<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On 22nd April 2012 I ran the London Marathon in a time of 4 hours 12 minutes to raise money and awareness for Working Families, a national charity that supports working parents and carers. I&rsquo;m lucky in that I had a happy childhood with parents who were able to balance work and home life. Everyone isn&rsquo;t in that fortunate position however and Working Families offers crucial support to thousands of low income carers and parents, helping them to keep their jobs AND look after their families.&nbsp; They are achieving this by:</span></p> <ul> <li class="ecxMsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;serif&amp;amp;quot;;">Providing working parents and carers with free legal and in-work benefits advice and information, and help on how to negotiate flexible hours</span></li> <li class="ecxMsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;serif&amp;amp;quot;;">Training employers to introduce, promote and manage employee engagement and demonstrate the value of family-friendly workplaces</span></li> <li class="ecxMsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;serif&amp;amp;quot;;">Campaigning and conducting ground-breaking research which provides evidence for policy-makers to improve work life balance. </span></li> </ul> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;serif&amp;amp;quot;;">Working Families helps parents and so helps children.&nbsp; Please help me support this great cause by sponsoring me whatever you can! Thanks</span></p>