Lia is Parachuting for Battersea Dogs Home
Fundraising Target: £500.00
My Donations to date: £505
Fundraiser(s): Lia Henderson
Event: Parachute for a Pooch
Event Date: 27th January 2010
Charitie(s) Supported: Dogs Home Battersea,

Lia's Parachute for a Pooch Story! Hi my name is Lia, I'am 21 years old and I am taking on the challange to do a Free Fall Parachute Jump for Battersea Dog's & Cats Home! This will take place on the 30th January 2010! I am hoping to raise at least £500! and hopefully more! I appricate every £1 you donate to such a worthy chairty!
I have always loved animals and they are always going to be part of my life! some of the cases I have seen truly make me sick! a few months ago me & my family rescued Hope from Battersea ( my mum works here) she was found stray on a roundabout in Surrey. She was hours away from death! Hope was given her name as she pulled through her tragic nightmare! she had mange, open wounds, and was eating her own flesh!! she had no fur just some on her head she was bald all over and never thought her fur would grow back! but this bright, jumpy and young dog! is well! she has pulled through, her fur has grown back ( just about) and she is such a bundle of joy! thanks to the hard work at Battersea dogs home they brought Hope back to life! now this is just one case think of how many cases there are out there, and we need your help! so please sponsor me on this Parachute Jump! so I can rasie money for the dogs & cats that need your help! ( Please see my pictures of Hope on my page!)
What I will be doing in January 2010!! Just imagine standing at the edge of an open doorway in an aircraft flying at 10,000 feet! the noise of the engines & the wind ringing in your ears with only the outline of distant fields below. Now imagine leaning forward out of that doorway & letting go - falling forward into the clouds, diving down through the air as you start freefalling at 120mph!!! This is what I will be doing all in aid for Battersea Dogs & cat Home!!
Here below is some infomation about what Battersea do every year to help these animals out!
since 1860!! Established in 1860, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home never turns away a dog or cat in need of our help. We reunite lost dogs and cats with their owners through our Lost Dogs & Cats Line or care for them until new homes can be found for them, giving them shelter and the highest standards of kennelling and veterinary care. We were the first animal welfare organisation to establish a dedicated Behaviour Unit and our experienced staff give every animal that comes into our Home a detailed temperament and behavioural assessment. We offer extra training and socialisation to those that need it and detailed help and advice to new pet owners with behaviour programmes and through our Behaviour Advice Line. We also educate the public about every aspect of responsible pet ownership. For an overview of what we do please watch our short film entitled ''All about Battersea' below which was filmed across our three sites and features many of our staff and residents. It provides a great introduction to our work and is played in all of our reception areas and at the events that we attend. It really does sum up why Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is so special.
Please feel free to visit the website - http://www.battersea.org.uk/ or go and take a visit down at the Old Windsor or London Sites!
Thank you to everyone for your donation! I appreciate it! Big thanks you
from Lia & The dogs & Cats & staff @ Battersea Dogs & Cats Home! x
Contributions
| Display Name | Date | Amount | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Sinclair | 26th November 2009 | £10.00 | good luck! Love You xx |
| iain gardiner | 26th November 2009 | £40.00 | good luck chuck! |
| Alex Sinclair | 26th November 2009 | £5.00 | Good luck Li! Gutted ur gonna be doing a jump before me ha ha xxxx |
| Charlotte King | 26th November 2009 | £5.00 | Good luck hun xxx |
| Justine Taylor | 26th November 2009 | £10.00 | Good luck Lia.Well done you for helping such a worthy cause : ) |
| Jane Ludlow | 27th November 2009 | £10.00 | Good luck and enjoy x |
| Ryan Barnett | 27th November 2009 | £10.00 | |
| Amy Balmer | 27th November 2009 | £15.00 | Good luck!! xx |
| Gary and Tracey Marshall | 27th November 2009 | £25.00 | Best of luck - you are very brave! |
| Joanna Kania | 27th November 2009 | £10.00 | Good luck:) |
| Jackie Brown | 08th December 2009 | £10.00 | Good Luck Hun Xx |
| Riannah McCauley | 11th December 2009 | £10.00 | Good luck Lia! This sounds amazing! xxxx |
| Andy | 11th December 2009 | £20.00 | Rather you than me!! |
| a wallis | 19th December 2009 | £20.00 | dont forget the cats as well |
| Abby Kirkton | 27th December 2009 | £20.00 | Enjoy every minute of it! x |
| Pat Weir | 04th January 2010 | £10.00 | Good Luck Lia Love PatMr |
| Tor and Steven | 04th January 2010 | £15.00 | Good Luck Lia xxx |
| Ross & Kim | 04th January 2010 | £10.00 | Dont get scared! |
| Tony Hurdle | 05th January 2010 | £10.00 | good luck hun |
| Suzy Gough | 06th January 2010 | £10.00 | Well done Lia!! You are very brave. I couldn't do it!! Lots of love. xxx |
| Kate George | 06th January 2010 | £5.00 | Good luck Lia x |
| kelly stevenson | 07th January 2010 | £10.00 | well done Lia for doing such a great event for charity kelle, matt, coein & sophie x |
| Abby's Family | 15th January 2010 | £20.00 | Lia... this is from my Mummy Daddy and Keeka xxx |
| Jane Henderson | 19th January 2010 | £100.00 | Don't forget your chute |
| Katy Wareham | 19th January 2010 | £5.00 | Good luck hun, it's amazing - you'll love it xxx |
| Sonny Russell | 20th January 2010 | £20.00 | |
| Amy Taylor | 20th January 2010 | £5.00 | Good luck babe!! Lots of love xxx |
| Doug Sinclair | 25th January 2010 | £20.00 | I'm not jealous - enjoy !! |
| Jodie Lenton | 25th January 2010 | £20.00 | Good Luck Lia!!! |
| Vince Gardiner | 25th January 2010 | £10.00 | Good Luck Lia |
| juliana | 25th January 2010 | £5.00 | Hope you love it!! |
| juliana | 25th January 2010 | £5.00 | Hope you love it!! |
| juliana | 25th January 2010 | £5.00 |

