Nicola Johnston

On my way !!!! Trekking 2023 here we come

Fundraising for When You Wish Upon A Star
£6,404
raised of £5,500 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Arctic Wish Trek 2023, from 26 January 2023 to 31 March 2023
Participants: Claire Johnston
We aim to grant the magical Wishes to children with life threatening illnesses

Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

3 days from now ! I will be trekking in the Arctic 🐻‍❄️ 

This will be an amazing adventure  I have been raising funds for Whenyouwish Charity giving children with life threatening illnesses and their families magical wishes and memories.

Over the last two years I have been walking , training hard with a personal trainer on my core strength and endurance and with the help of all my family, friends and slimming world members ❤️ been getting to my new target of £5500!

I am so close now it’s absolutely fantastic and I can’t thank everyone enough for their support and donations 

I will be posting when I am out in the arctic so keep an eye out for my progress 

Thank you 

Much love Nic


My Story

Someone asked me so I said yes...! 

In the past I have walked the Edinburgh Moonwalk and also trekked overnight from Glasgow to Edinburgh. It felt like the right time for a new challenge and WHAT a challenge this will be. 

In January 2022 I will be trekking 70km over 3 days from Rovaniemi into the Arctic Circle and finishing at the Arctic Snow Hotel. WOW! Along the way I will be undertaking various training and other challenges to help me along the way with this adventure. 

I am aiming to  to raise raise at least £3750 to support When you Wish Upon a Star to send an children and their families to visit this magical place. They can play in the forest among reindeer and huskies, toast marshmallows over a campfire and visit the 'real' Santa! :) Families get to enjoy time together, share magical moments and set aside thoughts and worries of hospital visits for a day. This magical Lapland trip is entirely funded by the Charity's supporters and a seat on the 

The Covid-19 pandemic is affecting all industries, including the charity sector. When You Wish Upon A Star have their Wish granting on hold, as the health and safety of the Wish children and their families is paramount. The charity has also lost valuable funds due to the cancellation of many fundraising events, including their own 30th birthday celebrations in 2020. 

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Please share this update and link on your own pages and tell your friends and family about this brilliant charity. Be someone to help get these children to see Santa and make their wishes come true  

Thank you love Nic

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About the charity

When You Wish Upon a Star are a charity whose aim is to grant the Wishes of children between the ages of 4 to 16 years old living with life threatening illnesses. Whatever the Wish, wherever possible, we will aim to make that Wish come true. Please help us grant these magical Wishes

Donation summary

Total raised
£6,403.50
+ £515.25 Gift Aid
Online donations
£5,308.50
Offline donations
£1,095.00

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