Christina Schönbach is fundraising for MS Research Training and Education (MS Research)

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Experian Robin Hood Festival of Running

on 13/09/2009

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Christina Schönbach

Raising money for

MS Research Training and Education (MS Research)

Charity Registration No. 1043280

MS Research Training and Education raises funds to enable research that will address its aims and further progress in the treatment of MS. In addition the charity will promote and support training and education to further knowledge and involvement of those who live with MS and those who treat it. It encourages volunteers to help in these aims through fundraising and general support duties such as office work, collections or organising an event. It makes appeals to involve persons with MS in the research projects.

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Christina Schönbach

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Raised: 130%

Target: £250.00
Raised so far: £323.88

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My story

Dear friends,

Shockingly, I´ve traded rowing for running this summer. The plan is to run the half-marathon in Nottingham at the ´Robin Hood Running Festival´ on 13 September this year (under the slogan of ´Balliol does Robin Hood´...). This is in three weeks time. So, kind of scarily close. I won´t be fast, but I will be there. If I make it in under 1 hour 50 minutes I´ll be a very happy (though tired) bunny.

I´ve decided to run for a charity. Last summer I had an inflammation in the brain as a result of which I lost most feeling in the left side of my body as well as experiencing trouble with balance, which affected my walking and general activities involving motion. Luckily for me, this was a one-off occurence. For a good many people in the world, however, it is ´normal´ that specific (or non-specific) parts of their body or abilities just fail them. This is what happens to patients of MS. I have experienced the frustration of losing control over what you can and can´t do and as much as I´m very happy this will (hopefully) never happen to me again in the same way I do want to help. So I´m running for MS Research and I would be very grateful if you could all make a contribution. However small.

If you donate via this website the money will go to the charity directly. It´s safe, I promise. I´ve set the target at 250 pounds, since the event is so close at hand. In fact, I do aim higher. So dig deep and donate! ;)

Thank you!

Love,

Christina

	well done! (and it's too late for the luckiness I guess, but 888 is a lucky Chinese number...) speed on for the next half-marathon! x x Donation by Yuan Yang 15/09/09	£8.88 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	Good luck!! Donation by Jennifer McSloy 12/09/09	£10.00
	Run geschwind, just like the wind. And don't break your eyes and ears please! x Donation by Skilly ! 10/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Just keep running!!!! Last woman standing! xxx Donation by Maya Bahoshy 10/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck, Christina! This is for a very good cause! Love, Karl and Gisela Donation by Gisela Schoenbach 06/09/09	£80.00
	GOOD LUCK, Mausebär! Donation by Marianne Schönbach 03/09/09	£70.00
	Run baby run! Very proud of you xxx Donation by Bex 03/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	ENJOY THE RUN, CHRISTINA! Donation by ULE Ritterfeld 28/08/09	£10.00
	Donation by Yonathan van den Brink 27/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	succes! Donation by Elisabeth Philipse 27/08/09	£5.00
	Best of luck :-) xxx Donation by Ruth Barber 25/08/09	£10.00
	Good luck!! Donation by Michael Webb 25/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Go for it Christina! Hope it all goes swimmingly xxx Donation by Alice Lighton 24/08/09	£10.00
	Hope this running over rowing thing isn't permanent...Good luck though! Donation by Elizabeth Mumford 24/08/09	£10.00
	Good luck! xx Donation by Kirsty Duffy 24/08/09	£10.00
	Donation by Simon Wan 24/08/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£323.88
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£30.71

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