Hi all,

Please support Marcos Pilavakis & Richard Grant in a football marathon on the 7^th of August 2010. They will be playing football for 12 hours straight to raise money for young people in Africa (details below). It is a sponsored event and we are aiming to raise a minimum of £440 as is the criteria set by the event organisers. During this event it is expected that each participant will run over 35km over the course of 12 hours.

 

TackleAfrica are a small UK based charity who use the popularity of football in Africa to help people affected by and at risk from HIV and AIDS.  For more information, please visit www.tackleafrica.org.  The Football Marathon has raised almost £300,000 for TackleAfrica since 2005, and many football marathon players are also qualified coaches who have had the chance to volunteer on football and HIV awareness coaching projects in Africa. 

 

TackleAfrica:

 Fund activities organised by our partners in Africa including youth football tournaments, peer education training, HIV awareness football events and projects to encourage safe behaviour amongst young people

Build the capacity of local partners with coaching projects, football tours and by distributing our HIV awareness through football coaching manual Train local coaches, youth workers and leaders to deliver HIV messaging through football Train UK football coaches to deliver HIV messaging through football in Africa, raise funds for our partners and raise awareness in the UK of the HIV pandemic in Africa

The players who raise money for us at the Football Marathon fund the vast majority of our work and make a huge difference to the lives of our beneficiaries in 7 African countries.

 

Anybody who is able to make a donation it would be very much appreciated. As you can imagine it’s going to be very hard work but if we hit or surpass our sponsorship target then it’ll make it worth it.

Anyone who wants to come and see two Templeton chubbies running round in a tight t-shirt is also more than welcome.  When donating on line please select the option for gift aid, this does not cost you any extra money but will ensure that your donation is tax free. Please give generously, it’s not everyday that Rich and Marcos sacrifice their Subway diet to go running around in the name of well…anything. Save the link, tell your friends and spread the love.

 

I thank you in advance for you support.  

King Regards

Richard & Marcos