About Age UK - Help The Aged & Age Concern
Like many people, my experience of an elderly relative's final months was eye-opening - sad, surprising, and in many parts shocking. That the elderly, in their final years, are routinely treated significantly worse than younger people in our society in terms of opportunities for health and social support, seems to be taken for granted.
Age UK, made up of Help the Aged and Age Concern, are vital for our country and our society, and through their hard work help to rebalance the bias against the elderly - the less influential and more vulnerable members of our society.
They help people enjoy a better later life by providing life-enhancing services and vital support.
They develop products that are specifically designed for people in later life.
They provide advice and information through their helplines, publications and online.
They fund pioneering research into all aspects of getting older.
A donation to Age UK can:
- Help an older person enjoy life again
- Help an older person feel safe and secure in their own home
- Help to prevent an older person from being abused
For further information, please visit AgeUK.org or KirkwoodCare.com
To make a real difference to people's lives, please dig deep and donate generously.
Barefoot Running
It's important to enjoy what you do, and to be able to continue to do what you enjoy, and for me, running barefoot allows exactly that.
Long before we invented polyurethane and neoprene, our ancestors were chasing food barefoot across the hard-baked African savanna. A couple of million years later, many people think they need foam mattresses with air bubbles, gel and microchips to get from A to B. In actual fact, there is now research showing that modern running shoes don't reduce injury and actually increase joint impact!
And running shoes take away so many pleasures! Our feet have as many nerve endings as anywhere else in our bodies. The feeling of being barefoot is one of life's greatest - the textures of the earth, the splashing through puddles and the squidging mud between the toes are incomparable experiences.
In my search to reduce my running injuries, I was inspired 3 years ago to run barefoot by the stories of Barefoot Ted and his marathons. Since then, my injuries have dissipated, my balance and flexibility have improved and my love of running has gone through the roof. My technique is still far from perfect, so 26.2 miles in April 2010 will be a big hairy goal I'm delighted to be able to aim for.
For further info on barefoot running, have a look at:
BarefootTed
Barefoot Kenbob's Runningbarefoot.org
Borntorun.org
Many thanks for donating generously!
Raised:
79%
Raised so far: £1,594.84
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Yo - well done, sorry for the delay, doing a 'Just giving' session now. See you Thursday! x Donation by Rebecca Adamson on 28/06/10 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Well done on the run!!! Donation by Jess Coles on 04/05/10 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Well done Reece. How are your feet bearing up? Donation by Ariane Higham on 03/05/10 |
£10.00 |
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barefoot.... with wings on their feet... Donation by Oliver Kuehberger on 01/05/10 |
£50.00 |
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A bit late but well done Reece! I was there on Sunday but somehow didn't see you!! :) Big up for Age UK!! Donation by Kimberley Hobbs on 28/04/10 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Congratulations! I truely admire you! Next time I might join you barefooted! :) Donation by Beatrix Weigel on 28/04/10 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid |
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Skin hitting tarmac around 26,000 times - you're a legend. You are deserved of Guiness book territory! Donation by Steve Mace on 26/04/10 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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a non-standard frothing vegetable drink Donation by monkey on 26/04/10 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Good luck...watch out you don't step on any needles with those bare feet Donation by James Baker on 24/04/10 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Eleanore Humphries on 24/04/10 |
£19.00 |
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LEG. END. Best of luck! :) xx Donation by Henrietta Gordon on 24/04/10 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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well done - a great cause - good luck!! Donation by Alison Kelly on 24/04/10 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Best of barefoot luck, Reece x Donation by Liz Biggs on 23/04/10 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Go Reece Go! I'll be looking out for you on the TV on Sunday, they are sure to do a feature on you! :) ps. apologies for my lack of student funds! xx Donation by Jizz on 23/04/10 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Good luck Reece! Donation by Candice Pires on 23/04/10 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Go Daredevil Reece! Donation by Vicky Adams on 23/04/10 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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In loving memory of Eleanor Uvelli, Dave's mom and Katie and Michael's grandmother. Best of luck, Reece! Donation by Suzanne and Dave Uvelli on 23/04/10 |
£100.00 |
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Well done Reece, this is a fabulous thing you are doing, you go go go! Donation by Bianca Tait on 23/04/10 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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there was no bare foot icon so i've ironically chosen a shoe! have fun! Donation by michelle cain on 22/04/10 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck Reece! Your tootsies will be in my prayers. Donation by Cindy Holt on 21/04/10 |
£15.00 |
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Go go! with your biomechanically superior method of propulsion Donation by Anthony Fletcher on 06/04/10 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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good luck reece & reece's feet Donation by kate walter on 01/04/10 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Fantastic cause - good luck!! Donation by John Kelly's sister on 04/03/10 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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If you can run as well as you can roast a hog, it'll be a breeze.. Donation by Mark on 23/02/10 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Good luck! I'm hugely impressed - even the Masai warriors had old tyres on their feet when they did it... Donation by Gavin Orde on 16/02/10 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £1,284.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £310.84 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £1,594.84 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £258.08 |
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