Over the weekend, fellow wheelchair user and Arsenal season
ticket holder Paul Smith text me to ask if I would be able to set-up a blog for
him. Not so he could rant about annoyances/grievances he faces in everyday life
(like moi) but to help promote his next challenge. If you remember, last year,
I said that I wanted to enter the London Marathon in 2015 but soon realised
that my body is too weak. Paul also set himself a challenge for 2015; to push
himself to the top of Gibraltar Rock to raise money for charities. The
difference is that ‘Challenge Gibraltar’ is not some vague ambition. He is
actually going through with it next April.
It’s no surprise because this will be his 8th
extraordinary challenge and so far he has raised an incredible £2.2 Million for
a variety of charities. This time, all the money that is kindly donated will be
shared equally between Save The Children (Gibraltar) and a cause very close to
my heart, Great Ormond Street Hospital. I was a regular when I was a child and
know that this amazing place needs every last penny to keep going. Hopefully,
you can all see that this man takes the word ‘legend’ to another level. An able
bodied person making it to the top of the Gibraltar Rock is impressive enough
but self-propelling a manual wheelchair is an unbelievable feat.
The link to his page is https://challengegibraltar.wordpress.com
and he’ll be posting updates on his training regularly. His fundraising target
is £100, 000, which sounds like an unattainable figure for one man but as Paul said,
all it takes is for “100,000 people to donate just £1”. To donate (every
little helps), please go to http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/challengegibraltar. I am confident that you, my loyal
and generous reader, will help Paul towards his target.
Bye for now!
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