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Be Fitter Burpee Marathon Challenge

James Boyd is raising money for LOROS, the Leicestershire and Rutland Hospice
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Burpee Marathon Challenge · 15 June 2012 to 17 June 2012 ·

LOROS Hospice is a local charity delivering free care and support to over 2,500 people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland each year. Our free high-quality, compassionate services are tailored to be special and unique to each terminally ill patient, their family and carers.

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<p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Hey everyone,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>The Be Fitter crew and friends will be taking on a charity challenge event called the &ldquo;<span style="color: red;">Be Fitter Burpee Marathon</span>&rdquo; on <span style="color: red;">Friday 15 June to Sunday 17 June 2012</span> raising money for LOROS and QMC (Queens Medical Centre).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>It will be in a relay type format of non-stop burpees (yes that&rsquo;s through the night) until the marathon distance (26 miles and 385 yards) has been completed hopefully within the 3 day timeframe lol.&nbsp;If you aren&rsquo;t sure what a burpee is please view the video below. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>The event will be held at Welford Road (Home of the Leicester Tigers Rugby Football Club) it will be a Guiness World Record attempt (partly because no-one has been stupied enough to attempt such a feat!)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Please dig deep and donate as little or as much as you can afford.</span></p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p>

Donation summary

Total
£415.00
+ £91.25 Gift Aid
Online
£385.00
Offline
£30.00

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