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Target: £450.00
Raised so far: £465.00
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My story

 

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

On October 11th I'll be running the Royal Parks Half Marathon in aid of Médecins du Monde, an international humanitarian aid network of volunteer health professionals. They have varied projects in 60 countries around the world. There are long-term projects developing healthcare by training local medics. HIV/AIDS support and prevention programmes aim to educate and raise awareness, as well as to increase access to antiretroviral treatments – in Zimbabwe less than a third of people needing these treatments can get them. There are also emergency response and rehabilitation projects to help those affected by confict and natural disasters, for example in Burma and the Ivory Coast.

I am not a natural runner. Until embarking on this little challenge the furthest I had ever run was the three-and-a-half miles in the JPMorgan Chase Challenge, and that in a modest 27 minutes and only because of the promise of the sausage barbecue at the end! A couple of months ago when my house was burgled I lost my bike and, with it, my only regular form of exercise. To avoid getting restless and fat it seemed a fine idea to try to take something positive from this and raise money for a worthy cause. I'm pleased to be raising money to help MdM continue their great work around the world, and as part of the bargain I get to spite the spotty little 17-year-old who got away with it.

Please dig deep and help me support Médecins du Monde.

Joe

Well done Joe! Love from Nanny and Grandad Donation by Cheryl Kearney 22/10/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Well done! I think it worked this time! Donation by Hok Him Poon 13/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hope you made your time! Donation by Kaysar Abdin 12/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Joe! Love from Paul, Franny, Rachel and Judith. Donation by Frances Wolpe 11/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

WOOO! Go JOEY! Donation by Robin Kearney 08/10/09  

£10.00

Good work Joe. Run like a madman. Donation by Ray Grasso 08/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck from all the Kearney clan and Nanny & Grandad x Donation by Cheryl Kearney 07/10/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Good luck, Joe! Donation by Ulla Harker 07/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck from the Kay family x Donation by Isabel Kay 06/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Its such an adrenaline rush at the end, makes it all worth it! Donation by Islay 05/10/09  

brilliant Donation by Hiten 01/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Joe - I ran this race myself last year. It's a lovely course - enjoy it. I did it in 1:47 if you fancy trying to beat me! Donation by Greg Williams 30/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 30/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Joe! Donation by Sam Moorhouse 30/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck, Joe... running tunes available upon request ;) Donation by Matt Kowalski 30/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck Joe! Donation by Jo Lucas 29/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

What an excellent cause, and an exciting challenge. You are going to be brilliant! Donation by Laura Smith 28/09/09  

£15.00

Good luck! Donation by Sandy Goldsmith 28/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

"not a natural runner"?? Stop kidding yourself... you were born to do this Donation by Kieran 28/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Run Joe, run! Donation by Sultan Ermis 28/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Matt Kearney 28/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £445.00
  Offline donations: £20.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £118.46

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