Raised: 61%
Target: £2,000.00
Raised so far: £1,220.00
Donate now

My story

 

Update:  07/10/2009 - Thanks so much to all the sponsors - the last minute rally has pushed us to the £1,000 mark!  We only have 4 more days of training before the start line on Sunday (11/10/09).  So there is a last minute chance to donate!

There is a food festival at the end of the race - so please come down and join us from 12pm onwards.  

Not content with running for the love of it, (which obviously is an oxymoron: love does not equal running) Pat & I have decided to join efforts to run for a cause.  

 And who better than the mighty Asian Elephant?  But it’s not just about the elephant (although that is good enough a reason).  It’s about protecting their environment.  It’s about saving those forests. And that’s what Elephant Family is about – save the elephant’s environment, and you save the planet (not to mention those cool orang-utans in the Borneo forest).   

 Elephant Family are small.  They are a lean, mean charity machine.  Few employees mean more money direct to the projects they support.  Pat & I met with the team and they are a determined and passionate bunch, working tirelessly in Asia to make gains for the elephant.  Don’t take my word for it – look them up here: http://www.elephantfamily.org/

 Now Pat & I are running the Royal Parks Half marathon – that’s 13.1miles (21kms for us Aussies which sounds way further).  Then we are running the full marathon from Nice to Cannes in November. That’s a lot of running – its got to be worth something!  Our longest race to date is the City 2 Surf (14kms) so we have a big challenge ahead.

 So donate to our cause.  Donate because you like elephants, donate because a marathon is a really long way, donate because you like Pat & me (or Pat or me), donate to buy immunity from future soap box moments, or donate because you have too much money and nothing to do with it.

Update:  Thanks for the support so far ! Its very much appreciated.

 

Good luck Makayla - hope you beat your 4 hours target! Donation by Matt Semple 06/11/09  

£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid

Best of luck guys. Donation by Kropp 22/10/09  

Good luck! Donation by Mr G 19/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

GOOD LUCK MAKAYLA Donation by SAMANTHA 12/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 10/10/09  

£10.00

Good luck! Donation by Mike 09/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck to you both!! Big hugs, Sal xoxo Donation by Sally Harley 09/10/09  

£10.00

Good luck! :) x Donation by nina dhanani 09/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Just in time! Good luck and happy running xx Donation by Shauna Ramrakha 09/10/09  

£30.00

How could I not donate, after such a funny email?! Donation by Ronald van Geloven 08/10/09  

£10.00

Good luck guys! You are one step closer to Nice.... Donation by Alexandra Dorsen 07/10/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Good luck you crazy kids Donation by Ed & Shan 07/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck mate! Guilted me into it :) Donation by Tim Baxter 07/10/09  

£20.00

awesome work guys... doing it for the elephants! yay! Good luck! x x Donation by Dana May 07/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Mak! Donation by Jo Bunker 02/10/09  

£10.00

Best of luck Mak! Donation by Jon Gill 22/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck guys - the training will pay off in the long run!! Donation by Gary Keegan 12/09/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Go Pat! I expect big things in this 'training' run. Donation by Stephen Bentley 10/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

May you continue to loose toenails! (its a true sign of a running fanatic). Best of luck Pat, before you know it you'll be running 100 miles! Donation by Rach 09/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

No more lost toe nails Donation by Maca 09/09/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck - I'll see you there - for about 5 minutes at the start until you disapear off into the distance!! Donation by Jonathan Power 29/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Go team PatMak! Donation by John Wei 17/08/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Makalya - Remember "You can do it" Donation by Sheenz 12/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Paul Mansfield 12/08/09  

£50.00

Donation by Niamh McNally 12/08/09  

£50.00

Makayla, good luck! Have a great run and take care :)) Donation by Natalia 29/07/09  

£27.00 + £7.62 Gift Aid

I'll double my donation if you get an Asian Elephant to run the half marathon with you! Donation by Anton von Aulock 28/07/09  

£20.00

Good luck Makayla! Please complete the run. Donation by Yildiz Kalkan 28/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

You sexy marathon man. I know you can do sub 3 hours. (if only I could get out of bed before 6). Wait for me at the finish - Good luck! Love Max Donation by Makayla 28/07/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Go Pat! Donation by D-WATT 28/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
Donate now
 
* Total raised online: £1,220.00
  Offline donations: £0.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £240.59

* Charities pay a small fee for our service.
Find out how much it is and what we do for it.