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My story

 
Hello and welcome to my JustGiving page!

I DID IT!!!  and i was still on my feet when i crossed the finish line..... just.
What a wonderful feeling to have completed this half marathon - with Taylor as my inspiration and all your support behind me.  
My time was 2hrs and 3 mins - not bad for a first-timer.
Can't actually move much now, never mind.  More to the point - never again!
I would still be grateful for any more donations - this page stays open for a few more weeks after the event - and the higher my total goes, the more help and support Taylor and the other children will get.
Thank you again.
xxx

 

The little boy you see above is Taylor, my four and a half year old son.  Taylor was born with Down Syndrome and will face challenges all his life.  For those of you that know him, I don't need to elaborate on how friendly, happy and  cheeky he is.  Consistently surprising us in all areas and running us off our feet....

However one of his weaker areas is speech development.  I was invited to join Down South London when Taylor was around 6 months old, and ever since then have been full of nothing but praise and gratitude towards this parent set-up/run group.  They provide invaluable and most importantly frequent intense speech therapy for children like Taylor. 

We have learnt most of our Makaton signing from the sessions and seen Taylor progress steadily.  However there is still a long way to go. 

Down South London desperately requires funds in order to carry on offering this amazing service to not only Taylor, but the other 40

(approx) children in the group.

Not surprisingly this sort of therapy does not come cheap; just to give you an idea- £20 covers the cost of a child to attend a group party with other members of the group £50 provides a child with an hour of specialist group therapy £90 provides a child with an access pack to fully support their therapy with fun and educational resources £1400 covers the cost of a group's therapy for a term (3 kids) These figures demonstrate just how important it is not only for me, but the other runners from our charity, to raise as much as possible.

 

My first fund-raising effort for the group was a sponsored Buggy Walk around Battersea Park, when Taylor was tiny.  Friends and family were incredibly generous and supportive of this comparatively tame effort back then, so I am now asking you to please please sponsor me again.

 

I am not quite sure how I got roped into attempting this Half Marathon, but it involves Reading, my sister and a whale shark....(full story forthcoming upon further questioning) Training for this race has been somewhat challenging.  Finding the time, let alone coping with the physical demands has been hard and rest assured, I will NOT be attempting another race like this for quite some time...!

 

Thanks here to Esme Floyd-Hall, my best friend, who is running the race with me and has mentally supported me throughout the  training.  As well as telling me not to worry about how much chocolate I have been eating.

So please sponsor me whatever amount you feel like giving.  I will be delighted with anything and everything.

And if Taylor gets his hands on you, you will receive a serious cuddle and big old kiss.

 

Thank you so much,

 

Jules x

 

Very Well Done, Jules, a real achievement. No way I could do that! Donation by Casey Floyd Green 16/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Emma Whitehouse 07/11/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Nice one Joolz - a tagteam next year with Su, too???? Donation by Nick Giordano 29/10/09  

£50.00

Hello darling. Here is the final £20 to complete your target of £1800. Susan Horne says very well done. A fantastic achievement! Donation by Susanna Batchelor 21/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Congratulations and best wishes to you all! Rowena (Another of Susanna's colleagues :) Donation by Rowena Dreyer 19/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

well done - there will be another time - 2hrs to beat -blame your sister(my work colleague) - thats what sisters are for!!!!! Donation by robin livingstone 19/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

well done all the best Josien Donation by Josien Woolmer 19/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

From Susanna and Dom. I knew you'd do it darling. I'm very proud of you. xxx Donation by Susanna Batchelor 19/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Sue Callagher 16/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Yippee! Donation by Freddie and Joe Hall 12/10/09  

£32.00 + £9.03 Gift Aid

Better late than never! Thought of you and your limbs all day yesterday! Donation by Vanessa James 12/10/09  

£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid

Congratulations on the transformation into proper athlete! Also delighted to sponsor Andy next year! Donation by Kevin Hall 11/10/09  

£120.00 + £33.85 Gift Aid

Good luck Jules!! xxx Donation by Gail Alexander 09/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck ! Vicky and Amanda Donation by Vicky Gough 09/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Very best of luck Jules Karen, Johnni, Stanley and Sidney (with you in spirit!!!) Donation by John Whiddett 09/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck Jules - You can do it! Donation by Julia de Greff Ball 09/10/09  

£20.00

Go on girl, you can do it! We think what you're doing is amazing! Taylor's got a very special mum! Donation by Suzanne Sales 08/10/09  

£20.00

Jules Good luck for the run, very impressed you are doing this. The pain of the run will go quickly but the glory will last forever. Jules x Donation by Julian Adkins 08/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hope you enjoy your run!!! Donation by Helen, Dave, Rosa, Guy and Katie (no 16) 07/10/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Hope you survive intact! Donation by David Fortune 07/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

.....run like the wind Jules! Donation by ben ruddy 07/10/09  

Good luck on Sunday to you and Esme - I'll be thinking of you for the full 13 miles!!! Louisa xx Donation by Louisa Simmons 07/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Hi Jules Missed you at Paris! I think this should get you to the grand mark have a great day. love nick and kim Donation by nicholas gilbert 07/10/09  

£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid

Go girl! You are an inspiration! Good luck! x Donation by Ruby Victor 07/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck, sure you will do it. Sorry we cannot be there on the day. Lots of Love J & J Donation by Jacqueline Rogers 06/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck on the day Donation by Frances Sainty 05/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Jules (I work with your sister)Have a great run! Donation by des bateman 05/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Jules all the very best with the run - I did this one last year it is a great race - enjoy! Donation by Angela Clough 04/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Run Jules Run and stop making me feel guilty for not training!! best of luck james and jo Donation by Jimmy B at 29 02/10/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Best of luck, Rosemary Donation by Rosemary Fisher 02/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
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