Pete Edgley is fundraising for ADDISS

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BUPA Great North Run 2009

on 20/09/2009

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Raising money for

ADDISS

Charity Registration No. 1070827

ADDISS provides information and support to families, adults and children who struggle daily to cope with the burden of having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. We are trying to raise money to build a national network of support for families all over the country. We currently run a telephone helpline. We offer training to schools and families.

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Pete Edgley

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Raised: 87%

Target: £250.00
Raised so far: £217.00

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My story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I took up running to lose weight, well that failed so I thought I’d better try and raise some money for good causes and gain some redemption!

I am supporting ADDISS because of the impact I have seen at close quarters (in my own family) that Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can cause.

To give a brief description on how ADHD can affect families I tend to reminisce about 1 occasion in particular.

On this particular occasion we (my wife and I) were trying to lay some boundaries that my stepdaughter decided not to adhere to. Promptly deciding to escape the situation and realising that we were between her and the door, she decided she needed to jump out of the 1st floor window which she promptly did.

Now, you may think that the point is that she decided to jump out of the window without thinking of the consequences which could possibly demonstrate ADHD behaviour? Well, no, actually the clincher was that she jumped without thinking of the next step ie how to land, so she had jumped headfirst!! My wife managed to grab hold of her ankles before they disappeared and was left holding her upside-down out the first floor window in order to prevent her landing headfirst!

This is a typical every day experience that many parents have to deal with if they have children with severe ADHD.

So please dig deep and donate now.

	If only you'd gone for a nice round number.... well done x Donation by T 24/09/09	£12.00 + £3.38 Gift Aid
	Well done! Great cause, great time! Donation by Emily Taylor 21/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Well done. Ed Donation by Edward Deere 21/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Congratulations. Donation by Ivor Agbemenyale 21/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Iain Jenkins 18/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	from Tim and Anita hope you make it :) Donation by Tim Wood 18/09/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Go Wedgley! Donation by Mark Wordie 17/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	If I'd have known earlier I'd been at the finishing line with a camera - Good Luck Pete Donation by Eileen Wykes 16/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	See you Monday so you can show us your blisters. - Ouch! Donation by Jayne Jones 16/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Run Forest Run!!!!! Donation by Karen Ball 16/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck Peter - I hope you have a great time! Donation by Richard Ward 16/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	all the best Peter Donation by Andrea Devereux 16/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck and well done for attempting it!! Donation by Cathryn Walker 16/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck Pete, I'm sure all your training will have been worth it Donation by Geraldine Lyons 16/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Pete. Will look out for you on the TV! Donation by Sharon Gregory 16/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	You know you can do it. Good luck. Donation by joyce sturgess 13/09/09	£10.00
	Thought I'd start you off Pete! Will be very impressed when you do it. Donation by Alyson Spring 09/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£122.00
Offline donations:	£95.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£31.59

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