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Event: Virgin London Marathon 2012 on 22/04/2012
Team Members: Joe Botham
£1,307.20 raised of £1,500.00 target
42 donations
My Target:
£1,500.00
£1,307.20 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/Ben-Picknett
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Ben Picknett's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text SIVG64 £10
to 70070
My story
Thanks for visiting my page! In 2012, I will be running the Virgin London Marathon for the Lymphoma Association. Please donate generously!!!!
In 2008, my mum was diagnosed with stage 4 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. It is the 6th most common cancer in the UK. It came as a massive shock to the whole family - I guess you never think it will happen to you. Mum started an agressive chemotherapy treatment and we all remained hopeful and positive that the treatment would be successful.
Doctors and nurses took care of the medicine and whilst my mum responded very well to the treatment (didn't even lose all her hair), they could do very little for the emotional trauma caused by cancer.
The Lymphoma Association provided invaluable support to my mum in particular, but also to the rest of the family. The charity provides a freephone helpline with friendly support staff to offer information and emotional support. The various conferences and free literature informed the whole family of what exactly non-hodgkin lymphoma is and kept us up-to-date with the latest medical breakthroughs. Another invaluable free-service provided by the Lymphoma Association was the Buddy scheme which got my mum in touch with a woman who was now in remission, and could therefore provide positive first hand advice on how to cope with this disease.
These free services provided the whole family with invaluable support and meant we remained positive and supportive of my mum's progress. Mum has been in remission since 2009!
Every hour of every day one person in the UK is diagnosed with lymphatic cancer. Since the Lymphoma Association relies totally on voluntary donations to keep its free services running, I will be running the gruelling 26.2 miles of the London Marathon for this massively worthwhile charity.
Thank you for any donations you can make to ensure that the free services which were so important to my family can help others diagnosed with this disease. Please give generously (and remember to gift aid, if possible)!!
Founded by patients in 1986, the Lymphoma Association is the only specialist UK charity that provides accurate medical information and support to lymphatic cancer patients, their families and friends. The services that are offered by the Lymphoma Association include a freephone patient Helpline, free literature, a buddy scheme with telephone links to others with similar experiences, local support groups, regional patient conferences and comprehensive information on their award winning website. In addition to this, the organisation runs a project where Lymphoma Association Clinical Nurse Specialists are given posts within NHS Haematology Units.
How you can help
£2 could fund a copy of our guide for young people with lymphoma
£5 could fund a buddy link between a patient and someone who has been through a similar experience
£10 could fund information packs for two newly diagnosed patients
£15 could fund a helpline call giving information and support
My gallery 4
My charity
The Lymphoma Association
Charity Registration No. 1068395
Lymphoma is the most common cancer in the under 30s and the 5th most common cancer overall in the UK. The Lymphoma Association offers free information and support for patients and their families. We rely almost totally on voluntary donations, so thank you for helping to make our work possible.
Donations 42
Well Done!
Donation by Luke Picknett on 02/05/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Awesome.
Donation by Mitchell Limb on 23/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Owen Cartier on 22/04/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
you should be half way now....hope will we see you near the finish Mike N Lori
Donation by Michael Goodland on 22/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Benny P I am looking forward to seeing you smash this like you have done the carboloading!
Donation by Joseph Botham on 21/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck Ben!! from Ben
Donation by Ben Watkins on 20/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck Ben!
Donation by Victoria Dixon on 20/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck
Donation by Damon Lacey on 19/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Ben, this is an awesome achievement & wishing you all the best on the day! Renay (Scrum & Coke) x
Donation by Renay Logan on 19/04/12
Ben - very well done in running the marathon; our best wishes for the big day. From John, Fiona, Hannah, Ellen and Katherine
Donation by John Picknett on 18/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
All the very best for Sunday, Ben. We will be thinking of you and cheering you on.
Donation by The Amato crew on 17/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good luck for Sunday Ben. You're going to smash it!!!
Donation by Vik and Bally on 16/04/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Good luck for Sunday Ben! Think it is amazing that you are doing this!
Donation by Kim Lee on 16/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Great charity mate. All the best on the run.
Donation by IAN SCOTT on 05/04/12
Go Benny Go Benny Go! If you do under 4 hours you have to do a back flip over the line! ;-) Good luck bud!
Donation by Elliato on 05/04/12
Best of luck, Ben. Please give my best to your mom. If you're in the States, please look us up!
Donation by Tad Yates on 05/04/12
£50.00
Rock on my winner.
Donation by Domso on 04/04/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
We'll be at the finish line handing out for goodness shakes! How is that for an incentive!
Donation by Nadia Brady on 04/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Ben!!!!
Donation by Olivia Morgan on 03/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Bonne chance to you both!
Donation by Emily Lewis on 03/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck dude !
Donation by Robert Patterson on 03/04/12
£10.00
Good Luck Ben! :-)
Donation by Fiona Gilbank on 03/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
The staff and Management at Groupama are right behind you! Good luck !
Donation by Francois-Xavier Boisseau on 03/04/12
£250.00
Ben, a charity I hold close to my heart! Good luck! Mandy Sura
Donation by Mandy Sura on 14/03/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck!
Donation by Claire Shepherd on 09/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£1,307.20
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£1,307.20
- Gift Aid£235.55
* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.
