Julie Reilly

From mushy to Marathon

Fundraising for Bliss
£206
raised of £2,000 target
by 10 supporters
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Event: Virgin London Marathon 2011, on 17 April 2011
Bliss

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RCN 1002973, Registered Scottish Charity SC040878
We help premature and sick babies in the UK to give every baby the best possible future

Story

I have written a song called "Born too Small" which you can see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etJ9gVbJr5g

Be warned - you may need tissues!

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More photos can be seen here:

 
My story

I started running in November 2008 and, on the first day of my C25K training plan, exhausted after running for a minute, I never thought I'd be running a marathon one day.

But two years later, here I am , several 10K and 5K races behind me and a growing collection of medals jangling from my curtain tieback. My PE teacher would be so proud - after she had recovered from the shock!

I chose Bliss as my charity to run for because I know so many people whose lives have been affected by premature birth. Some, like my nephew, survived - others did not.

I am running for Bliss to raise money so that more premature babies' lives can be saved by their research.

You can keep up with my training blog and offline fundraising efforts here: http://mrs-grumpy2010.livejournal.com/

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About the charity

Bliss

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RCN 1002973, Registered Scottish Charity SC040878
Bliss is the leading UK charity for babies born premature or sick. We rely on donations to fund our work but with one baby admitted to neonatal care every five minutes we don’t have the resources to reach every baby who needs us. Your donation can help Bliss ensure every baby gets the best care.

Donation summary

Total raised
£206.00
+ £35.54 Gift Aid
Online donations
£155.00
Offline donations
£51.00

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