Hugh McKenna

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Fundraising for Back Up
£290
raised of £500 target
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Hugh McKenna's fundraising, 18 April 2011
Back Up

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RCN 1072216
We help people with spinal cord injury to transform their lives

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Updated on Jul 4th 2011 at 2:38 PM from the JustGiving API

Only got till Friday to raise as much in donations as possible!!! The Snowdon Push is ready and waiting for THE WARRIORS and I. Please, please dig deep, every little helps to enable someone who finds themselves in a wheelchair, to live life again, move forwards and blossom again. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO HAS DONATED, IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME AND EVEN MORE TO THEM! xxx

Updated on Jul 2nd 2011 at 9:27 AM from the JustGiving API

30 mile bike ride today! Training for Snowdon, money and awareness for The Back Up Trust!!! Thank you all so much for all your support and sponsorship! Your helping change lives!!! MASSIVE MASSIVE RESPECT!!! xxx

Updated on Jun 14th 2011 at 10:05 AM from the JustGiving API

Hi everyone please support me by making a small donation on my Just Giving page! Raising money for the Snowdon Push and awareness of The Back Up Trust! Thank you so so much.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I became aware of the amazing work The Backup Trust does through my friend, Barry West. Barry went to the same school as me and a few years after i left, his Mother, Christine made me aware that Barry had been in a serious car accident....he was paralized from the neck down...for life...he was just 19 years old!

Long story short and 15 years down the line,  Barry now 34, seventeen people and myself have just made history. Barry motivated us to believe that it was possible to make him the first person ever to reach the summit of 'Ben Nevis', the highest mountain in Britain.....we did it....he was right!

Why??? The Backup Trust taught Barry to know know limits, feel the fear and do it anyway and that you only have one life so live it. Barry now lives his life helping other wheelchair users to live life to the full. He is a master motivator, inspirational and exiting to be around. He has showed us all that life is for living and enjoying no matter what hardships come your way. REMEMBER...he is paralized from the neck down!

The Backup Trust woke Barry up, helped him find himself again and thank goodness they did. Without Barry the world of wheelchair users would be a rather duller place, my world would be a duller place. Please take 2 minutes to see Barrys website www.westysuk.co.uk then you will have a better understanding of how important the work of The Backup Trust is. They help thousands of people in wheelchairs (and their families) move on and enjoy a full and exciting life.....but, sitting down!!!

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Back Up

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RCN 1072216
Back Up services include mentoring, wheelchair skills training and activity courses as well as support in getting back to work or school after an injury. We provide peer led tailored support to help people adjust to a spinal cord injury and inspire independence and confidence for a positive future.

Donation summary

Total raised
£290.00
+ £65.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£290.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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