Philippa Jackson is fundraising for The Al Hasan Foundation

Team FBC take on the BIG British 10K Run

British 10K London Run 2009

on 12/07/2009

FBC Team Delta Force

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Team members:

Philippa, Blaise, Daniel

Raising money for

The Al Hasan Foundation

Charity Registration No. 1116016

Al Hasan Foundation: providing sight-saving treatment to disadvantaged women, children and the elderly in southern Iraq, as well as training for local surgeons, opthalmic health research and the establishment of a community eye clinic in Najaf.

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Philippa Jackson

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Raised: 72%

Target: £2,000.00
Raised so far: £1,442.66

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My story

Team FBC have hit the pavement running (think pulled muscles, blisters, training in Kuala Lumpur monsoon and sacrificed lunch breaks - see our video). We run to raise as much money as possible for the Al Hasan Foundation, a sight-saving charity that performs eye operations in Najaf, southern Iraq. Check out our video.

Hear it from the team:

Philippa - I’ve been a trustee for this charity for 2 years now and can vouch that all our hard-won fundraising will go directly to the clinic for treating a range of serious eye conditions in the elderly and young children. Haidar will be visiting Najaf in the summer where he donates eye supplies, performs as many cataract operations as he can and helps train the local ophthalmologists to carry on the good work using our laser machine and equipment.
I’m no runner but have committed to running the full length of the 10k without cheating so please dig as deep as you can so I can keep up with the boys!

Daniel - As I don’t have the opportunity to travel to Iraq and help those needy on the ground, the least I can do is run the British 10K and raise whatever I can for the Alhasan Foundation. So please give what you can.

Blaise - Run? What? for charity? 10 kilometres!?! Well, if it's for a good cause then I'm up for it. Come on guys, fork out the support.

Now read the facts

Al Hasan is a small London-based charity founded because of a friendship that sprung up between a friend of mine, Sharon Ridsdale and Haidar Al Hakim, a Royal Free ophthalmologist who treated her cataracts and told her a harrowing story of his return to Najaf after the war and the devastated health system he found there.

The facts are startling: 90% of healthcare in Iraq is provided by private hospitals and clinics, whilst 70% of the population is unemployed. Many Iraqi families find healthcare a luxury they can ill afford and regarding ophthalmic care in particular, the situation is even worse: medical facilities and treatment centres are devastated from years of neglect, with much of the equipment outdated and barely functioning. This affects the elderly and the young in particular – many old folk go unnecessarily blind and there’s no eye screening for children whatsoever.

Haidar will be travelling to Iraq in a few weeks and everything we manage to raise will be spent directly on essential eye supplies and equipment that he’ll take with him for the clinic.

	Nice one PJ!! Donation by Timothy Graham 08/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 29/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Go Blaise (and team)... backing you all the way! Donation by Eddy 24/07/09	£10.66 + £3.01 Gift Aid
	Well done!!!! Keep up the good work. Donation by Nadia Al-Shadhir 22/07/09	£50.00
	Well done Phili. If there was a 10 yard run, I'd join in. Donation by Lol Keegan 21/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	well done! Donation by natasha & luiz 20/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congratulations! Donation by Marielies Jackson 13/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	what time you aiming for? 40 mins? Donation by Men BB 10/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Philippa - make sure Mike lets you sleep in on Saturday. You need your rest Donation by Marc, Sally, Oli & Josie 10/07/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Run like the wind - or failing that, just run. Good luck xx Donation by Mary-Anne Harrington 10/07/09	£15.00
	Good work boys and girls. Break like the wind! Donation by jon lamberton 10/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	ROCKON Donation by Faris Yakob 09/07/09	£30.00
	All thanks to the Coombes-Olney larder and Friedman's 'liquid gold' Donation by FBC gamblers 09/07/09	£272.00 + £76.72 Gift Aid
	Good luck and remember the tin foil! Donation by Saskia De Rossi 09/07/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck - great cause :-) Donation by james bennet 08/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	GO FBC! Run like the wind... Donation by Konstantinos Vassilaros 08/07/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Just so you stop banging on about what a huge distance 10k is. Good luck darling Donation by Mike Andreae 07/07/09	£50.00
	good luck! Continue your good work Donation by Irene Andreae 07/07/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Dan - good luck and enjoy.... hi neeeil Donation by Kev Tustian 07/07/09	£20.00
	Viel Spass! Und lass die Jungs nicht wegrennen. Donation by Haidje 07/07/09	£20.00
	This is lazy arse guilt money as I am too fat and too old to do it myself. Go team FBC Donation by matthieuse coombes-olney 07/07/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Best of Luck! Donation by Anonymous 07/07/09
	Go conquer! Donation by Carrie Bishop 07/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	go team fbc! Donation by Emily 07/07/09	£20.00
	You mental woman - good luck!! Donation by Rachel Delacy-Taylor 07/07/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck - hope all goes well! Donation by Laura Andreae 06/07/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck. Donation by Katie Chubb 06/07/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Get Mike to make you a dessert for the finish line and you'll definitely get there in under 60 mins! Donation by Will & Jess 06/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Go Phili, go! xxxx Donation by Jessica Brinton 06/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by A nonny mouse 04/07/09	£20.00

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* Total raised online:	£1,352.66
Offline donations:	£90.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£295.49

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