | £15.00 | N., what a great cause and a lovely way to remember your friend, go for it ! Claudia & Simon | ||
| Camilla Firth | 23/08/2007 | £20.00 | Happy birthday, LOML. Good luck with the run. Sorry I can't be there for the booze up this year. Much love. xxx | ||
| Christine Yun | 21/08/2007 | £10.00 | Great job, Nat! xx | ||
| Dave Keepax | 20/08/2007 | £15.00 | Good luck Nat! | ||
| Toby Conrad-Angel | 14/08/2007 | £40.00 | Go there nitb ({) | ||
| Sarah O'Connor | 14/08/2007 | £30.00 | Nice one Nat xx | ||
| Eamon McCusker | 13/08/2007 | £30.00 | Good luck Nat!!! I understand it'slong run so hope you manage to fit a fag and pint break in, otherwise you'll be gasping by the end! E x | ||
| Iain Sheppard | 10/08/2007 | £50.00 | Good luck (apparently this is a sufficiently motivating message) :-) | ||
| Nic McCusker | 10/08/2007 | £15.00 | Go for it Nat x | ||
| Lucy Gray | 10/08/2007 | £10.00 | Go for it Chinaman, i'm impressed! Love Lucyxxxx | ||
| Adam Chataway | 04/07/2007 | £11.00 | Vicky had £10.88 with her the day she left for work and these were the very first funds paid in to Vicky’s Water Project. With this in mind I wanted to make a similar donation towards your efforts. Thank you for all you’re doing. | ||
| Iman Basu Roy | 01/07/2007 | £10.00 | All the very best .... Good luck with the run. | ||
| RICHARD YOXON | 30/06/2007 | £30.00 | With all the booze and cigarettes you consume this will be a modern day miracle. Good luck matey.... | ||
| Mia Stoker | 24/06/2007 | £30.00 | Good luck honey. Well done. As always I admire your motivation. | ||
| eve gaiger | 18/06/2007 | £30.00 | well done for doing this nat. go girl! catch up soon. eve xxx | ||
| Alex Gort-Barten | 13/06/2007 | £30.00 | To those that follow. . .don't be tight! good work natty! | ||
| Amount raised offline: | £0.00 | ||||
| Extra money donated through Gift Aid: £ 282.52
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| Total donations: £ 1126.00 | |||||
