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Mark Gelder's marathon challenge for Dekamile

Mark Gelder is raising money for Dekamile
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Edinburgh Marathon 2012 - Full Marathon · 27 May 2012 ·

At Dekamile (formally Water For Togo) we are helping extremely deprived people get the very basics of life so that they have a chance of helping themselves. We are currently helping a village in remote Togo called Agome-Sevah, raising money to support clean water provision, education and healthcare.

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<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.&nbsp; <span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">As you may know, Willmott Dixon Partnerships chose to adopt 'Dekamile' as it's national charity for 2011/12, to raise very much needed money to support the village of Agome-sevah in Togo, West Africa.&nbsp; WDP want to leave a demonstrable legacy for generations to come in this community, something which is a key part of our culture and values.&nbsp; More details can be found at </span><a href="http://www.dekamile.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">http://www.dekamile.co.uk/</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">I have been involved in various other fundraising events for this charity, including the Lakes Walk last September, which raised just short of &pound;4,000, and the latest venture is to run the Edinburgh marathon on 27 May.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I have run 149 miles to date, including several 10km races, and plan to complete a half marathon before the big event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I&rsquo;ve suffered a few injuries along the way, but the physio has managed to rebuild me and I&rsquo;m ready for the challenge!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">We are now very close to achieving the original set target of &pound;20,000, so any contribution would be gratefully received.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">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 -&nbsp;we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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£981.00
+ £227.75 Gift Aid
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£981.00
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