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Our fundraising swimmers go that extra mile

By Alix Miller
October 11, 2010 at 12:13 pm

Mel Chamberlain (right), a Red Cross volunteer from Shrewsbury, is the first to admit swimming is not his strong point. But that didn’t stop him plunging into the Severn to complete the Severn Mile Open Water Swim.

Yes, our volunteers do like to make a splash when it comes to fundraising. Despite not having swum since last November, Mel managed the challenge in 41 minutes, to raise money for the local Red Cross young carers support service he volunteers for.

Not content with swimming one mile, another volunteer, David Taylor from South Cumbria, has splashed through ten one-mile swims of Cumbrian Lakes. As you do. He emerged triumphant, but rather tired, from the waters of Lake Windermere – his tenth lake – on 5 September.

David (right), who has volunteered for the Red Cross for the past 17 years,  has so far raised over £1,500 for emergency response equipment through his swims,  for use throughout Cumbria.

The Red Cross is an integral part of  emergency response in Cumbria. Volunteers have supported the statutory services in responding to the Cumbria floods last year, the Keswick School bus crash and the west Cumbria shootings.

“I’m very proud to be part of the emergency service team and when I volunteered during the floods last year, I could see that when the statutory services need help, they often turn to the British Red Cross,” said David.

Why not go that extra mile to help the Red Cross. Dive into one of our many  fundraising events.

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