Jonathan White

Jon's & Lee's DW page

Fundraising for SSAFA
£3,330
raised of £5,000 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Jon and Bex Devises to Westminster Race, 29 January 2012
SSAFA

Verified by JustGiving

RCN 210760
We provide vital practical and financial to support our Armed Forces community.

Story

 

Our names are Jon and Becky White; our aim is to raise as much money as possible for the two charities below by completing the Devizes to Westminster 125mile kayak race!  We are estimating the race will take us 30 hours non-stop, including 77 portages! Many people enter this race but our situation is slightly different!

On 16 June 2010 Jon was serving with 40 Commando Royal Marines in Afghanistan and during a routine patrol stood on an IED, it changed our lives forever!  Jon was very seriously injured, losing both his legs above the knee and his right arm through the elbow. So this obviously makes this race slightly more complicated for us!

We are training hard and have a fantastic support crew who will help us achieve this goal, they will be equally as tired by the end of this.  We would love it if you could sponsor us to try and raise as much money as we can for the two charities below who have helped us and many others through difficult times. 

There is a change in plan, Bex can no longer do the Race so CSgt Lee Waters has kindly replaced her in the front seat!  Lee is a most worthy candidate, he was Jon's Troop Sergeant on Op Herrick 12 and was also injured.  He recieved multiple gun shot wounds to his face, hand and ankle.

We hope you can still see the challenge and find it within you to support us!

 

Share this story

Help Jonathan White

Sharing this page with your friends could help raise up to 3x more in donations

You can also help by sharing this link on

About the charity

SSAFA

Verified by JustGiving

RCN 210760
Since 1885, thanks to the public's support, we continue to provide welfare and wellbeing assistance tailored to our Armed Forces community. We know and understand the unique demands of service life, whether in the UK or overseas, and in times of need, we help to enable the Forces family to thrive.

Donation summary

Total raised
£3,330.00
+ £342.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£3,330.00
Offline donations
£0.00

* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.