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Kerry
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23rd Apr 12 at 13:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Check out her just giving page!
Her target was £500!

http://www.justgiving.com/Claire-Squires2
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My girlfriend was her friend. She was one of the fittest people she knew!
JonnyJ
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Quite harrowing looking back to page 91 and seeing the last comment saying something along the lines of "see you at the finish line" then the next one is an RIP comment. Crazy how life can change just like that!
James
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Such a sad story.

But the donations are literally going up by hundreds of pounds a minute
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Originally posted by James
Such a sad story.

But the donations are literally going up by hundreds of pounds a minute


Didnt notice that. When i first opened the page it was on £26k, just refreshed it now and its up to £28k
Steve
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why do people only feel its only necessary to donate when someone has died?
Kerry
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Because you can't put a value on someones life?
She died trying to raise money for a charity she believed in
adiohead
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It's bittersweet
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Originally posted by Kerry
Because you can't put a value on someones life?
She died trying to raise money for a charity she believed in


did her belief or cause not matter so much when she was alive?

dont get me wrong its fantastic that its raised such an amount and a tragic death, i just dont understand why it took that to happen to gain that amount interest in her cause.
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Surely its simple - her name has appeared in the papers.

Or are you saying you know over 3000 people who would donate if you wanted to run?
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Ok so the exposure is greater, so are people donating for the charity or for her death?

its either or the other and either can be done in different and better ways
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
Because you can't put a value on someones life?
She died trying to raise money for a charity she believed in


did her belief or cause not matter so much when she was alive?

dont get me wrong its fantastic that its raised such an amount and a tragic death, i just dont understand why it took that to happen to gain that amount interest in her cause.


Because it wasn't to the masses of people it is now. Just from it being on the news it has created awareness of it. Thought you were a clever person but i assume its just trolling
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You'd know
JonnyJ
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I can see what Steve is saying though, many people will be genuine but there will be some people on there who are donating because it looks good. Probably tell everyone they know that they have donated in the hope they get some pat on the back.
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quote:
Originally posted by JonnyJ
I can see what Steve is saying though, many people will be genuine but there will be some people on there who are donating because it looks good. Probably tell everyone they know that they have donated in the hope they get some pat on the back.


Agreed.

I've just donated.
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fucking hell jonnyj i would have thought you would be the last person who would have agreed with me on this i was expecting to open that up to a rant
Kerry
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32k now
JonnyJ
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fucking hell jonnyj i would have thought you would be the last person who would have agreed with me on this i was expecting to open that up to a rant


thanks mate. Nah, it definitely happens, whether its a bad thing or not is open to debate, end of the day, its money going towards a good cause, which is a good thing, the reasons for it are probably not though. "Look at me, i donated, i am a nice person, doesnt everyone agree?"

I have a lot more respect for anyone that donates a lot and remains anonymous to someone who donates £2 and spiels of a load of bile about how they were truly devastated to hear the news and cried all day, then put a link to thier own fb page or something.
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I think the saying goes, if life gives you lemons make lemonade? The extra publicity and the sadness of the situation will have made people think they can spare a few quid for her cause.
ed
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Originally posted by Kerry
32k now

Plus the £8k Gift Aid!
Nismo
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Sad news.
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thats a real shame
Kerry
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What upsets me is the fact she will never know
Whittie
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£39k

Such a shame, truly is.
SetH
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Steve

As aido said it is Bittersweet

felt quite gutted when I read the story this morning, I am not sure why.

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