My story

This is what all the running nonsense is about. Running the Richmond Park 10km on June 9 to raise money for Connect, a charity that helps people recover and be rehabilitated after brain injuries like my wonderful boss Duncan (who is making great inroads on the path to recovery after a massive stroke in February last year).

Connect is a charity for people living with aphasia, a communication disability which usually occurs after a stroke or brain injury.  They work alongside people with aphasia and their families to develop communication and rebuild confidence.

With your donation, the team at Line Up can help Connect in some small way to continue to improve the lives of Duncan and other asphasia sufferers.

I'll try and make plenty of ridiculous updates to keep you all interested and incentivised to donate for this great cause which means a lot to me. Thanks for watching / donating / taking part. x Ru

My charity

Connect - the communication disability network

Connect - the communication disability network

Charity Registration No. 1081740

Connect is a national charity for people living with aphasia (communication disability) which is often caused by stroke. Aphasia can strike anyone at any age and at any time. 1 in every 200 people in the UK lives with aphasia and each person experiences it differently. Some people cannot speak at all, some people have just a few words. It affects reading, writing and numbers. Aphasia can lead to lack of confidence, depression, social exclusion – and people can lose their connection with the world. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Our vision is a simple one, we want a world where people with aphasia can re-connect with life again. Find out more about how we do that at www.ukconnect.org

Donations 16

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Have you finished yet? Dad

Donation by HUGH CHESWRIGHT on 20/08/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by Faye Browning on 11/06/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Alan Doyle on 10/06/12

£10.00

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Good luck Ru!! Hope it all goes well xx

Donation by Lucy W on 09/06/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck with your run this weekend!!! Rooting for you from the other side of the pond <3

Donation by Wendy Stewart on 08/06/12

£20.00

Donation by john elliott on 07/06/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

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I bet I know which tune you'll be playing on your iPad!

Donation by Simon Reveley on 06/06/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by Hugh Langley on 05/06/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Go Ru Go!

Donation by Mum True on 05/06/12

£20.00

Donation by Robert Leach on 04/06/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Good Luck Rupert!

Donation by Mark Wootton on 01/06/12

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Jog on Rupert, jog on.

Donation by Toby Gundry on 29/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Connect are fab - well worth your pain on the 10k run! In the heat and burning sun. Dead flies trapped in your leg hairs and between your teeth.

Donation by Norbert Lieckfeldt on 29/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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GO BRO! Run like the wind. Fly, my pretties, fly. A long journey begins with a single step. (& other similar motivational phrases). S&D x

Donation by Sebastian Cheswright on 29/05/12

£40.00

+ £10.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by EK on 22/05/12

£20.00

Donation by Anonymous on 27/04/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£365.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£365.00
  • Gift Aid£73.75

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