<p>Hi All, thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.</p> <p>How it started - stupidly, we agreed over a few too many glasses of wine to run a half marathon with some great friends??!! We are mainly parents from Birdlip Primary School but are persuading others to join us.</p> <p>Although a personal challenge, we have decided to raise funds for the charity I work for -Gloucestershire Young Carers.</p> <p>GYC supports around <strong>600</strong> children and young people in the county who care for or are impacted by a family member's chronic physical and mental ill health, substance misuse and, or disability. <strong>There are many more young carers, evidence suggests at least 3,000 in the County or 2 children in every school class!! </strong></p> <p>GYC runs weekly support respite groups, day trips, residentials and closed therapuetic groups, they have a Forum and the young carers currently produce their own newspaper!</p> <p><strong>So please dig deep, support us and donate now-I need a reason to get out of bed to train four times a week!!!</strong></p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>Many thanks</p> <p><strong>Shelly and the Runners</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>