Phil and Bert's BIG Walk for Abi
My Donations to date: £9536.25
Fundraiser(s): Graham Dryburgh & Philip Moralee
Event: Phil and Bert's BIG Walk for Abi
Event Date: 27th July 2008
Charitie(s) Supported: The Jennifer Trust For Spinal Muscular Atrophy,
On July 27th 2008 Philip Moralee and I are setting off on a 350+ mile, two week walk, to raise funds for The Jennifer Trust. Our journey begins at Chester-Le-Street Cricket ground in Durham and ends on Sunday August 10th at The Oval Cricket ground in London. During our walk we are also visiting Headingley Cricket ground in Leeds, Trent Bridge Cricket ground in Nottingham and Edgbaston Cricket ground in Birmingham.
My name is Graham Dryburgh and i am a postman at Lincoln Delivery office.I have been best friends with Phil since our school days and have been his best man at his wedding to my cousin Rachel, and God-father to the beautiful Abigail.
In November 2006 Philip and his wife Rachel lost their little baby girl Abigail to a rare muscle wasting condition named Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), at the tender age of five and a half months. Since Abi passed away they have so far raised upwards of £13,000 for The Jennifer Trust, and are continually looking at ways to support this wonderful charity. Our aim is not only to raise monies but also to heighten awareness of SMA to which most people are currently oblivious.
The Jennifer Trust was established by the parents of a little girl who lost her life in the same way as our Abi. They do a tremendous job of supporting families of children born with this genetic condition, and funds raised through charity events help to further understand the condition, and hopefully will one day lead to a cure being found (http:/www.jtsma.org.uk).
On completion of our mission we are holding a Charity Auction and Raffle night at Branston Hall Hotel on the outskirts of Lincoln, taking place on Thursday August 14th. We are extremely grateful for all the help Peter Redford has given us at Branston Hall, and also to all local businesses and individuals that have so far donated prizes for us. Without these a successful night would not be possible.
Any donations made through Charities Trust would also be greatly appreciated, though we do not have a set target that we are aiming to achieve clearly the more money we accumulate the happier we will be. Several local companies have donated funds directly to The Jennifer Trust, we would like to express our gratitude to Simons, Lindums Waitrose and those people who made cheques payable to The Jennifer Trust at the auction night for their contributions that have added a further £2770 to our final total on completion of our event.
Please take time to browse through our web page. We have included photographs of Abigail to show what a beautiful little girl we are sadly missing,and also pictures of ourselves mores the pity!!!
Our personal website is now up and running and can be found at www.philandbertsbigwalk4abi.co.uk.Please take time to read this site as it fully explains what we are doing and the reasons behind us doing this walk.It also features a full list of Auction and raffle prizes that we have accumulated over the past few months.
Any questions relating to our Charity Auction night please feel free to ask away, my personal email address is graham.dryburgh@btinternet.com if you have any questions. I will respond to all as soon as possible.
Finally I would like to add that in September 2007 Philip and Rachel had another baby girl, Ellie May, who is the light of their lives and the most beautiful little girl. Thankfully Ellie is a healthy baby, and at 13lbs 3ozs at birth was a big girl. Though we will never forget our little angel Abigail we all now have a treasure to dote over, and I would like to add that all of our family and particularly myself are extremely proud of this wonderful couple.
Let the walking begin!!
Contributions
| Display Name | Date | Amount | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Robinson | 07th April 2008 | £10.00 | Good on ya lads. Though I was all noble doing race for life (which I'll be walking. Hungover) but you put me to shame. I wish you all the luck in the world xxxx |
| Susan Naylor | 08th April 2008 | £5.00 | I'm sure your daughter will be proud of her Daddy. Good luck! |
| Joanne Hall | 17th April 2008 | £25.00 | Well done Phil and Graham (Bert), hope you raise lots and lots of money to help others, Good Luck! |
| Clare Crawshaw | 17th April 2008 | £5.00 | Hi, I'm Rachel's sister's mate so very familiar with Abbie's story. Good luck!x |
| charlotte storr | 18th April 2008 | £10.00 | I am pleased to donate to this event for such a good cause. I remember both Moralee brothers from school. |
| 19th April 2008 | £100.00 | ||
| Fay Naylor | 02nd May 2008 | £5.00 | Hope you raise lots of money. |
| 09th May 2008 | £108.00 | ||
| Louise Burden | 23rd May 2008 | £10.00 | Best of Luck to all involved. You are in our hearts and thoughts. |
| MR & MRS P DRYBURGH | 25th May 2008 | £130.00 | Good luck to you both,we'll be with you all the way! |
| mrs n pompa | 25th May 2008 | £10.00 | wish you both all the luck in the world x |
| Elizabeth Dryburgh | 28th May 2008 | £50.00 | |
