Raised: 118%
 
Target: £2,500.00
Raised so far: £2,956.00
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Thank you for visiting my fundraising page.

I am running the London marathon in April 2010 for Build Africa, a charity that works in rural Uganda and Kenya to help young people escape poverty. With Kenya ranked 144 out of 177 countries in the United Nations Development Programme’s [UNDP] human development index (52% of its populace living below the poverty line) and Uganda ranked 156 (with 38% living in poverty), Build Africa’s ‘Build a Business’ and ‘Build a School’ schemes operate to try to break this cycle of poverty through education.


To give a few examples of how the money will be used, £100 will provide 200 textbooks for children who are often sharing 1 textbook between 3  or 4 pupils. £500 would pay to put a roof on a classroom to protect children from the elements, £2000 would buy 150 4-seater desks for pupils, ensuring that the children no longer had to sit on the floor in dusty environments, struggling to learn. Lastly, £2,800 would build a latrine block for a school, which would not only give children a clean, safe toilet, but having this facility will often help to keep older girls in schools.

So if you can sponsor me even a little money then it will really be making a difference and make all of the blisters, pain and foul weather that I will undoubtedly have to endure in training over the next few months worthwhile.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Build Africa will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you if you use the Gift Aid option.

So please sponsor me now!


Thank you for your support.

Thomas x

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I'll double it if you win... Donation by Calum Mechie on 25/04/10

 
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Good luck Thomas! Donation by your cousin Bex! on 25/04/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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it is going to be hot so don't forget to run thru the showers! And to savour the day! Donation by Spayne Lindsay & Co on 25/04/10

 
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Just got letter - great charity. All the best for tomorrow morning: no giving up when you hit the wall..! Donation by Peter and Hannah Bell & family on 24/04/10

 
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
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Good luck pal, ill look out for you on the TV. PS you need to beat princess beatrice or else! Donation by Jimmy on 24/04/10

 
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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Run Forest Ruuuuun!!! Donation by lauren donnebaum on 23/04/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Very worthy cause- well done! Best of luck. Donation by Hope Pearch on 22/04/10

 
£10.00
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Good Lunck ;) Donation by Desire Kellerman on 22/04/10

 
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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Good luck! Donation by Teddy George on 22/04/10

 
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
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Sorry I've not kept up with the training but the spinning classes just didn't do it for me! Donation by Aphra on 16/04/10

 
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
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Best of Luck Lemming!! I'm very impressed! Apologies I can't give more. Donation by Conor Tobin on 14/04/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Great cause, Thomas. Best of luck! Donation by Julia Wisdom on 13/04/10

 
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
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Good luck Tom....you're gonna need it!x Donation by Sam Shephard on 12/04/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Can I demand a refund if you don't run all the way? Donation by Danny Byrne on 08/04/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Go Stofer! Go Stofer! Donation by Robert Tucker on 08/04/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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GOOD LUCK CUZ!! Donation by Matthew Spayne on 08/04/10

 
£20.00
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Go Lemming! I'll be watching out for you on the BBC in Amsterdam, hoping to see you wear some sort of comedy outfit... Donation by Davey Putin on 08/04/10

 
£45.00 + £12.69 Gift Aid
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If you put those shoes on e-Bay i'm sure you could raise another £1.50 - & maybe 50p more if you can convince people they're a pair. Good luck Donation by howard on 06/04/10

 
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 25/03/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Train well! Donation by Andrew Morpeth on 25/03/10

 
£100.00
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Good luck Thomas, and well done for doing this.xx Donation by Annabel Harris on 25/03/10

 
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
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Good luck my Balham friend! Donation by Deepa Shekar on 08/03/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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good luck mate looking forward to comparing times Donation by Alex Blok on 03/03/10

 
£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid
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hope you do use the shoes in the picture! good luck in clapham common. Donation by Kathryn B on 22/02/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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happy now? those shoes are less intense to look at than the vanity pic on facebook. Nice one. Donation by Mansoor on 15/02/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £2,156.00
  Offline donations: £800.00
  Mobile donations: £0.00
  Total Raised: £2,956.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £555.92

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