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Dawn Cornforth

Swim 5k in May 2024

Help me reach my goal of £150

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My target 5 mi

I'm taking on the Swim 5k Challenge for Young Lives vs Cancer.

So next week I am taking on 'Swim 5k' in May' challenge to raise money for Young Lives Vs Cancer.  

This is a huge personal challenge for me as I'm not a confident swimmer and terrified of the deep end but I figured my fear wasn't anywhere near the fear young people and their families experience when faced with cancer. 

The Young Lives Vs Cancer Charity is my organisations chosen charity of the year and so far, like many colleagues, I have taken part in the September 2023 and March 2024 miles challenges, bought Christmas cards, celebration cards and a calendar made by colleagues with all sales monies donated to the Charity.

I'm an active person and run 4 - 5 times per week, walk the dog, spin and 2 workout classes.  I can swim, but I'm definitely out of my comfort zone so last August, to try and help me overcome my fear of the deep end, I decided to go to Adult Swimming classes at my local leisure centre.  I went for 8 weeks initially not been able to go into the deep end, to swimming a full length from the deep end. On the last night of my classes I swam 30 lengths.  

A little while after the lessons, I swam 8 lengths in a fairly local open air pool, again fearing the deep end of this as a non-familiar pool but pushing myself to do it.  

Taking on this challenge is not only part of my own personal journey in facing and getting over my phobia, but raising money for this amazing charity who help families be with their children living with cancer.

Thank you for reading my story and please support me in my fundraising with whatever you are able to contribute.

Thank you 💜🤍🖤

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£212 + £38.48 GiftAid

My Goal

£150

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Reached 50% of fundraising target

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My Updates

I've done it!!

Sunday 19th May
Swim 5k inay 2024 🖤🤍💜

3rd Swim 💜🤍🖤

Tuesday 7th May
Another 62 lengths this morning - totally miscounted or that would have been 64 lengths and a mile!
Never mind so far 144/200 lengths. Really pleased 😀 😄 

72/200

Tuesday 7th May
So since this challenge began on the 1st May I have swum:-

02/05/2024 - 32 lengths
05/05/2024 - 40 lengths

Thank you to my Sponsors

£64

Mark Bibby

FANTASTIC EFFORT!!

£24.50

Anna Readman

£23.32

Hilary Cullen

Well done Dawn!

£16.96

Jack C

£11

Rebecca Billings

Well done Dawn xx

£10.60

Eleanor

Well done Dawn! Xx

£10.60

Nat

Well done Dawn x

£10.55

Mel And John

Well done 👏 From Mel and John

£10.45

Louise

Well done Dawn xx

£10

Gaynor Elliott

You are doing amazing Dawn, keep up the good work 💚

£7.42

L Pooley

Keep going Dawn!!

£7

Sophie G

£5.22

Dawn Cornforth