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Jaspreet’s Moment of Madness!

Posted on 23/10/11 by Saranpaal Calais | Category: Youth Stories | 9 Comments»

Unfortunately it is rare to find a person today who has not been affected in some way by cancer - either through a personal illness or that of a family member or friend.  Wouldn't it be great if this was not the case: Wouldn't it be great if there was a cure for cancer? 

 

Hi, I'm Jaspreet Kaur and in a moment of(slight) madness, I've decided to swim a 2km ocean marathon on January 29 next year. The reason I've decided to put myself through what is surely going to be a (at least partially) torturous process is to raise funds for cancer research.

This is all made possible through Can Too, a not-for-profit organisation that will provide me with 12 weeks of training for this event. Instead of paying for the coaching, I will raise at least $1,250 (although I’d love to make this an even $2000, blame the obsessive-compulsive in me) which all goes directly to finding a cure for cancer. 

I've already been hard at work making sure I'll be able to cross that line come January and official training starts in November. I'll be diving into that freezing ocean every Saturday morning for the next 12 weeks (training starts at 8.30am! You see what I mean about torture?)

I am asking for your support through a donation of any amount (seriously! No amount is too small - or too large!). To make a simple online donation, go to the Can Too Donation Page .  Remember every donation over $2 is tax deductible!

Payment is via credit card, cash, money order or bank cheque. Alternatively, you can also download a paper sponsorship form.

I’d like to share my journey and SYA has kindly invited me to do so via their website. I’ll be posting blogs and pictures here fairly regularly so watch this space!

Let's cure cancer together!

--

Jaspreet Kaur


9 Comments

Sukhpreet on October 24th 2011 at 2:31AM said:

GO JASPREEET:D

Jaideep on October 30th 2011 at 2:00AM said:

Wooooo! Go Jaspreet!
You machine smile

Mukhtiar on November 8th 2011 at 1:56AM said:

You are a super hero to help this noble cause at such a young age. Good on you !

Nita Boparoy on November 9th 2011 at 7:28AM said:

Great! Keep working hard.

Simran on November 18th 2011 at 0:45AM said:

Great job Jaspreet! Proud of you smile

David on April 8th 2012 at 18:43PM said:

Thank you so much for taking your time to make this site! I have been aidtng a punjabi boy for sometime now, and the culture differences, language and religion are so difficult for me to understand at times. I want to be able to completely understand him, but it is hard, and it seems that you know the feeling very well. So thank you!

Dilbeer Veygal on October 9th 2012 at 1:25AM said:

Hey David,

Thank you for the wonderful work you are doing with our fellow punjabi boy.  Any remote possibility of myself helping you out with this or any other chore within your organisation?  Would love to be able to help!

Manmeet Singh Dhillon on November 15th 2012 at 7:42AM said:

May Waheguru help you during your training programs and wish you all the best.!!!

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