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HCU Marathon Runners

Hull CU Runners is raising money for Hull & East Yorkshire Children’s University

Participants: John Buttrick, Nick Slorach, Peter Connor and the Classlane Team : Dave Beasley, Nathan Stead, Tony Douglas and Emily Blackledge

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Hull Marathon 2012 · 8 April 2012

Hull and East Yorkshire (HEY) Children’s University is a local charity that strives to provide children living in the most deprived areas across Hull & East Yorkshire with unique learning experiences to help encourage learning, build self-esteem and inspire dreams for their future.

Story

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We are running the Hull Marathon and pushing ourselves, hoping that we will be able to make a respectable time for this fantastic charity.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We have two teams running in the Marathon, the first consisting of John Buttrick, Nick Slorach and Peter Connor are running the whole marathon. The second is&nbsp;our relay team from Classlane Media consisting of&nbsp;Dave Beasley, Nathan Stead, Tony Douglas and Emily Blackledge. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Classlane Media will also be capturing the whole 26 miles in film and the will have their own Classlane Media Zone which will be located in Hull&rsquo;s beautiful Old Town and Museums Quarter.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The charity they are all running for is&nbsp;Hull Children&rsquo;s University and this is a Hull charity</span><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> that works with around 1,000 young people each term from local schools giving them life experiences </span><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">they would not usually encounter. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Hull Children&rsquo;s University gets children out there, recognising that they ALL have skills and talents whatever they may be and that they have something to offer life and life has something to offer them. However they have to make it happen, &ldquo;life doesn&rsquo;t come to them &ndash; they have to go to life&rdquo;. Being positive, proactive, optimistic, determined and being persistent is all part of Hull CU&rsquo;s philosophy.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Have a look at the video below to see the great opportunities&nbsp;that HCU gives.&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/36843254"><span style="color: blue;">http://vimeo.com/36843254</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So please&nbsp;help us.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,683.00
+ £325.88 Gift Aid
Online
£1,663.00
Offline
£20.00

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