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Archive => Archived Boards => Local Issues => Topic started by: admin on February 10, 2013, 09:03:49 AM
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Some of you may have noticed the new banner at top right of the forum and also on the home page of the main site. This is in support of Dave Myers (of Myers Tree Care), who will soon be trekking 500 miles along the Way of St James, on his own and unsupported, to raise money for Mellor March Cancer Charities.
Dave is doing the walk in memory of his friend Simon Stockton, who passed away at the age of only 43 last year.
Dave has been a great supporter of the local community for many years - he was the first to pledge free practical help on the Iron Bridge Restoration Project and delivered without batting an eyelid when the job turned out to be much much bigger than anticipated several years later. He has also been a great help to Friends of Marple Memorial Park over many years, and I know he is also involved in all kinds of community activities in Marple Bridge and Mellor too.
So, it would be great if the whole community could get behind Dave on this huge effort, that is going to take around 30 days. You can sponsor him for £5, £10 or more at http://www.justgiving.com/davidedwardmyers
Please share the details of this fantastic endeavor with as many local folk as you can.
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:) thanks mark, took the link today & donated, it is so easy,, wish David all the best, as always , another unselfish task!!
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A huge thank you for the donations and words of support so far. Special thanks to the members of the Marple and District U3A Gardening group, for inviting me to talk about my career in 'trees' and who have donated over £ 40 pounds for my challenge. Also Mr G White for his IT support. Thank You!!!! ;D
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No worries :-)
Good luck with the walk Dave!
How do I get the QR code? You put it on the Myers Tree Care Facebook page yet?
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No worries :-)
Good luck with the walk Dave!
How do I get the QR code? You put it on the Myers Tree Care Facebook page yet?
there are posters around with the app qr code so that you can be updated regularly on my progress along the way. If you visit my page http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1198452894 you can get the code there also.
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Cheers Dave, good luck...
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Cheers Dave, good luck...
Thank you for the IT support ond your donation.
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Good luck Dave - what your doing is fantastic and everyone at the Cheshire hair lounge would like to wish you lots of luck. We will ll be donating and spreading the word :)
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Hope the trainings going well Dave!
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Hope the trainings going well Dave!
I'm getting there, I will be starting a month today and have raised over one thousand pounds already!!
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Hope the trainings going well Dave!
I'm getting there, I will be starting a month today and have raised over one thousand pounds already!!
Just to say a huge thankyou to my friend 'Miss Marple' for supporting my challenge!!!
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Having read the threads about Mr Myer's walk on the way of St James, I was prompted to watch the film "The Way" staring Martin Sheen. It really is a very interesting movie with lots of scenes of the countryside and towns en route. I watches it on "Netflix" through my computer.
One review of the film said:
" A simple but beautiful, heart warming story of personal development and friendship. Certainly not a big budget, big effects movie. If you want bubblegum for the brain the watch mission impossible, if you want to feel something then watch this. The description of inspiring and understated fits perfectly. thoroughly enjoyed this movie."
Good Luck Mr Myers
If only I was 40 years younger!
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Having read the threads about Mr Myer's walk on the way of St James, I was prompted to watch the film "The Way" staring Martin Sheen. It really is a very interesting movie with lots of scenes of the countryside and towns en route. I watches it on "Netflix" through my computer.
One review of the film said:
" A simple but beautiful, heart warming story of personal development and friendship. Certainly not a big budget, big effects movie. If you want bubblegum for the brain the watch mission impossible, if you want to feel something then watch this. The description of inspiring and understated fits perfectly. thoroughly enjoyed this movie."
Good Luck Mr Myers
If only I was 40 years younger!
Thanks so much Alan, such a great film which inspired my challenge, glad you enjoyed it, two week today I will be leaving!!
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Not long to go now Dave!! You all ready for the off?
How are you spending your last week here?
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Not long to go now Dave!! You all ready for the off?
How are you spending your last week here?
All set to go, one week today then its goodbye to Marple for a month, the longest I have been away for in years. Got lots to organise re work but everything else is sorted, getting some great support from the community and its greatly appreciated!! ;D
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Will you be having a big send off Dave?
If so, let us know the details and Arthur will come along to take some photos for the web site.
Of course it would be great to do that when you get home too!
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Congratulations to Dave Myers, who has just completed his 500 mile trek across Spain raising money for Mellor March Cancer Charities.
If you haven't sponsored him yet you can still do it here:
http://www.justgiving.com/davidedwardmyers/
Well Done Dave!
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Well done Dave!!