David Thwaites

David's Tough Mudder/Half Marathons page

Fundraising for Fighting Blindness
£321
raised of £400 target
by 24 supporters
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Tough Mudder Yorkshire, from 2 August 2014 to 3 August 2014
We fund research, counselling and advocacy to cure and support people with sight loss

Story

Yo! On the 2nd August Me & 5 others of #TEAMUTCH will be doing Tough Mudder in Skipton-On-Swale. It is a 12 mile assault course and involves swimming...those of you who know me will know that I will need all the sponsor money to buy armbands!!

I'm also doing the Great North Run on September 7th and the potential to do the Redcar Half Marathon 2 weeks after.

Anyway, the important bit..

I'm raising funds for Fighting Blindness.. something close to my heart and have agreed to help try reach the target of Cathi Harrison and her friend Vicky!

Their friend Matt Leverington has LHON, a degenerative eye condition. He noticed a change in his eyesight in January and by March was registered as blind.

This could happen to any of us at any time so please dig deep and help us find treatments, preventions and cures of this disease!

More info on Matt's story and LHON can be found here;

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/southend/10675245.Matt_s_blindness_is_not_a_barrier/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leber%27s_hereditary_optic_neuropathy

Last of all, thanks for your continued support, it really is appreciated and makes the hours of training all worthwhile..

x

About the charity

Fighting Blindness is an Irish patient-led charity funding research into treatments and cures for blindness. We provide a counselling service for people affected by sight loss and advocate for our members. Our vision is to cure blindness, support people living with sight loss and empower patients.

Donation summary

Total raised
£320.01
Online donations
£280.01
Offline donations
£40.00

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