Updated on May 7th 2012 at 3:06 PM from the JustGiving API

Thank you everyone for your donations! Still have money from people at work to add but pleased with the amount raised so far!

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>ITS NEARLY RACE DAY!! SUNDAY I WILL BE RUNNING 26.2 MILES AT THE LONDON MARATHON FOR MACMILLAN CARING LOCALLY. &nbsp;PLEASE HELP ME IN RAISING FUNDS FOR MACMILLAN CARING LOCALLY.</strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>DONATE NOW!!</strong></span></p> <p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Check out my Face book page &nbsp;<a title="here" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Keiths-Challenge-2011-2012/160921660646517?sk=questions">here</a>!!!</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Donate by text now - TEXT &nbsp;- WILK75 &pound;5 to 70070!!!</strong></span></p> <p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Background</strong></p> <p><strong><br></strong></p> <p>Those of you who know me will recall that last year I cycled across the Andes in Peru to raise as much as I could for Macmillan Caring Locally (for more details see&nbsp;<a href="http://www.justgiving.com/pedalperu/">http://www.justgiving.com/pedalperu/</a>). &nbsp;I set a target of raising &pound;1,500 and you donated over &pound;3.500!! &nbsp;This has greatly helped this local charity but now is the time for a new challenge!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>This year I have set a target of &pound;2,500. &nbsp;Let's see how much we can exceed this by!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Macmillan needs your help</strong></p> <p><strong><br></strong></p> <p>Macmillan Cacring Locally have just opened their unique hotel (<a title="The Grove" href="http://www.thegrovebournemouth.co.uk/">The Grove</a>) which offers a retreat for cancer patients and those with life threatening diseases. To help support the continued funding of this facility they need your donations and I am going to do all I can to earn your support.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>The two part challenge</strong></p> <p>My two part checllenge consists of one part physical challenge and one part emotional.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Part 1 (emotional challenge)</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br></span></p> <p>At the end of September 2011, I will be flying to Nepal for one month to care or and teach children from the ages of 3 to 13 in an orphange in a remote village in the jungles of Nepal. &nbsp;<a title="Nepal" href="http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/web/guest/country/home/tags/nepal">Nepal </a>is one of the poorest coutries in the world and any sort of schooling or care for these children completely relies on the help of volunteers.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I am funding my own trip and am donating al most all of my annual leave entitlement for this year to helping these kids. &nbsp;All I ask of you is that you support me my helping our local charity "Macmillan Caring Locally".</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Part 2 (physical challenge)</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br></span></p> <p>In April 2012, I will be runnning the London Marathon! &nbsp;As to the costume UI will be wearing............ you decide!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Soon I will launching a poll where you can vote on what you want me to wear (with in the realms of common decency!). &nbsp;I will then set a scale of targets that would need to be achieved for me to wear that particular costume!!</p> <p><strong>How to donate</strong></p> <p>1) Donate online now - Just click the "Donate now" and have your Debit Card at the ready.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>2) Send me cash or cheques (made payable to Macmillan Caring Locally)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>3) TEXT &nbsp;- WILK75 &pound;5 to 70070</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>For more information please email at keith.wilkinson@live.co.uk &nbsp;</strong></p> <p><em>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. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</em></p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>