ASPIRE - Channel Swim

ASPIRE is a charity that works with people with a spinal cord injury to create opportunity, choice and independence. Our national services and programmes include adapted housing for people leaving hospital if houses aren’t yet accessible, specialist computer equipment, independent living officers who provide direct support and advice for people recently injured and the Human Needs Fund which people can apply to for funding for specialist equipment. Aspire ensures that everyone with a spinal cord injury has the opportunity to live an independent and fulfilled life.

We are currently preparing for our annual Aspire Channel Swim. The Swim will take place from September 15th-December 7th and is a 22 mile swim (the distance of the channel) across 12 weeks in the comfort of your own swimming pool. Last year the swim raised £345,000 with 7,000 people taking part nationwide. This year we would like our swim to reach an even wider audience.

Aspire is an extremely worthwhile cause and we would greatly appreciate it if you could help us in making this years Aspire Channel Swim the biggest one yet. To find out more about the swim, please visit our website
www.aspirechannelswim.co.uk

Aspire receives no statutory funding, so every penny raised through the Aspire Channel Swim will help us to continue our vital work.

£100 will buy the duvet and pillows for one of our adapted houses.

£350 will buy SmartNav technology for a PC to enable someone with a high level spinal injury to use a computer.

£700 will buy a laptop and an accessible bed table for a child in hospital so they can continue to study and stay connected to friends whilst recovering.

£1,000 will provide a rise and fall hob or sink in one of our adapted houses

£2,500 will buy a made to measure light weight wheelchair.