James Sweeney

James Sweeney's Dryathlon Page

Fundraising for Cancer Research UK
£50
raised of £150 target
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Event: Dryathlon 2015, from 1 January 2015 to 31 January 2015
Cancer Research UK

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RCN 1089464, SC041666, 1103 & 247
We pioneer life-saving cancer research to help us beat cancer

Story

I'll be taking on Dryathlon again this year after successfully getting through a sober January in 2014.
Thanks to everybody who helped me reach my target!

This year, instead of just doing the same thing, I've decided to raise the stakes a bit...

I will navigate all of January without so much as sniffing an alcoholic drink. In doing so, I hope to raise enough in sponsorship to meet my modest £150 target.

But...

If I raise at least 50% on top of my target, I will extend my Dryathlon into February. That's right - I will go two months without alcohol. Taking January and February together I will be forcing myself through a number of friends' birthdays without allowing myself a nice cold jar of honey. 

Further, 100% on top of my target will keep me of the brewskis until the end of March - THREE MONTHS of sobriety. 

And just to make it a little more fun I'll put one last hurdle in place. If, with everyone's support, I can TRIPLE my target, I will stay away from the nectar all they way up until midnight on Monday 8th of June. 

This means I will not touch ANY alcohol until the day after my 25th birthday!

So, to recap:
£0-224: I will not drink during January 2015
£225+: I will not drink until 1st March 2015
£300+: I will not drink until 1st April 2015
£450+: I will not drink until 9th June 2015. 

Weekly updates will be provided throughout as appropriate.

Of course, this is all just to make it a bit more interesting. Whatever support people can provide will be most welcome, and every penny is a penny raised towards a good cause. 

Please spread the word and help out as much as you can!

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Cancer Research UK

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RCN 1089464, SC041666, 1103 & 247
We‘re the world‘s leading cancer charity dedicated to saving and improving lives through research. We fund research into the prevention, detection and treatment of more than 200 types of cancer through the work of over 4,000 scientists, doctors and nurses.

Donation summary

Total raised
£50.00
+ £8.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£50.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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