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Hi all,

This is my first attempt at any kind of marathon, so I wanted to choose a charity and motivation that would help me achieve my goals, of firstly finishing the marathon and secondly raising money for a really good cause.

I will be running for Down's South London. This is an extremely worthy, member-run charity that supports children with Down's Syndrome and their families. It provides specialist speech and language therapy sessions for children aged 0-7 years.

I didn't know a whole lot about the charity or its work until I started working with a colleague in my current job. We've known each other for about 2 years and during this time I've learnt about the charity and the specific work it does for her son who has Down's syndrome. He's such a happy and social toddler who regularly attends speech and language therapy sessions, all of which his mum attends as well as working part time. I get a great deal of personal motivation from the hard working attitude that she has and a huge amount of respect for the devotion she has for her son. I know this is the same with all families involved with Down's South have been able to transform their children's lives. I have learnt that Down's syndrome doesn't have to be a burden but more of a stepping stone in the child's early development.

Any donation will be greatly appreciated and will contribute to the fantastic efforts that this charity does to continue to provide the incredible therapy service and support network that children and their families in the London area receive.

Thank you

Chris

Well done Chris, London Marathon next and then a triathlon! Donation by Jane and Nigel Hutton 12/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck Chris and well done for doing it! Channel your inner Paula Radcliffe and it'll be a breeze! xx Donation by Nadia Shahrestani 08/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Lil Bro! Will be there to cheer you on and have a pint waiting at the finish end for you (if you're still standing!!) Kate Donation by Kate Wilson 25/09/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Chris, Good Luck, Don't overdo it, we don't know what we would do without you, Paul & Jim Donation by Paul Hagon 18/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

All the best Chris, great cause Donation by Louise O'Connell 16/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck sweety. Ill be there at the end for a big hug. Its a fantastic charity to run for! Anything to see those legs of yours in shorts :-) xxxxxx Donation by Debbie Brown 15/09/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

All the very best - Up the Blues! Donation by Alan Nugent 15/09/09  

£35.00

Hope this helps in some small way and best of luck on the day. Donation by Dave Brown 14/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by sav 11/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck Chris!! Donation by Jonathan Bloom 10/09/09  

£75.00 + £21.15 Gift Aid

Good luck. A worthy cause and thanks for all your help. John Donation by John Balsdon 10/09/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Well done Chris makes a change for me to be able to do something for you! All the very best Donation by Keith Corderoy 09/09/09  

£50.00

Good luck Chris, Great cause. Andy Deeker and all at Lancaster Office Cleaning. Donation by Andy Deeker 08/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Stephen Thomas 08/09/09  

£50.00

Donation by Gordon Walker 07/09/09  

£100.00

Great work pal awesome effort.Plenty of dough balls for energy the night before!Nashy Donation by David Nash 07/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck Chris - and thanks as always for all your help. Donation by Michael Edwards 04/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good cause Chris! Hope the weather's good for the run! jkx Donation by Jonathan Kydd 03/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Thomas Bereznicki 03/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

good luck Donation by Tim 03/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Very good cause well done Donation by Greg Forde 03/09/09  

£300.00 + £84.62 Gift Aid

Well done Chris, great effort, hope it goes well Donation by Bill Carey-Evans 03/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

nice picture! Donation by carsten girst 03/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Glen Nash 03/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Chris, oh how I cringed at your "favourite client" email but the least I can do for the help you provide me is support you!! Craige Donation by Craige Coren 03/09/09  

£20.00

Best of luck to you. Donation by Paul Kenny 02/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of luck, you're mum's driving us all mad at work!!!!! Donation by jane zaffarano 29/08/09  

£3.00 + £0.85 Gift Aid

Every little helps!! Donation by Shirley Smalley 27/08/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Hi it is your mum good luck.xx Donation by anne thornberry 26/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck old chap! P.S. Just in case you're wondering, I work with your mum! Donation by Lord E 24/08/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
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