Christiane Ella

SSPC fundraiser for Cruse Bereavement Support

Fundraising for Cruse Bereavement Support
£394
raised of £200 target
by 18 supporters
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Event: The Great River Race, on 16 September 2023
Team: SSPC - Four Feisty Females
Cruse Bereavement Support

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RCN 208078
www.cruse.org.uk
We provide everyone with somewhere to turn when someone dies

Story

On September 16th a group of ladies from the Sunbury Skiff & Punting Club will be doing the Great River Race.

The Great River Race is London’s River Marathon. It’s a spectacular boat race covering 21.6 miles from Millwall in the East to Richmond in the West, travelling under London’s famous bridges. The fastest time is just over 2 hours.

Of course it is an exciting prospect, but also quite daunting. 21.6 miles is a very long way to go in an old wooden skiff. The seats are hard, there is little room, and there will be 4 of us (Monica, Jocelyn, Jenny and Christiane) in a small space, one cox, one passenger and two rowers (we will be rotating every half an hour). The rowers will be battling the river traffic, the waves and no doubt exhaustion (not to mention blisters in places you would never think you can get blisters!!). But what will be spurring us on is to know that we are going through this pain in order to raise awareness for Cruse Bereavement, a charity helping people of all ages to get through the pain of losing a loved one. It doesn’t matter how long you have been grieving. If you can’t cope, you need help. Cruse offers a helpline run by volunteers. For more information have a look at cruse.org.uk.

If you feel you can help spur on the Four Feisty Females, then your support would be so much appreciated.

Wish us luck and we will report back in October.

Thank you!

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Cruse Bereavement Support

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RCN 208078
www.cruse.org.uk
We offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies & work to enhance society's care of bereaved people. Our services are free of charge & support anyone who has been bereaved ensuring that we are somewhere to turn when someone dies. www.cruse.org.uk
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Donation summary

Total raised
£393.65
+ £80.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£393.65
Offline donations
£0.00

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