Six months ago, fund manager Hugo Llewelyn, aged 37 from South
Kensington, had never even been in a kayak but on Tuesday 26 August
2008, he and his childhood friend Adam Huntington Whiteley will be
paddling across the busiest shipping lane in the world – the English
Channel - all in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.
The
daring duo are attempting to raise £75,000 for leukaemia research at
Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, a cause very close to both of
them. Adam’s father died of leukaemia two and a half years ago, and
Hugo is a special trustee of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s
Charity.
Hugo says, “I have seen at first hand the amazing job
that the doctors and nurses do, backed up by the research capability
that is funded principally by donors. This is clearly a worthy cause in
itself, but there are also personal reasons for supporting leukaemia
research at the hospital. We are therefore incredibly keen to raise as
much as we possibly can and hence the rather mad-cap challenge.”
To
date the pair have raised £25,000 from friends, family and corporate
sponsors with significant contributions from Evander Properties, Saxton
Bamfylde, Knight Frank and others. Hugo and Adam are now also looking
for corporate sponsorship for their kayaks, paddles, kit, support boat
and life jackets. To encourage individual donors they are also holding a
party on Saturday 27 September 2008 for anyone who donates £100 or more
to the cause. Fantastic auction lots include 3 places on the channel
crossing support boat and a week’s holiday to Turks & Caicos.
If you would like to help Hugo and Adam to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity please visit www.justgiving.com/k4c
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Contact information:
Sonal Amin, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity Press Office
Tel: 020 7239 3043 / Email: sonal.amin@gosh.org
www.gosh.org
For genuine and urgent out of hours call speak to switchboard on 020 7405 9200
