Alastair's fundraiser for Parkinson’s UK

Alastair Campbell is raising money for Parkinson’s UK
In memory of Dick Campbell
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UWCB Shrewsbury / Telford 13th July 2024 · 13 July 2024 ·

Boxing · 13 July 2024

Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It gets worse over time and there’s no cure. Yet. Funding research into the most promising treatments, we’re getting closer to a cure. Until then, we're improving life for people with Parkinson’s, and the people in their lives. Together we'll find a cure.

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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

As you will all now know I’ve decided to push myself and to step outside my comfort zone. Therefore I will be training over the next weeks in preparation for a boxing match on the 13th July. If this can help to support the Parkinson’s UK charity then that would be amazing. Despite all the advancements in medicine there is still a huge amount still to do. Parkinson’s is a debilitating disease and I wouldn’t fully understand it without my Grandpa Campbell. A special person supported by a special woman with an amazing family. By all accounts Grandpa was a normal bloke who enjoyed socialising and as a proud Welshman loved his rugby. My memory of my Grandpa was a little different as I only knew him once he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Even then he maintained a wicked smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes. It’s only really hit me as I start to get older how the simple things can be taken from you. I get annoyed that I can no longer run as much at football as I used to. But I can still run, I can still play football with my son or bounce on the trampoline with my daughter. These somewhat simple things can be too easily taken from us and that’s why I ask you to support me with this challenge and support Parkinson’s UK to continue the incredible work they do in the hope that one day we can find a cure.

Donation summary

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£1,020.00
+ £247.50 Gift Aid
Online
£1,020.00
Offline
£0.00

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