Hi there,
I may live to regret this, but I have accepted a place in next years London Marathon. I will be running in aid of seafarers UK (theres a brief description of there work below). As you can see I have to raise £1300, (so you can guess what's coming next) any donation you can make would be greatly appreciated or else i'm going to be very skint in may as i will have to pay it myself!
Stena have kindly said they will give me some tickets for any of the Irish Sea crossings, so these I will be putting up for prizes for who guesses closest to my finishing time when they donate.
Seafarers UK - also know as King George’s fund for Sailors – provides a lifeline in troubled waters for seafarers and their families. Over the past ten years alone £26 million has been granted to those who have risked their lives at sea. Every year over 100 fishermen are killed or seriously injured and at least two fishing boats are lost at sea every month. These terrible accidents lead to real hardship. Often, it is the breadwinner who is killed or badly injured leaving the family in desperate need of financial and emotional help. Funding grants to help these distressed families is just one of the many things Seafarers UK do to help Britain's maritime communities.
Seafarers UK also give grants to organisations that provide the following services: support for veterans from the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy; specialist sea training to provide more opportunities for young people; hostels and specialist services that provide practical help for unemployed and homeless seafarers; care for the children of seafarers who have fallen on hard times.
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.
So please dig deep and donate now.
Bye the way anyone says it'll take me two days will get a slap.
Cheers
Mark Drennan