Kay Panther Knight & Sarah Knight is fundraising for Help the Aged

Knight Panther Knight take on the London Marathon 2010

Virgin London Marathon 2010

on 25/04/2010

Do we look like we can run a marathon??!

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- 1st Milestone: 5km Race sub-30mins

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Team members:

Sarah Knight, Kay Panther Knight

Raising money for

Help the Aged

Charity Registration No. 272786

Help the Aged is an international charity dedicated to creating a world where older people can live their lives free from poverty, isolation and neglect. It raises public awareness, campaigns for changes in policy, and provides practical support to help disadvantaged older people lead independent lives. Help the Aged believes that older people should not be sidelined by society, but should be able to live with dignity as valued, respected and involved members of their communities.

On 1 April 2009, Age Concern England and Help the Aged joined together to create a new charity dedicated to improving the lives of older people.

Operating under the name ‘Age Concern and Help the Aged’, we speak with one voice on behalf of all older people.

Age UK is the new force combining Age Concern and Help the Aged. We will be known by our new name from Spring 2010. The Age UK family includes Age Scotland, Age Cymru and Age NI.

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Kay Panther Knight & Sarah Knight

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Raised: 103%

Target: £3,000.00
Raised so far: £3,094.78

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My story

Our story:

Perhaps it was the ever-increasing intake of Pimm’s, cider, wine and beer that did it. Or maybe it was the hearty pub lunches with the other halves. Quite possibly it was the complete distain for any exercise other than the trek to the tube station each morning. Let’s be honest – it’s a combination of all of the above!!

So! Instead of maybe joining the girls at Pilates or taking up a spot of perving... I mean running... on the common like a normal Kiwi expat in London, we’ve gone EXTREME!

From 0% fitness level to marathon goddesses, Knight & Panther Knight are taking on the London Marathon 2010!

Our goals:

We approach this mammoth challenge with two goals in mind.

On a personal or selfish level there’s the physical challenge. Right now, neither of us can imagine running for 5km , let alone 42.2km. The coming months will see blood, sweat and tears (and trust us, there will be tears - quite possibly from our soon-to-be longsuffering husbands who have yet to allow even a hint of scepticism into their vocal support for our crazy plans) as we work towards race fitness and fantastic figures (we hope).

On a wider, humanitarian level, we want to use this opportunity to raise money for such a worthy cause as Age Concern and Help the Aged (in addition to the countless hours that Sarah already donates on a daily basis!). Age Concern and Help the Aged is an international charity fighting to free older people from poverty, isolation and neglect. Age Concern and Help the Aged look after those older people all over the world who don’t have their own support network of loving family members and friends.

Your support:

To get to that finish line and the champagne celebrations at the end, we need your support. All the money we raise goes directly to benefitting Age Concern and Help the Aged achieve their identified aims and for this we need everyone to donate towards this excellent cause, whether it be £10 or £100. Every pound goes to this great cause, and makes the London Marathon the incredible day that it is.

And for those of you at home, the embarrassingly weak Kiwi Dollar is no excuse! Luckily for you, JustGiving is an international website and just like our friends who are lucky enough to be earning the pound, we gratefully accept any donations from New Zealand.

See you at the finish line!

Sarah & Kay

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	Wow 103% Congrats Im a little late to the party, but better late than never i suppose. Proud of you sis Donation by Michael Strong 01/03/10	£15.00
	Best of luck to both of you. You can do it! Donation by tony thomas 24/01/10	£150.00
	Hope it doesn't take as you as long to run the marathon as it did for me to give this donation! Good luck. Donation by shirley cooper 24/01/10
	Sarah - best of luck. Just think of all that booze that this run will justify Donation by Stephen Hooper 21/01/10	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good Luck you two!! Donation by Matthew Clark 20/01/10	£25.00
	When you started K, u were "nothing more than a tossed salad" and now you're a frickin Marathon Runner! Love your work! Jules & Sar x Donation by Julie Hatch 20/01/10	£2.00
	Donation by Julie Hatch 20/01/10	£52.00 + £14.67 Gift Aid
	See!! I did it! I donated - I really DO love you!!! ;P xx. Donation by Mickey D 19/01/10	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Go Kay & Sarah you Champions! Good luck and kick some serious booty. You guys are so brave (crazy)! xxx Donation by Kim Noakes 05/01/10	£50.00
	The best of luck girls Donation by Janet Peter and Katherine 01/01/10	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	To Sarah, we love you and are so proud of you. Go well. Nana and Grandad Donation by Nana and Grandad 01/12/09	£45.00
	Go ladies! Best of luck xx Donation by Frances Larson 10/11/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Proud of you Sarah!! Good luck... stay with it to the end!! Donation by Aunty Lynne and Uncle Michael 31/10/09	£15.00
	Well done! I hope you are enjoying the experience.. Donation by zuzana knightova 25/10/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	You are both amazing. Perhaps you could run to Beanswick cottages as part of your training?! Lots of love Charlotte, Ed, Toby and Alexa XXX Donation by Charlotte Knight 21/10/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Donation by Nathan Carey 20/10/09	£5.00
	Go for it Kay! What a challenge, a couple of years ago I walked 28 miles in one day for Macmillan Nurses, but there's no way I could run it. Fab! Donation by Jane Fowles 16/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Keep on training. I will probably be a beneficiary of your efforts! Donation by EC (aka Churchil) 16/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck girls, rather you than me :-) x Donation by Adrienne Rogers 14/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck gals! Donation by Sonja and SAH 14/10/09	£10.00
	Good luck!! Am loving these cakes Donation by Jo Jones 06/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	I'm so impressed! Go, girls! Donation by Ruth Jasmat 03/10/09	£10.00
	Crazy crazy crazy lady Donation by Briar Tutty 30/09/09	£20.00
	Hey there Kay. Got off my chuff and donated. Yay! Hope you girls have fun. Will think of you sweating out the miles. Donation by Carolyn Wright 28/09/09	£10.00
	I like toast Donation by Dover Samuels 25/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Finally got there as i hope you and Sarah do to. I really hope this helps to motivate you both.Wish i could be there to run with you.Go Girls Go! Donation by Aunt Bobbitha 25/09/09	£8.87
	Good luck Kay! I know you can make it the whole way because you are so determined!!! Donation by Jo Sunde 24/09/09	£5.00
	Go Sarah!! We'll be thinking of you every step of the way tehe.. All our love Nana and Grandad Donation by Cath and Rex 24/09/09	£25.00
	Nice work Kay! All the best Donation by Jazz & Sara 21/09/09	£10.00
	Good luck - and may the force be with you both! Donation by Rob Posselt 21/09/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£2,542.72
Offline donations:	£552.06
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£278.34

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