Stretto's Aim for a GREAT cause
Event: Virgin London Marathon 2012 on 22/04/2012
£1,922.00 raised of £1,500.00 target
30 donations
My Target:
£1,500.00
£1,922.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
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My story
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
I am Rich Stretton AKA the Marathon Fool. I've never run before and so rather than do a half marathon first I decided to go staright for the big one, The London marathon. I will be running like Forest Gump on April 22nd. Its only 26 miles - it nothing in the car! But I'm training like Rocky Balboa only with out the 6 pack and although I can run up steps I 'm not able to bend my legs enough to get back down them.I am so knackered I could do with a holiday!
I love holidays! (apart from the packing and getting up at 4.30am).Getting away from the day to day routine, having no pressure to do anything but spend good quality time with those you love the most. Its so enjoyable you just dont want to go home. I am lucky that I am to able to have these memories.
I am running for a great charity. The Family Holiday Association offer children and families who live in poverty in the UK a chance to get away from their day to day lives, often for the first time ever.What makes this even so more special is that the families who benefit from this charity, have experienced other difficult challenges that life can throw at them. Most beneficieries have lost a parent or have a family member fighting serious illnesses such as cancer.
I have never run a a marathon before, or even a half marathon. I'm now into week 9 of my training and I am knackered. I'm running 4 times a week and my knees hurt but through this charity I have realised that I have nothing in my life to moan about, and I have all that I need to be happy. I have a beautiful wife, (should get me some sponsorship), 3 happy healthy children, great family, great in laws, (who will no doubt offer to drink my beers for me during training), and great mates, (to take the piss out of me in a pair of running tights). I work for First Great Western, who are an official supporter of the charity. As an Investor in people it is nice to represent the company in this role in return for the time,support and development they have invested in myself, (....££££££!)
All Donations are greatly appreciated. £150 will provide maintenace on on of the caravans, £50 pays for train fares, £25 will treat the family to an excursion and even £5 will buy everyone an ice cream, so please give what you can.
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My charity
Family Holiday Association
Charity Registration No. 800262
For over 35 years, the Family Holiday Association has been working to give underprivileged children experiencing difficult circumstances the chance to have a much-needed break away with their family, usually at the British seaside.
Donations 30
dean c, andy h, gerry, GOB,roger,trev J, bob q, rich picton and becky king
Donation by Richard Stretton on 24/04/12
£97.00
+ £24.25 Gift Aid
Full of admiration ! from the Pluck family
Donation by james pluck on 23/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck chap.
Donation by Paul Mellor on 20/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck for Sunday Richard. Plenty of beers afterwards.
Donation by Dawn Phillips on 20/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Plenty of Pertroleum Jelly -Good Luck
Donation by Richard Close on 19/04/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Lots of Luck Rich, we are very proud of you.xx
Donation by David Clift on 17/04/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck. I can feel the pain :-)
Donation by Caroline Mitchell on 17/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Rich - how about a practice run between Reading & the oak??
Donation by Robin Williams on 16/04/12
£25.00
Good luck! - sounds like a thirsty job all that running, if you need a training partner to help with taking on plenty of liquids I'm your man!
Donation by Big Stretto on 15/04/12
£60.00
+ £15.00 Gift Aid
To rich from friends of the old codgers up north
Donation by Patricia Stretton on 15/04/12
£40.00
richie make sure you wear a long sock so you don't trip over your big... Margee the best mother in law.in the world
Donation by Richard Stretton on 14/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Richard!
Donation by Andy Mellors on 14/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Cash Donations from Jay Hodder, Besty Besty Ben Gibson, Pat Carrigan and Di Bungay.
Donation by Richard Stretton on 04/04/12
£60.00
+ £15.00 Gift Aid
Now that your 'mini run' is over, GOOD LUCK with the biggie!!
Donation by Laura Dowling on 03/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Antony Breach on 26/03/12
£150.00
Good luck Richard!
Donation by Tetyana Nedilko on 17/03/12
Run Forest Run!!!
Donation by Rishi Ravindran on 06/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Fair play to you Strett for taking on such a crazy task - makes me proud to know a marathon fool!! Good luck matey, Phil
Donation by Phil Wain on 04/03/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Rich, Good luck and well done! Cheers Nathan
Donation by Nathan Vines on 01/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Rich, Hope the training is going well, not to much of it in the PUB I hope.We will be looking out for you on the TV with the elite finishers mate!!!
Donation by Mick Duckett on 14/02/12
Truly in awe of you doing this! Will hopefully be there to cheer you on. Jonty, Aine and Alannah
Donation by Jonathan Starbuck on 12/02/12
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
You must be Mad, stupid or both. Good luck and I wish you a speedy recovery !!!
Donation by James Adler (Beck & Call) on 12/02/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck mate! Top 5 finish???
Donation by Chris Steele on 10/02/12
Good Luck Richard but Dawn wants photos of you in your lycra!
Donation by Andrew Cornell on 10/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Unipartrail Limited T&RS on 10/02/12
£100.00
Donation summary
- * Online donations£1,422.00
- Offline donations£500.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£1,922.00
- Gift Aid£251.75
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