2012 VIRGIN LONDON MARATHON

Do you know anyone who is looking for a place in this year’s London Marathon and would like to raise money for the Herts MS Therapy Centre.

We still have two Golden Bond places available.

For more information please contact charleneredmond@hmstc.net or call 01462 684214.

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Andy Nation raises funds for the Herts MS Therapy Centre 

TEDDINGTON TO CALAIS – 30  JUNE 2012

The swimmer from Knebworth, Andy Nation, is preparing for another gargantuan challenge following his successful 147 mile swim of the non-tidal River Thames in 2005.  He now plans to start from where he finished the last swim at Teddington, West London, through the centre of London to Southend, then around the Kent coast to Dover and finally across the English Channel to Calais.  Again, the distance is 147 miles.

And just to make the task even harder, he has set a fund-raising target of £1,000,000 for charity.  You can read all the details of the swim at www.teddingtontocalais2012.org.uk and how he plans to make that target.

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Heald Solicitors support the Herts MS Therapy Centre

Extra Mile  raised money again last year by cycling a 500 mile route in France. The Challenge took the teams from the heart of France, through the vineyards of Burgundy and onto the foothills of the Alps, finishing at the lakeside capital of the haute Savoie region, Annecy. Video by LECLICK Studio Limited

It costs us over £300,000 a year to run the Herts MS Therapy Centre. We receive no statutory funding at all – we raise money through our own fundraising efforts and the generosity of many individuals, service clubs, local businesses and charitable trusts.

If you would like to help us, either by making a donation or in any other way please contact
Charlotte Adams – Business Manager at charlotteadams@hmstc.net
Charlene Redmond Community Fundraiser at charleneredmond@hmstc.net

 

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Sainsbury’s Marshalswick Continues to support the Herts MS Therapy Centre.

The Herts Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre has received another donation from Sainsbury’s Marshalswick Petrol Station. This year the Marshalswick Petrol Station has donated £3,097.00 from collections taken in store. Add this to their donation last year of £2,048.00 making a grand total of £5,145.00.

We would like to thank the manager Tim Kidd and his staff for allowing Ian Bangs, who is one of our MS members to hold collections on their premises. Ian, who lives in St Albans has MS himself. He is our star volunteer when it comes to collections, no doubt you will have seen him at various locations in the area.

 

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There are so many ways in which you can help raise funds for the Centre..

Sponsored events – such as the Virgin London Marathon – or if you’re not a hardened runner – the much less scary Lee Valley Fun Run or the Adidas Women’s Challenge in Hyde Park we receive thousands each year.

Street & Store Collections
Can you help? Call Charlene or Maureen on 01462 684 214 to let them know when you can help, or, email Charlene at charleneredmond@hmstc.net.

Collection Calendar – January to June 2012

Month

Date

 

Location

 

 

 

 

January

7

Saturday
 

14

Saturday Morrison’s Letchworth
 

21

Saturday Tesco Extra – Hatfield
 

28

Saturday Tesco Royston
February

4

Saturday Sainsbury’s Corey’s Mill
 

11

Saturday Tesco Extra -Baldock
 

18

Saturday
 

25

Saturday
March

3

Saturday Tesco Extra – Stevenage
 

10

Saturday
 

17

Saturday
 

24

Saturday Tesco – Hemel Hemstead
 

31

Saturday
April

7

Saturday
 

14

Saturday Tesco Stevenage Broadwater
 

14

Saturday Stevenage Street Collection
 

21

Saturday Royston Street Collection
 

28

Saturday Morrison’s WGC
 

28

Saturday Tesco – Hertford
May

5

Saturday Herford Street Collection
 

12

Saturday Letchworth Street Collection
 

19

Saturday
 

26

Saturday Hitchin Street Collection
 

26

Saturday WGC Street Collection
June

2

Saturday
 

9

Saturday St Albans Street Collection
 

16

Saturday Letchworth Street Collection
 

23

Saturday Stevenage Street Collection
 

30

Saturday Sainsbury’s Corey’s Mill

 

 

Fundraising Events - January to June 2012

February

Valentine Raffle Fri 10th

March

April

Easter Raffle Thu 5th

London Marathon Sun 22nd London

May

Rotary Club Walk TBC Letchworth

June

Family Fun Day Sat 23rd Howard Gardens

MS Challenge TBC

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From flights to insurance to groceries, when you shop online with Give as you Live you pay the same price for the same products from your favourite websites. With Give as you Live there is no need to compromise in your online shopping habits to raise money for HMSTC. It’s shopping, but better.

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ARE YOU ADVENTUROUS AND ENERGETIC?

Then why not support us by joining in one of these:

CHARITY TREKS
CHARITY BIKE RIDES
Trek China
Trek Costa Rica
Trek Iceland
Trek Kilimanjaro
Trek Nepal
Trek Peru
Trek Sahara

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Thank you to those supported us by doing a sponsored event in 2011

London Marathon 8480.94
Rotary Club Walk 566.30
Harriet Scorsky – Skydive 463.10
Phil Hudle  – Three Peak Challenge 800.00
Carrie Little / Darren Clarke – Skydive 1563.33
Heald Solicitors – Cycle Challenge               TBA
Gill Burns/ Jackie Owens – Adidas Challenge 450.00
Peter Cook – Standalone Run 110.00
Andy Nation – Teddington to Calais Swim 1090.90
Sponsred Swim 50.00
Cycle Challenge Hayden & Lewis (2010) 50.00
Jackie Owens – Dance Classes 421.00
Jan & Mike Valesco – Cake Bake 883.00
Chris & Alan Percival – Sale of Holly 65.00
Glaxosmithkline – Cake Sale 205.00

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Fundraising Events that took place in 2011

Valentine Raffle
Quiz Night
Equipment Clearance Sale
Easter Raffle
Trading Places
Walsworth Festival
Family Fun Day
Chesfield Downs Golf Day
Flamstead Scarecrow Festival
Car Boot Sale
Cotton End Village Show
Cloister Open Day
Trading Places
Race Night
Scandinavian Christmas Fayre
Quiz Night
Christmas Raffle
Christmas Card Donations
Volunteer Donations