My story

Lets provide vulnerable children around the world a safe home!!!

What I will do:

23 September 2012 I will join a 256km footrace starting at the north rim of the Grand Canyon and will end, following six stages, at the summit of the Pink Cliffs of the Grand Staircase, navigating over all different kinds of terrain: hard packed sand, soft sand, dunes, forest trails, rocky roads and even crossing rivers. The whole race is self sufficient: racers have to carry food, medicines, sleeping gear etc for the whole week on their back. Organisation only provides in water, tents and medical help. The average distance we cover every day will be around 40km with one day (and night) being a challenging 80km! Not sure how I will survive that one!!

More info at www.g2gultra.com

What you can do:

Please donate whatever you can miss to this amazing charity! I think we can all do the impossible and make our lives worthwhile but not without a secure, loving base in our childhood!!

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Thank you very very much in advance!!! 

Astrid X

My updates 1

Thank you guys for donating!!! The race was extremely long and tough because of all the soft sandy hills but the astonishing scenery made it all totally worthwhile!

04/10/12 13:00

My charity

SOS Children's Villages UK

SOS Children's Villages UK

Charity Registration No. 1069204

SOS Children is a global authority on nurturing and supporting families. We provide direct care for orphaned and abandoned children, and we work with local communities to keep fragmenting families together. For more information about our work around the world please visit www.soschildren.org.

Donations 5

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Determined as usual:) great job Astrid!

Donation by Fusun Erginbilgic on 08/05/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

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Your energy and spirit never cease to amaze me, Astrid. Good luck with training and have an awesome race. xx

Donation by Kim Hoang on 27/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck and enjoy.......run Forrest run!

Donation by Koeno on 17/04/12

£100.00

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Have a great race and a lot of fun!! Dick

Donation by Dick Sluimers on 13/04/12

£100.00

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Mam, wishing you luck on your big race. Kiss kiss hug hug Raul. Veel sukses met je race hou van jou gabriela.

Donation by Astrid Valks on 13/04/12

£100.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£420.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£420.00
  • Gift Aid£30.00

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