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John Townsend is raising money for Royal Trinity Hospice (London)
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Virgin London Marathon 2011 · 17 April 2011 ·

We provide specialist palliative and end of life care for adults living across central and south west London. This year, we must raise £13m to supplement the funding we receive from the NHS so we can continue to provide our outstanding, compassionate care, free of charge. Your support is vital.

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<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>For some unknown reason (!), I have&nbsp;accepted a&nbsp;challenge to run the London Marathon on 17th April 2011 to help raise much needed funds for Trinity Hospice who rely on voluntary contributions to continue with their marvellous work.</p> <p>It was here that my darling wife Sally spent&nbsp;the last few days of her life before&nbsp;her cancer eventually took hold and she died on 15th February last year. I'm doing this in her memory and want to raise as much as I possibly can, to help the Hospice continue it's fantastic work to help other terminally ill patients in the last few days of their lives and their relatives afterwards.</p> <p>And now to the task in hand!</p> <p>While I have run the marathon&nbsp;before (in fact twice!), it was 28 years ago and I wasn't much fitter then! Now is no different and since Sally's death, I have put on more weight than I care to admit to, but this gives&nbsp;me not only the focus to try and get fit, but also to provide a lasting memory in Sally's name.</p> <p>Anything you can give, no matter what, would be so&nbsp;very much appreciated.</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.</p> <p>Thank you so much for your support.</p> <p>Kind regards</p> <p>John</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£17,411.20
+ £2,915.83 Gift Aid
Online
£12,441.00
Offline
£4,970.20

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