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I'm now running 3 marathons for this charity. London, Edinburgh and Liverpool. Please support me in whatever way you can Offline donations: 20/5/11- Offline donations are going really well, so many people to thank for this. Cakes sales have gone really well, the school has also donated some non-uniform day money and even two girls from my form group, Chloe and Annie have donated money. Thank you everyone, nearly at the target money now :)   7/1/11- Thank you to Alison Williams and Sue Kippax for both making a donation. 20/1/11- Thanks to Andy Crozier, Jez Llewellyn and Barry McDonnell for each donating £20.   24/11/10- Big thank you to Lauren White of 9L1, who donated £51 towards this charity. This was money she raised from her own fundraising she held outside school. This really means a lot so thank you.   Why am I running for deafness research UK: After studying inclusion in schools in further studies, it made me realise how segregation in education will often equal segregation in society. Meeting the deaf community made me realise that these our everyday people like ourselves yet they are often neglected by society. The vision of Deafness Research UK is a world where people are not disabled or disadvantaged by deafness or related conditions. Their mission is to:   ·     Encourage and fund research to improve the quality of life for everyone living with deafness and related conditions today and help prevent and cure these conditions in the future   ·     Inform, educate, support and influence to ensure that people with deafness and related conditions receive the best possible health care and support wherever they live in the UK and that people know how to reduce their risk of deafness and related conditions    I wanted to raise money for this charity by achieving my life long ambition to run the London Marathon, When I received my rejection letter for the London Marathon (5th in a row) I was extremely disheartened.   I decided that rather than wasting my training I would run the Edinburgh Marathon 2011 instead. I contacted Deafness Research UK to explain my story and why I wanted to support their charity. 6 weeks later I received a response. They said that they would not only allow me to support them during the Edinburgh Marathon 2011, but they would also provide me a place on the London Marathon 2011! I was over the moon; however it now means I will be running 2 marathons in one month!   To me, running the London Marathon is not just for my own personal achievement, it is also an opportunity to raise money for a charity that I care passionately for. For those of you who know my girlfriend Emma, she has been involved with the Deaf Community since 2007. Emma was working in Foxfield School (a specialist school on Wirral) alongside my older sister. She supported many pupils who had a range of severe learning difficulties, which prevented the majority of pupils being involved in mainstream education and also society.   This experience inspired her to study and learn more about some of the children she worked with. She decided to sign up to an introduction to British Sign Language course in Ysgol Bryn Alyn. The more she learnt about sign language, the more she wanted to do more for the deaf community. In 2009, Emma left her job to become a mature student at University of Central Lancashire studying a British Sign Language degree. Throughout her studies she frequently meets and supports the deaf community in Preston and has made a lot of new friends who are deaf or have close family who are. Her qualification will enable her to pursue a career in the future to support students who are profoundly deaf in mainstream education.   My aim is to raise £1700 to support Deafness Research UK by running the London Marathon 2011 and the Edinburgh Marathon 2011. Please, please, please support me and my charity, it would really mean the world to me.   Thank you,   Sean     P.S. Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.   So please dig deep and donate now.

Sean Britton's TRIPLE marathon fundraiser

Sean Britton's TRIPLE marathon fundraiser

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