Paddy Freeland is swimming the English Channel for Charity

Nov 01, 2024 - Nov 30, 2024

Paddy Freeland

Hello - thanks for reading. I am fundraising by attempting to swim the length of the English Channel (33.700 Kilometres) in a month this November to raise some money for charity. With GiveWheel I'm hoping to split it into three causes that are really close to me (obviously I couldn't decide on one).

I've taken a lot of solace in recently getting more into swimming. the cut off - the relaxation, the routine. But this is definitely ambitious!

In terms of donating - I wanted to do a past-present-future - a three way split.

Donating to a cause close to my heart in the past - the British Heart Foundation in memory of my father. https://bhf.org.uk/
For the Present - Target Ovarian Cancer in memory of the wonderful Sue Timoney-Allen. https://targetovariancancer.org.uk/
And for the Future - War Child. There are too many children in the world currently living in war zones. https://www.warchild.org.uk/

I hope you can spare some money for either one of the causes, and hope that you will follow me on this crazy venture.

Supporting

British Heart Foundation

Health | 225971

33%

Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. We raise money to research cures and treatments, so we can give people more time with the ones they love.

Target Ovarian Cancer

Health | 1125038

33.5%

We’re targeting what’s important – symptoms awareness, life-saving early diagnosis, better treatments and support for everyone affected by ovarian cancer.

War Child

Education | 1071659

33.5%

We’re the only specialist charity for children affected by conflict. We’re driven by a single goal – ensuring a safe future for every child living through war.