And the total is........

An amazing 4438.34 euros has been raised to donate to Fundació Onocolliga Girona.
We are over the moon with the totals and you did all the hard work with your sponsorhip money. We weren't expecting to raise so much due to the "Crisis" but it just goes to show that everyone is touched by cancer and knows the difference all donations can make to those fighting the disease and their families.

In the UK so far we have raised 797.00 pounds for cancer research UK. You can still make a donation via the justgiving site www.justgiving.com/walkforlifecostabrava2009

We want to thank and everyone of you for all of your help and support for once again making Walk for life Costa Brava such a roaring success.

We will be presenting the cheque to the charity asap and we will post a photo on this blog!

Thanks again...until next year,

Andrea & Emma xxxxx

Final Sponsorship is in!

A big thank you to:

Gill Butt has raised 40,00 €

Sarah Shires has raised 125,00 €

I will post the final totals later this weekend!

The sponsor money for the last few weeks is:

ANNE RAINE has raised - 510,00 €
HELEN SCOTT has raised - 70,00 €
KAY KENYON has raised - 85,00 €
CHRISTINE CASTLE has raised - 105,00 €
EMMA HARVEY has raised - 210,00 €
Tammy & Josh Bish have raised - 285,00 €

Once again thanks to everyone for all their effort. If there is anyone who still hasn't paid in their sponsor money the you still have a few days before we calculate the totals and hand the money over to the charity.

More great donations..

A big thanks to the following ladies for their sposor money:

CAROL RICHARDSON has raised 190,00 €
MICHAEL GADSON has raised 66,00
PAMELA STEELE has raised 260,00 €
PATRICIA THRUSSEN has raised 125,00 €

For those you you that haven't yet paid in your sponsor money, don't worry you have another 2 weeks to do so!

More sponsors...

Well done to:

Josie cousins has raised 25,00 €
Sylvia Hewitt has raised 97,23 €
Andrea King has raised 120,00 €

Keep it coming girls X

What a fantastic day!

We are happy to say that the walk for life costa brava 2009 was a great success. The sun was shining and the number of participants was fantastic. A total of 103 of us walked which is far more than we ever expected when we first had the idea.

More importantly a lot of loved ones were remembered on what was a great day.

The Balloons to Heaven were also a great success and a fitting end to a great morning.

A big thanks to all that had stalls which raised in excess of 500 euros.

The sponsor money is coming in now and we still have 4 more weeks in which to collect everything.

Our chosen charity this year Fundació Onocolliga Girona were also great organising the back packs, water and apples and bringing with them lots of their own supporters.

A big thanks to Sabina Platja, Eduard Vila and all at the Centre Serveis and Tourist information centre for all their help.

A big, big thank you to everyone who took part in or supported us on the day and made a small idea become a big reality.

Lots of love and thanks,

Andrea and Emma xxx

The Sponsor money is rising!

We are pleased to say that in spite of the crisis the sponsor money is coming in and the donations so far are great. We would like to say a big thank you to the following people for their sponsor money.


Jack, Linda and Val have raised 428,60 €
Patricia Thrussell has raisied 350,00 €
Jane Radcliffe has raised 60,00 €
Elaine MCDougall has raised 115,00 €
Sue Wilkie has raised 40,00 €
Marion Stewart has raised 50,00 €
Charlotte Mittenburg has raised 29,00 €

Remember you have until the 21st October to pay your sponsor money into our Spanish account, in cash to KINGS PROPRTY MANAGEMENT OFFICE or online to Cancer research UK via our just giving website www.justgiving.com/walkforlifecostabrava2009.

Every cent or penny helps so whether you have a small amount of sponsors or a large amount it all makes a differnce. Thank you to everyone who has given us their sponsor money and to those who sponsored them.

Keep going girls!

1 day to go!!!!

Well, we are nearly there and the response this year has been great...we think that we will smash last years numbers of 77.......but if you are going to register in the morning we may not have any t-shirts left! However, if you can wear a white t-shirt from home.

The weather looks like it is going to be kind to us tomorrow fingers crossed.

The walk starts at 10.00 h so if you haven't registered please arrive early.

See you all tomorrow nad once again thanks for joining us.

The entires are flooding in now...lets hope the rain won't be!

Here are the update of entries:

PAQUI LARA
EVA SERRA
SILVIA VENTURA
FRANCESCA DEU
PALOMA MORENO
VIRGINIA GARCIA
SYLVIA HEWITT
JOHN WRIGHT
JOSIE COUSINS
LINDA MEGSON
SUE WILKIE
ROSANE PARK
RHIA ELIZABETH DAVIS
CHARLOTTE MILTENBURG SIMKINS
MAGGIE ROBERTS
CAROL PORCELL
DIANA MARY WRIGHT
MICHAEL JOHN GADSDON
PAUL DUCRANT

For those of you that haven't collected your t-shirt yet you can collect it from Kings Property Management this afternoon from 15.00 - 18.00 h or Saturday morning 09.30 h - 13.00 h. You can also collect one from the tourist information centre in Estartit.

*There a few male names above and as the walk is only for "women" we are looking forward to seeing them on the day!!

Not long to go .......

Come on ladies there's still time to register for the walk before Sunday (don't forget you can turn up on the day and register but it's better in advance so we have numbers for t-shirts and extras).

We have more participants:
Christine Waters
Julie Lofthouse
Emma Fortea
Diana Webster
Maureen Kiely
Anne Devitt
Peggy McGuiness

Thanks for joining us. We are preparing the tombola stall so any donations would be greatly received. We are also having a jumble stall. If you have any old bits and bobs - toys, clothes,books etc. (in a reasonable condition) bring them along and we will sell them.

