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Keith Robins is raising money for Katharine House Hospice - Stafford
“Keith Robins's fundraising”

on 6 September 2011

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Katharine House Hospice provides free, compassionate care for local people living with an incurable illness, helping them live every moment with comfort and dignity. It costs over £5m a year to provide our care, and we rely on the kindness of our community.

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<p class="ecxMsoNormal">Over 5 consecutive weekends between 11th September and 9th October I aim to complete a half-marathon, a 5k, a full marathon, a day/night double marathon** and finish with Katharine House&rsquo;s own 10k at Shugborough.&nbsp; Total distance is 100 miles.</p> <p class="ecxMsoNormal">The 2nd part of this challenge is to complete all 5 events in a combined time of under 24 hours.</p> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><strong>Why?<span>&nbsp; </span></strong>To fund for 1 day the 10-bedded In-Patient Unit at Katharine House Hospice (in Stafford) where all services are provided free of charge. <span></span>See just what they do at:<span>&nbsp; </span><a href="http://khhospice.org.uk/">http:///khhospice.org.uk</a><br> <strong></strong></p> <p class="ecxMsoNormal">[Note &ndash; for the Hospice as a whole the cost is over &pound;6,000 every day!]</p> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><strong>How?</strong>&nbsp; I'm looking for 100 generous supporters - friends, colleagues, customers, contacts, and anyone else who knows me - to sponsor me and preferably for about &pound;25 each.&nbsp; But don't worry if you want to give more &ndash; there&rsquo;s no maximum!!<br> <strong></strong><br> You&rsquo;ll be able to follow my progress either here on the JustGiving site, my Facebook page <br> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: #1f497d;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Keith-Robins-24-into-100/111243785647910">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Keith-Robins-24-into-100/111243785647910</a> </span><span>&nbsp;</span>and even Twitter <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: #1f497d;">@krobins24in100 (<a href="https://twitter.com/krobins24in100">https://twitter.com/krobins24in100</a>)</span></p> <p><br> Please support me.<span>&nbsp; </span>Those who use Katharine House need us more than ever.<span>&nbsp; On behalf of them, t</span>hank you.</p>

Donation summary

Total
£2,890.00
+ £301.25 Gift Aid
Online
£1,625.00
Offline
£1,265.00

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