| Jordan Fleet | 29th May 2008 | £10.00 | Wishing you all the luck in the world. You are doing a wonderful thing - well done, x |
| Phil & Bert | 30th May 2008 | £112.00 | Raffle Tickets |
| Willie Nicoll | 30th May 2008 | £20.00 | |
| Carol Kennedy | 02nd June 2008 | £10.00 | |
| Neil Caldwell | 12th June 2008 | £10.00 | Good luck lads hope you raise loads of cash |
| Catherine Baxter | 16th June 2008 | £10.00 | Good to meet you all outside Waitrose on Sat! V inspiring. Good luck with the walk & all the fundraising. Kate x |
| Phil and Bert | 21st June 2008 | £202.00 | Raffle Tickets |
| Gav Gray | 22nd June 2008 | £10.00 | |
| Welton 5 a side tournament | 22nd June 2008 | £100.00 | |
| Phil and Bert | 22nd June 2008 | £50.00 | Raffle/Sponsor money |
| Ms E Esberger | 23rd June 2008 | £10.00 | |
| Barclays collection | 27th June 2008 | £243.54 | Thankyou to Mark and Karen for all their help |
| Raffle Tickets | 02nd July 2008 | £138.00 | |
| Matt O'Toole | 04th July 2008 | £20.00 | Good luck lads! |
| Ann Miller | 05th July 2008 | £30.00 | |
| Raffle/Sponsor money | 05th July 2008 | £39.00 | |
| Raffle/Sponsor money | 06th July 2008 | £122.00 | |
| Car Boot Sale | 06th July 2008 | £25.34 | |
| B JACKSON | 10th July 2008 | £20.00 | GOOD LUCK LADS |
| Mr D Dryburgh | 11th July 2008 | £50.00 | Thanks Grandad! |
| Raffle/Sponsor money | 12th July 2008 | £102.00 | |
| Ferryboat collection | 13th July 2008 | £26.18 | |
| Lyndsey Owens | 13th July 2008 | £20.00 | What a heartfelt story, I wish you both all the Luck in the world, you can do it guys!! G (AKA Bert) will be thinking of you and be very proud, Lynds xx |
| Raffle Tickets | 17th July 2008 | £91.00 | |
| Raffle Tickets | 22nd July 2008 | £27.00 | Cheers Dennis |
| Raffle Tickets | 22nd July 2008 | £30.00 | |
| Raffle Tickets | 23rd July 2008 | £17.00 | |
| Ken Brown | 23rd July 2008 | £20.00 | |
| Amy Richards | 24th July 2008 | £10.00 | xxx |
| Anonymous | 24th July 2008 | £500.00 | |
| Danny and Lyndsey Whitaker | 24th July 2008 | £10.00 | Good Luck Lads |
| Raffle Tickets | 24th July 2008 | £24.00 | |
| Toby Bootman | 24th July 2008 | £10.00 | Good luck to both of you. A deserving cause. |
| Diane Moralee | 24th July 2008 | £10.00 | Best wishes boys, all in a good cause. Kisses & hugs from Lanzarote!!! |
| Jim Ward | 25th July 2008 | £92.74 | I'll be with you in spirit. I'm even going to walk to Cloud 9 in support. Don't get lost. xx |
| shelley mathieson | 25th July 2008 | £10.00 | good luck! |
| Raffle Tickets | 25th July 2008 | £104.00 | |
| Greg Lovett | 25th July 2008 | £20.00 | Good luck! |
| Lion & Snake Collection | 26th July 2008 | £115.66 | |
| shaun tyrrell | 26th July 2008 | £10.00 | good luck from a fellow lincoln city supporter |
| Uncle Gerry & Aunty Barbara | 27th July 2008 | £100.00 | |
| Amanda Smith | 01st August 2008 | £10.00 | |
| Crescent Lodge B+B | 02nd August 2008 | £10.00 | Thankyou for all of your help and the donation |
| Pottergate Golf Club | 02nd August 2008 | £20.00 | Thanks Boys |
| Raffle Tickets | 02nd August 2008 | £10.00 | |
| Hamlet House B+B Stratford upo | 05th August 2008 | £10.00 | |
| Lady from Washy Chemists | 05th August 2008 | £5.00 | Thankyou very much for your kind donation |
| David Griffiths | 06th August 2008 | £20.00 | Thanks Dibsy it was great to hear from you |
| Graham Dryburgh | 15th August 2008 | £325.00 | Auction prizes,for Rafa the Gaffa and the Golf print!GREAT SUCCESS!!!!xxx |
| Emma White | 16th August 2008 | £20.00 | Well done on the amount raised and wanted to give a little something myself |
| Ian & Nicky Faulkner | 17th August 2008 | £10.00 | Sorry it's late but well done on fund raising for a wonderful cause and keeping Abigail's memory well and truly alive! |
| Auction Night | 18th August 2008 | £3263.00 | Thanks to everyone who gave so generously we really appreciate it and it exceeded all of our expectations and there's more to come!!! |
| Graham Dryburgh | 19th August 2008 | £165.00 | £120 from auction prizes from Sarah Drake,thanks DUCKY!!! and Royal Mail sponsorship |
| Browny & Nic | 21st August 2008 | £235.00 | Brilliant work lads,you should be very proud of youselves!!! Payment for the Man Utd Absolute Amazing Legendary Legends Framed Print,love andy and nic. |
| Mikey Brown | 22nd August 2008 | £120.00 | Payment for auction prizes |
| 22nd August 2008 | £505.00 | ||
| Graham Dryburgh | 23rd August 2008 | £28.00 | Royal Mail Sponsorship |
| Philip Moralee | 01st September 2008 | £65.00 | Royal Mail Sponsor Money |
| 04th September 2008 | £205.00 | ||
| Keith Brooke | 10th September 2008 | £110.00 | Congrats to you both on doing so well and raising so much! Nice one! :-) |
| Lincoln Hospital | 19th September 2008 | £28.00 | Thanks alot Vik u're a legend!x |
| Philip Moralee | 23rd September 2008 | £255.00 | Sponsor money from everyone at Waitrose in Lincoln, thanks very much to everyone for all of your support it means a lot. |
| Philip Moralee | 17th October 2008 | £10.00 | Sponser money from the Leg-End that is Wayne Tutt thanks mate it means a lot |
| Philip Moralee | 17th October 2008 | £140.00 | What a muppet, the last amount should have been £150 from Wayne not a tenner Doh! |
| 03rd March 2009 | £200.00 | ||
| 03rd March 2009 | £108.00 | ||
| 03rd March 2009 | £139.00 | ||
| 03rd March 2009 | £470.79 |