Tim Donne
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Fundraising for Friends of Home from Home UK
Story
In December last
year my sister Sali celebrated her 50th birthday. Instead of presents, she
asked for money to be raised for Home from Home, a charity she supports as a
result of being introduced to it by her partner Malcolm. I had hoped that she was joking and, in time, would forget about it, but no. So my contribution is to run/limp in the BUPA 10,000 in London on May 31st. To achieve this I have been TRAINING IN A
GYM. I know the words training and gym in a message from me will come as a huge
shock to many of you but it's true. I have been going 3 or 4 times a week since
the beginning of January and can now push the doors open without help. After
that, all I need to do is make sure that a first aider is on hand, the defibrillator is
fully charged and the snack machine is working. Sorted!
Home from Home is
a charity that provides care for orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children in
small family homes in their own communities. Their vision is to build a network
of these homes, and for each one to provide a family structure for the children
in its care. Each home has no more than six children who are cared for by a
House Mother. Home from Home now has 17 homes, with more opening soon and it
would be wonderful to help them in their endeavours - so over to
you!
I will also
mention that I was born with talipes, a condition that affects the muscles in
the feet and, if it wasn't for the pioneering surgery of Mr Apley back in the
1960s, I doubt that I would have been able to take part in events like this. So
this is also a thank you to him.