John Burgess

Over The Wall - Third Year Running

Fundraising for Over The Wall
£1,240
raised of £1,050 target
by 39 supporters
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: ASICS British 10K London Run, on 11 July 2010
Over The Wall

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We run free life-changing activity camps to help children living with severe illness

Story

For the third year in a row, I'm pulling on my running shoes to raise money for Over the Wall - a UK charity that provides life-changing activity camps for seriously ill children and their families.

Children living with serious illness are in and out of hospitals, away from school and home and facing frightening and uncertain treatments. Their illness robs them of their confidence and makes them uneasy among their friends and peers. Over The Wall camps help them to feel normal. They get to hang out with other children who have all kinds of illness, so they don't have to explain bald heads, scars, eye patches, crutches or anything else. And that gives them something priceless - a chance to fit in. Over The Wall opens doors to brothers & sisters too, at its very popular sibling camps. So no-one gets left out, or made to feel "special".

To all of you who have supported me in the past - thank you and I hope that you'll sponsor me again. For newcomers to this page - please watch the video to find out more about Over The Wall.

Last year you helped me raise over £700 (that's over £1,000 with Gift Aid.) This year I'd really like to break the £1,000 barrier. So please, dig deep and give all that you can for this great cause.

Thanks.

About the charity

Over The Wall

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Over The Wall is a UK based charity for children with serious illness and disabilities, and their families, to discover a world of mischief and magic. These amazing places are physical, in residential camps and also available online with Camp in the Cloud.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,240.00
+ £174.87 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,225.00
Offline donations
£15.00

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