If anyone else would likt to have a stall please let us know asap.

Not long now to register girls.....

Well only a few days before the big event. We have more names to add to our entry list:

Jayne Greenwood
Melissa Levey
Tammy Bish
Joan Ball
Anne Raine
Linda Hart
Kay Kenyon
Veronica Crisp
Marion Stewart

Thanks for joining us girls. Let's hope that the weather is kind to us and the sun is shining.

If you wold like to hold a stall (crafts, food, games etc.) it's not too late. Contact either Andrea or Emma ASAP.

More new entries

We have some more participants:
Helen Scott
Eva Contell
Kate Hunt
Jane Radcliffe

We have more entries now than we had by the 9th of September last year so it's looking good ...if you haven't registered then do it as soon as possible!

Catalan Holidays donation

We have also had a very generous cash donation of 100 euros from Catalan Holidays - a company specialising in private villa holidays here on the Costa Brava and Barcelona www.catalanholidays.com A big thank you to Jayne greenwood who works for Catalan holidays and organised the donation.

More entries

The entries are starting to come in. The participants are :

Pat Light
Jackie Allan
Amy Allan
Linda Beaton
Jack Beaton
Patricia Thrussell
Val Downie
Catriona Downie
Elizabeth Downie
Carol Richardson
Elaine MacDougall
Sarah Shires
Anna Rose
Christine Castle
Andrea King
Emma Harvey

Keep the inscriptions coming ladies and keep spreading the word. Last minute on the day entries are possible but we cannot guarantee that we will have t-shirts available for last minute entrants.

Thank you for your support!

A big thank you to Victoria Wren - freelance grafic designer - for updating our website and publicity free of charge once again. Thanks Victoria. Hire her for freelance - www.whangdoodleland.com

We would also like to thank Kings Property Management for covering the printing costs of our publicity posters and flyers. Kings are also offering special deals on their apartment rentals for the date of the walk so if you are in the UK and want to join us check out the special offers at http://www.kingspropertymanagement.com/page30/page30.php

We would also like to thank Digital Copisteria for providing their services at cost price.

We have our first entries!

The first participant is Pamela Steele. A big thank you to Pam for distributing our posters yesterday at the English church service.

Come on ladies...last year we were 77 lets make it more this year!!

Entry time already!

August is now almost over and the 1st September is here already. Dowload you entry details from the website and register for the walk from tomorrow. You can pay your money direct into the bank account or you can pay in cash at the Kings Property Management office. Once you have completed your form and paid your entry fee of just 10 euros then you can collect your T-shirt from the Tourist information office in Estartit or from the Kings Property Management Office (C/ Freu - under the Blau Mar apartment complex). If you took part last year and still have your t-shirt you can reuse it (as I will be doing) any extra t-shirts we have we will sell them on the day of the walk with the money going to the charity.

Also on the day we are going to have a balloon lauch. My 6 year old daughter Ellie came up with the name "balloons to heaven". We will have a selection of helium filled balloons in the different colours of all the different cancer charities. You can make a donation for the balloon and write the name of your loved one lost to the diesease. We will then launch all the balloons together after the walk.

Does anyone know where we can get helium from in the local area????????

Remember we need people to help with stalls on the day so get in touch if you are interested!

Cancer research UK

If you want to sponsor someone who is taking part in the walk or if you want someone to sponsor you then you can use the easy online sponsor site ww.justgiving.com/walkforlifecostabrava2009 .The funds go directly to Cancer Research UK and you can leave a message for the person that you are sponsoring.

Lets hope that our friends and family are as generous as last year!

Not long to go....action stations ladies!

Well not long until the second walk for life costa Brava. Can you believe it is almost a year since the last one? Where does the time go?

What's new for this year? Well... a couple of things firstly the charity that we are supporting here is Catalunya. We have decided to donate the money raised to El fundació onocolliga Girona. This charity supports and helps those fighting cancer and their families here in the province of Girona. They help in many many ways from offering practical help with things like wheelchairs and beds for those who are ill, they offer help around the home, they have two apartments next to the Josep Trueta hospital in Girona which ralatives can use to sleep, rest, cook etc. when visiting family members in hospital. They also offer pysiotherapy and counciling, limfatic drainage and they also run educational programmes teaching the youger generation how to prevent cancer. For more information on this charity you can visit their website http://www.onocolligagirona.com/

The second change is the walking route. This year we have two routes - on the same as last year 5km and the second a longer route (which is an added approx. 2 km to the original course). You can choose the route you prefer.

Oh yes and we have also decided to reduce the entry fee - we have all been affected by the "Crisis" or "Credit crunch" so we hope this will encourage more people to join us.

Once again we plan to have "fete" style stalls at the finish of the course so WE NEED YOU! If you would like to have a stall (cakes, books, toys, nik naks, etc..) please contatc us and we will reserve you a place. REMEMBER that the monies you take must be donated to the event.

We also need everyone to spread the word about the event. With out the resident magazine it is a little more difficult to get the word out. If any one would like some posters or flyers please let us know and we would be very happy to give you some to put up and around the province.

Walk for life costa Brava 2008

Here are some photos from our event last year. we are hoping that this year will be as successful as last year. We had 76 ladies, 1 man in drag and a dog take part in the 5km walk last year so with a bit of luck we can match or beat that number this year.