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Ayrshire Hospice supporter Jean Lanham demonstrated her dedication to the charity by completing a 1700-metre swim whilst on holiday with her family and raised £1300! After signing up for Go Swim Loch Tay challenge in July, Jean suffered an injury which meant she couldn’t take part in the event as planned. So, a new plan was quickly hatched and after some rest and recuperation, she swam more than her original distance in the beautiful setting of Croyde Bay, one of Devon’s most picturesque beaches. Jean was on holiday with her family and swam 1700m in the sea with them all cheering her on from the beach. After completing her challenge, Jean told us why she chose to do it and about her determination to complete it. She said: “I wanted like to raise funds for Ayrshire Hospice as a way of saying thank you. You looked after my Dad with such care and compassion in his final days. It was a great help to both him and the family.” Jean’s epic swimathon
By Elaine Thomson, Senior Fundraiser
The Ayrshire Hospice’s Hospice Heroes have been at it again, taking part in half marathons and full marathons all over Scotland.
First off was Harry Boswell who took to the streets of Edinburgh for the Scottish Half Marathon alongside 4,000 runners and then with just a week’s recovery, Harry along with Evie, Diane, Georgia and Lesley were in Glasgow running through the city for the Great Scottish Run Half Marathon. They went on a scenic route passing many key landmarks including The OVO Hydro, The Finnieston Crane and Pacific Quay before making their way to the finish line at Glasgow Green. Over these two events, the runners raised an incredible £3,218. Further north on the same day, Jonathan Craig completed the Loch Ness Marathon for the second time. With rugged terrain and fantastic scenery, the Loch Ness Marathon is definitely one to get ticked off the list.
This makes an incredible difference to funding and will allow your support to go even further in helping the Hospice provide services to patients and their families across Ayrshire and Arran. If you pay tax, please tick ‘yes’ to Gift Aid online or on your paper forms when you make a donation to the Hospice or other charitable causes. To find out whether you are eligible or to receive a Gift Aid declaration form, please email the Fundraising Office at donate@ayrshirehospice. org or call us on 01292 288 488.
Jonathan shared: “The last couple of months have been tough as I’ve struggled to come to terms with my training program unravelling due to injury. Running for such a great cause helped me persevere and yesterday during the marathon words of encouragement along with the support of the crowd helped carry me through. I was delighted to finish in under four hours and enjoyed celebrating with my dad, who ran the 10k, and my daughters, who took part in the ‘Wee Nessie.” Being a real family affair with his Dad and children also taking part, Jonathan raised an amazing £597.
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Congratulations to all the runners for their incredible achievements.
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