Martyn Preston is fundraising for Meningitis Trust

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Meningitis Trust Peru Trek - Inca Trail Challenge

on 17/10/2009

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Raising money for

Meningitis Trust

Charity Registration No. 803016

The Meningitis Trust is the UK’s longest established meningitis charity. It helps around 20,000 people each year through its range of specialist services; giving vital support to those who have been affected by this life-changing disease. With as many as 500,000 people living in the UK who have had either viral or bacterial meningitis and up to one adult in every four knowing someone who has had meningitis, the charity’s ongoing work is much-needed. The charity is committed to raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of meningitis and distributes millions of leaflets, posters, symptoms cards, information sheets and other materials every year.

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Martyn Preston

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Raised: 139%

Target: £3,000.00
Raised so far: £4,167.70

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My story

Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.

This October I trekked the Inca Trail in Peru with my good mate John Meach along with 16 other volunteers to raise funds for the Meningitis Trust. It was tough going and took 5 days of climbing through rainforest and jungle to finally reach the lost city of Machu Picchu. Despite the ache's, pains and insect bites It was an amazing experience and something I will never forget.

Hello All

The 12th October 2008 was the 8th anniversary of me contracting Meningitis. I was extremely lucky I didn’t loose any limbs I wasn’t left with severe or disabling after-effects and most of all I am still alive. Other people are not that lucky A lot has happened since then but I haven’t done nearly enough to say thank you to the Meningitis Trust for all the help and assistance they do to help people hit by the horrible disease

One week after my 9^th anniversary I will be supporting the Meningitis Trust by taking part in the Peru Trek - Inca Trail Challenge. I want to raise as much money as possible

Meningitis is still with us. As many as 500,000 people living in the today have had either viral or bacterial meningitis at some time in their lives. And up to 10 million adults in the - one adult in every four - knows of someone who has had the disease (You all know me!!!).

The Meningitis Trust helps and supports everyone struggling to cope with the after effects and impact of meningitis or associated septicaemia. Together with your help I hope to reach my goal of over £3000

I would like to say a massive thank you to all of you that have sponsored via my Justgiving site.

I am now on the final leg of my fundraising for the Meningitis Trust, and passing my details on to you friends and relations would be amazing and would help to push me passed the £3000 goal..

Last weekend the majority of participants took part in a training weekend in the Brecon Beacon.

I met some amazing and inspirational people raising money for this cause that is so close to my heart.

Taking part in the Meningitis Trust Peru Trek - Inca Trail Challenge on 10/17/2009 is something I really need to do to raise money for Meningitis Trust and give back something to the people that helped Me, Sarah and Oliver through that horrible time. Freya was only a distant twinkle then :-) I really appreciate your support.

Here is a few examples of what you donations have, and could help to fund:-

£15 can fund the Meningitis Trust freephone nurse-led help line for a hour.

£25 pays for 1000 symptom cards that can save a life by early identification of Meningitis.

£50 pays for a specialist physiotherapist to help children.

£300 pays for specialist leg splints.

Please help this fantastic charity to continue helping people like me and other familys by donating as much as you can afford.

It's easy to donate online with a credit or debit card - just go to my JustGiving page:

http://www.justgiving.com/martynsperutrek

JustGiving sends your donation straight to Meningitis Trust and automatically reclaims Gift Aid if you're a UK taxpayer, so your donation is worth even more. I hope you'll join me in supporting Meningitis Trust.

Thank you.

Martyn Sarah Oliver and Now Freya!!

	Well done Martyn - what a fantastic achievement. Donation by Anne-Marie Heil 05/11/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done Martyn, you have worked so hard to do this and we are really proud of you. Kellie, Steve, Sofia and Saul x Donation by Kellie Butterworth 29/10/09	£14.00 + £3.95 Gift Aid
	Well Done on completing the trek (and sorry it took me so long to donate!!!) x Donation by Sam Donigan 29/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck to Martyn and John, you can do it! Suze x Donation by Suzanne Wood 17/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Mate! Donation by mark hudson 13/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck!!! Donation by jayne newby 13/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Have a FAB time Martyn and well done for raising so much cash!! x Donation by April Irwin 13/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck! Love from April and Miranda xx Donation by April Millar 12/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	You sang "On the Amazon" many years ago now you are going near there All the best cuz Lumley L Look after yourselves Brian & Ann Donation by Elizabeth Ganderton 11/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Those Incas must be terrified with you after 'em. ;) Go Martyn, go! Lots of love, B x Donation by Beth Carley 09/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck short arse!!.....lots of love Laura, Dom & Gabriel xxx Donation by laura meredith hoyle 08/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	This is from Daddy Joe and myself. Good luck, Sending you all the love, luck and support we can muster. Wendy and Joe xxx Donation by Wendy Albiston 04/10/09	£20.00
	Top Cause - Top Bloke - Good luck Martyn Donation by Jonathan Gallagher 01/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	I've finally done it, hurrah! Best of luck my little mate & watch out for those nasty chicken-eating spiders, eek! :) x Donation by Stella Cook 27/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well Done Guys & Good Luck! Keep Smiling! xx Donation by Katie Sanderson 26/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done Martyn you have done so much already,and you know how much this cause means to us because of Joel, good luck.xxx Donation by Cheryl Sheldon 25/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Susie Wright 24/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	See Martyn....I told you I would get round to donating to this very worthy cause eventually!! : ) Donation by Rebecca Horton 16/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by geoff binns 29/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck guys. Donation by Sue Oldham 24/08/09	£20.00
	great cause - have a super trip Donation by anella iovino 23/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Have a great time Martyn and let me know if Peru is worth a visit. Donation by Eleanor Wales 18/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hurray you made it! Donation by Andrea Rogers 18/08/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck Martyn - bet it seems like a long time since you started preparing and planning for this. Donation by Ian Goddard 18/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck!! Only £70.00 to go now. x x Donation by Rachel Harrison 18/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Such an amazing thing you are doing! Good Luck Martyn and John, keep safe and take care! Claire, Gary and Emily Fletcher xxx Donation by Claire Fletcher 18/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Wishing you both the very best of luck!! Donation by The H-C's xxx 18/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Peter Wakefield 18/08/09	£10.99 + £3.10 Gift Aid
	Martyn you've done tremendous - 3 grand I reckon by end this week even if fifty just give a copule quid each Donation by Ken Redfern 18/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck with the Trek, hope you reach the Target !!! Everyone sponser!!!xxx Donation by Nicola Clayton 18/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£2,171.37
Offline donations:	£1,996.33
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£489.36

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