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Bradley Baskett is raising money for NSPCC
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Thank you for taking the time to visit my webpage. As you may be aware, I have decided to run the London Marathon for a charity close to my heart, the NSPCC. I've never run a marathon before and when I found out that Credit Suisse's chosen charity this year was the NSPCC, I felt compelled to sign up.
Child abuse is sadly a larger issue than most of us care to dwell on. In fact, having first-hand experience of the adoption process, I was made aware of a startling fact. I learned that 62% of looked after children in local authority care are there due to abuse; ranging from physical violence, sexual abuse, and neglect1. To put this into perspective this amounts to around 43,000 children in the UK which is 10% more than all the participants of the 2016 London marathon. The NSPCC provides key resources for these children and local authorities.
Abuse robs children of their childhoods and leaves them vulnerable throughout their lives. It is sickening to hear what some children have experienced and, unfortunately, while I can't single-handedly give children their lives back, I hope by raising funds on behalf of NSPCC I will help in some way.
The NSPCC’s vision is ending cruelty to children in the UK. The NSPCC are inspired by a belief that they can make a difference for all children - by standing for their rights, listening to them, by helping them when they need us and making them safe. Two key pillars of their work are preventing abuse and providing support for those in need. More information can be found via the links below:
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/fighting-for-childhood/what-we-stand-for/
My small contribution to this effort begins by running my first marathon. I haven’t taken part in anything like this before and would really appreciate your support! Please dig deep and donate generously. Every donation, be it large or small, will be humbly accepted and goes directly to making real differences to children’s lives.
Many thanks for all your support and generosity!
Bradley
1. Source: DoE: Children looked after in England year ending 31 March 2014. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/359277/SFR36_2014_Text.pdf