Emrys Jones is fundraising for Care for the Family

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Cardiff Half Marathon 2009

on 18/10/2009

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Raising money for

Care for the Family

Charity Registration No. 1066905

Care for the Family strengthens family life and helps those who are hurting because of family difficulties. We help thousands of couples, parents and families across the UK to build strong relationships through events, networks, resources and family-building breaks. Special initiatives include the Bereaved Parents' Network, and support for single parent families.

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Emrys Jones

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Raised: 123%

Target: £1,000.00
Raised so far: £1,226.20

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My story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. Please take a few minutes to read what has brought on this madness!

I’m supported by a great family: my wonderful wife, Wendy, and the children Hannah and Rhys. And now it’s my privilege, through my job, to have the opportunity to help families across our nation. Big ones, small ones, ordinary and extraordinary, those loving family life and those finding it tough right now, those celebrating the start of family life or new arrivals, those grieving tragic loss.

Care for the Family is a charity that seeks to support all kinds of families through the ups and downs of everyday family life. It's quite unique in its approach, supporting families across the social spectrum many of whom are not in crisis situations but simply need support to be a better mum or dad or partner. I've seen first hand how Care for the Family helps couples build strong marriages that endure and flourish through the toughest of times. I've seen how parents are supported in the incredible task of raising children - building their confidence and giving them a little toolkit of wisdom for the task ahead. I've seen families hit by the trauma of losing a child or being widowed at a young age find a little hope when it seemed all hope was gone.

I'm running the Cardiff Half Marathon so that more families will continue to be supported through the events, resources, training and free support networks that Care for the Family offers (I haven’t run anything more than a bath since my schooldays, so this will be a huge challenge for me!) Over 100,000 families are supported every year. In order to continue providing and grow this support to families across the UK Care for the Family has to raise over £3million every year.

Care for the Family strives to be generous hearted - with our time, our resources, our support - it's a value that means a lot to us. Every year we give away hundreds of books and resources to families who can't afford them. So we've decided to give half of all the money raised to a children's hospice local to us in Cardiff that is doing incredible things for families whose children have life-limiting conditions - Tŷ Hafan. We’ve set a challenging overall target - £13,000 for the team and £1,000 for me individually - but really hope we'll be able to hand over at least £6,500 to Tŷ Hafan.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a

taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity. When you get to the end it will ask you if you want to share your details with Care for the Family. Please do that so we can give you a proper thank you.

So please dig deep and donate now - every little (and large!) gift will help.

Many, many thanks.

Emrys

PS You can follow my training progress on my blog: http://cardiffmarathon.blogspot.com/

	Well done, Emrys! Donation by Ken 04/11/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 25/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Shall we go for the London Marathon next year? Donation by Philip Lyndon-Jones 23/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Just keep that finish-tape in mind - bet you'll storm it! Best wishes. Paul Donation by Paul Cooper 18/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Go Emrys - with you all the way! Richard and Katharine Donation by Richard Hill 17/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Smiling boyo - no matter how much it hurts- bon chance! Donation by Cathy Stirrup 17/10/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Go for it Emrys - this might be the first of many!! Hope you get the time you're aiming for - you've got the target sponsorship backing for it!! Donation by Mark Richmond 16/10/09
	Go Go Joe - I mean Hem - I mean Llewelyn Ashmore - errm... I mean nice one Emrys! Donation by Mr Trusty, friend of Mr Loodley 15/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Jones you can beat the Molden! Get your skates on! We will be cheering you :) Donation by Camilla Owens 15/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck old man- much respect! Donation by Louise Knight 15/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	13 seems to be the significant CFF number at the moment - just as well we don't believe in luck! Team Emrys are right behind you! Donation by Julian Perkins 15/10/09	£13.00 + £3.67 Gift Aid
	Good luck Emrys, we will be urging you on from the sofa!! Donation by Sandra, Ian Matt and Jemma 14/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	That's £10 a mile! You'd better make it all the way now! Donation by anonymous hecklers 14/10/09	£131.00 + £36.95 Gift Aid
	Bon courage! Donation by Sue Hicks 13/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	I am soooo impressed! Keep going, I think of you whenever I am running xxx Donation by jo lyness 12/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Go Emrys, go Emrys (I'm still there with the other vaseline comments)... Donation by Yve and Steve Want 12/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Emrys, I am so impressed Donation by Mary & Mick Cray 12/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Emrys - it's hard to believe anyone can run that far!!! All the best for the big day :) Donation by Jacqui and Julian Mitchell 08/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	All the best with the training and hope it goes well on the day. Donation by Sara Millington 07/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good effort Emrys, I know how this feels! Donation by Oliver Baerwald 07/10/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Donation by Penny Coggan 06/10/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Emrys, Those feet need some work! Good luck, & happy running. Donation by Bill LeBlanc 06/10/09	£30.00
	Run Emrys Run! Donation by Forrest Gump 06/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Shannon Jade 06/10/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	The Lord bless you Emrys. I hope you enjoy it. Donation by Brian Hickford 01/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	With a little help from Vaseline you will do it. Well done! Donation by Jenny Steele 29/09/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	XXQQ Donation by Kevin and Elizabeth Thomas 06/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Who would have thought it? Good on ya! Donation by Arabella Nairne 06/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	You deserve a donation for your blog alone, never mind the actual marathon! Happy training. Donation by June Way 04/09/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Have you worked out how close the nearest pub is to the finishing line yet?! It's a great cause - we wish you every success. Good Luck! Donation by Nicola & John Davies 03/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£762.10
Offline donations:	£464.10
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£206.49

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