Dear ,

Thank you for your   pledge towards my World Vision Ironman effort.

You'll be pleased to hear that after just over twelve and a half hours on Sunday the 4th of April, I heard the magic words "James Fenner, you are an Ironman" over the tannoy.

It was a tough day at the office, and there were certain parts of it that really stood out:
  • Treading water at the swim start (with no wetsuit), with helicopters hovering overhead, and the National Anthem playing, thinking "What on earth have I got myself into here!"
  • The sheer joy of getting out of the water and seeing "Team Fez" when I got to my bike.
  • Realising that I'd taken on too much salt water on the swim, and being sick whilst on the bike after three hours of hard riding.
  • Getting off the bike and into transition and realising that after 7hrs and 22minutes, I still had my first marathon to run!
  • Night falling and having to put on glow sticks so that I didn't get run over by passing traffic...





I won't lie. It was a REALLY hard day. But when darkness fell and the finishing chute seemed an awful long way away, what drove me on were the words which accompanied a very generous donation: "Children raising children because their parents have died is not the way the world should be".

Thank you so much for making my first Ironman a very worthwhile day for me and the people of the Machinga region in Malawi. In concert with the government contribution, we have managed to raise around AUS$45,000 all through private donors, which is a fantastic effort.

Now comes the point at which I ask for the cold hard cash! Details of the Accounts into which to deposit your donations are as follows.

PLEASE make sure you include your SURNAME as a reference when making a payment.

Australian Account Details
Account Name: James Fenner
Bank Name: Westpac Banking
Account Number: 163645
BSB: 032249

English Account Details
Account Name: Sonali J Thirunavukkarasu
Bank Name: First Direct
Account Number: 12008327
Sort Code: 404777

If you require a receipt, please click here.


Thank you again for all your support and I hope that this cause is not going to be one that is easily forgotten.


Cheers

James Fenner, alias Fez

E: jfenner@email.com
M: 0411 549 457

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