Updated on Aug 9th 2010 at 12:18 AM using the JustGiving iPhone app

A HUGE thank you to all that supported this effort for the 2010 drive to raise £500.00 for the NSPCC. I am thrilled that we were able to pass the target! It was a fabulous day out there in the race and looking forward to racing it again for 2011. Well done and thank you to everyone for your encouragement, support and donations.

Updated on Aug 5th 2010 at 4:09 AM using the JustGiving iPhone app

Today we crossed a finish line together folks. And we created an emotional support connection for a child for an entire year! To all of you who sponsored me on this journey for 2010 - THANK YOU. Now its just 13,500 of us, the river and road ahead. Sunday, 8:00 am. London. What a rush!

Updated on Aug 5th 2010 at 4:09 AM using the JustGiving iPhone app

One Starbucks coffee away from supporting a child for a year! Let's do this!

Updated on Aug 5th 2010 at 4:05 AM using the JustGiving iPhone app

40.00

A personal message from Karl. Please read.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Last year I had a phenomenal experience both in racing and raising funds for the NSPCC and the 2009 Mazda London Triathlon. I came in as a last minute entry and hit 61% of my £500.00 target within only 2 weeks. Completing the 2010 Powerbar Half Ironman in Rapperswiel- Jona Switzerland in June I feel very positive for the London Olympic distance. I aim to achieve a PB both in donations for the NSPCC and my finishing time.

The NSPCC is special to me because it provides the opportunity to catch young people at that critical point where the impact of their help is most needed. Fear and abuse can be understood and councelled and over time championed to provide children with hope and belief in their potential. Investing in children in this manner is something I deeply respect.

Below is more information on the charity and using Just GIving. International sponsorship/ donations are also accepted so if you are reading this overseas there is no escaping my request to help donate :). Even a dollar.

The charity's tagline reads on the back of my racing singlet:

"There's a child depending on me" so let's make it happen.

Thank you in advance.

Karl

About NSPCC

Vision: "A society where all children are loved, valued and able to fulfill their potential. The Society is the UK's leading charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children. Everything we do is designed to help us aachieve this aim".

Donating

***£4 could answer a child's call to Childline. This service is vital for children who desperately need to speak out but have nowhere else to turn.

***£20 could buy dolls used in play therapy. Play therapy can help a child express their emotions and act out their experiences of abuse, which they may find difficult talking about due to the pain it causes.

***£85 could pay for the cost of counselling two children who would otherwise feel like no-one is there to help them. This service enables children to express their emotions and talk about their experiences.

***£250 could pay for two days of individual therapeutic sessions between a child and a social worker at one of our domestic violence centres. Working with a young person in this way can help them overcome the traumatic impact of their experience of domestic violence. 

About JustGiving.com

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.