*** UPDATE 10th November Denis & Graeme successfully completed the very demanding marathon course in 3 hours and 51 minutes. Many thanks to all for your support and generosity in our fundraising mission. ***

Hi All

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On 8th November 2009 Denis Ignatjev and Graeme Whitty will run the original Marathon route in Greece (http://www.athensclassicmarathon.gr/html/ent/012/ent.1012.1.asp)  to help support the 30th anniversary of CRP. We would like to help raise money for charity by way of the Valerie Taylor Trust. Funds contribute to treatment costs of poor patients at the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) in Dhaka, Bangladesh (http://www.crp-bangladesh.org/ & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ppu6zKQ3CU).

In 2007 Graeme had the opportunity to meet with a very special lady who has dedicated her career to the care, treatment and rehabilitation of the paralysed. CRP founder, Valerie Taylor. Valerie is decorated with numerous awards; amongst many is O.B.E. (Order of the British Empire for her outstanding efforts providing holistic treatment for the paralysed) and also the “Shadhinota Dibosh Podok” the highest civilian award of Bangladesh.

During that trip Graeme had the opportunity to visit the CRP and witness the magnificent work undertaken by Valerie and the CRP overall.

Denis and Graeme like a challenge and in the summer of 2008 climbed the highest mountain in Europe raising money for CRP in the process (http://www.justgiving.com/symantecsummiteurope2008). As you know what goes up must come down so this time we are focusing on a ground challenge. Please help us raise funds for this most deserving of charitable causes.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.

 

Thanks and Best Wishes

Denis & Graeme