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David Grigson is raising money for ChildLine
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Virgin London Marathon 2010 · 25 April 2010 ·

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RCN 216401 (England & Wales), SC037717 (Scotland)
ChildLine is the UK's free and confidential, 24 hour helpline for children in distress or danger. Trained volunteer counsellors comfort, advise, support and protect children and young people who may feel they have nowhere else to turn. Children call ChildLine about a wide range of problems, but the most common problems are abuse (both sexual and physical), bullying, serious family tensions, worries about friends' welfare and teenage pregnancy. Children and young people can call ChildLine about anything – no problem is too big or too small. ChildLine is a service provided by the NSPCC

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Thank you for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Thousands of children feeling frightened and alone with their problems contact ChildLine every day. Last year alone ChildLine received 2 million calls from kids in distress. But ChildLine doesn't have the resources it needs to answer every call. One in three calls goes unanswered. Imagine how heart-breaking it must be for a child who has plucked up the courage to call ChildLine only for the line to ring and ring and then go dead.  It costs just £4 to answer a call so for every £100 I raise 25 more children in distress will have their calls answered. If I can get to £10,000 then 2,500 children will get the help they are looking for. With your help we can raise at least this amount. Hopefully, much more.

Any support you could give by sponsoring me would be hugely appreciated. 

Thank you.

Donation summary

Total
£10,016.00
+ £2,137.10 Gift Aid
Online
£8,212.00
Offline
£1,804.00

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