Alan Mitchell

Alan's DoddieAid 2023 Page

Fundraising for My Name'5 Doddie Foundation
A$2,138
raised of A$2,000 target
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Event: Doddie Aid 2023, from 1 January 2023 to 11 February 2023
Participants: Scots in Australia and friends
Just when you thought January would be spent on the sofa, eating leftover chocolate coins, and counting down the days until the 6 Nations starts, it is back, Doddie Aid 2023!

Story

As a lifetime Scottish rugby tragic, the “mad giraffe” Doddie Weir was an absolute inspiration to me. His strength of character and determination showed through on the field and off, with the incredible work he has done over the years to help find a cure for motor neurone disease, which his legacy will continue.

To support - I’ve organised a few initiatives here in Sydney, Australia: 

  • 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏉💪🥵 England v Scotland Gym Punishment! - ahead of England v Scotland 6 Nations  rugby clash, Sydney personal trainer Chris Morgan, who happens to be  a  rugby mad Englishman, will put me through a punishing and no doubt humiliating session! (3rd Feb, eve of the Calcutta Cup) - DONE OUCH ✅ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-morgan-778176243
  • 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🩲🏊‍♀️  Burns Day Scottish Ocean Swim with piper - 25th Jan with regular swim group Bold & The Beautiful (Done - posted short vid on DoddieAid FB page including kind message of support from ex-Scotland Captain and DoddyAid founder, Doddie’s good friend Rob Wainwright) ✅ -  https://www.pipersofdistinction.com
  • 🚴‍♀️🥵 More Spin Than You can shake a stick at ... Upping my regular exercise with crazy 30m Apple Fitness+ cycling workouts from the most insanely energetic trainer on the planet, Tyrell Desean (ongoing to 11th)   - https://instagram.com/tyrelldesean

I've also linked my Strava to JustGiving to update progress for my supporters, including some pics of the beautiful regular dawn swim in Manly.

Please sponsor me - I really  appreciate your support to find a cure for motor neurone disease in Doddie’s memory ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇦🇺

https://doddieaid.com

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About the campaign

Just when you thought January would be spent on the sofa, eating leftover chocolate coins, and counting down the days until the 6 Nations starts, it is back, Doddie Aid 2023!

About the charity

My Name'5 Doddie Foundation

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We are My Name'5 Doddie Foundation and we're absolutely committed to our goal: A World Free of MND. We will leave no stone unturned in the relentless pursuit of this goal as we fund, guide and enable the smartest, most efficient MND research to catalyse a cure for motor neuron disease.

Donation summary

Total raised
A$2,137.84
+ A$225.62 Gift Aid
Online donations
A$2,137.84
Offline donations
A$0.00

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