My story

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page!

I'm running the Edinburgh Marathon 2012 to raise much-needed funds for the Equality Network's Equal Marriage campaign.

The Equal Marriage campaign was launched in 2008 to lift the discriminatory ban on same-sex marriage in Scotland. The campaign aims to deliver legal and social equality for same-sex couples.

The Equality Network is an excellent Scottish charity that works for equality and human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. It was founded in 1997, and plays a major role in winning equality for LGBT people in Scotland.

Please give as much as you can!

 

We desperately need your donations in order to fund the campaign for equal marriage in Scotland. 


The opponents of equal marriage are running a well-funded campaign. So far they have spent over £20,000 on newspaper adverts and publicity materials. They have already sent out 200,000 campaign postcards, and they will continue to do everything they can to prevent the Scottish Government changing the law to give LGBT people equality. 

 

The Equality Network does not have the same resources available to fund the Equal Marriage campaign, so we really need your help.

 

Every penny raised through this page will go directly to the Equal Marriage campaign.

Here's a bit of blurb from JustGiving about donating:

"Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, JustGiving will send your money directly to the Equality Network and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate -raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity."

If you're in Edinburgh on the day of the marathon, feel free to come by and motivate me/entertain yourselves. I'm likely to look a complete state by the end of it (if I even make it to the end alive).

So dig deep and do your bit today to help us win equal marriage in Scotland.

 

My charity

Equality Network

Equality Network

Charity Registration No. SC037852

The Equality Network works for equality and human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Scotland. Every penny you donate helps make Scotland a place in which everyone can live free from prejudice and discrimination. http://www.equality-network.org

Donations 72

Donation by Paul Cockburn on 28/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Well done Tom - what an effort!

Donation by Rob Gowans on 27/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Well done Tom!

Donation by Mhairi McMillan on 27/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymous on 27/05/12

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Hey Tom hope you're feeling very pleased with yourself and that you didn't suffer at all. Great cause - well done. X

Donation by Catherine Giles on 27/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Tom, you'll be sweaty and well sore by the end of it, but it's worth it!

Donation by Helen Dale on 27/05/12

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

Go Tom, hope it all goes well!

Donation by Nico Juetten on 26/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Hope your run goes well, Tom. Take care.

Donation by Greg McAusland on 25/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

All the best for the marathon! Great cause you are running for.

Donation by David Kinnen on 25/05/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

Best of luck with this Tom! You're doing sterling work - hope I may actually meet you one day...

Donation by Augur Pearce on 25/05/12

£10.00

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Good luck on Sunday Tom! William

Donation by William Bain on 25/05/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

Good luck Tom.

Donation by Joe FitzPatrick on 25/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck for a good cause.

Donation by Mark Ballard on 25/05/12

£10.00

Donation by Cal Wyllie on 20/05/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

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Keep up the good work!

Donation by Anthony Carter on 24/03/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Christopher Sandland MBE on 18/03/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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It's a homour to give towards the marriage equality struggle. Equality is coming!

Donation by Stephen Harte on 26/02/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by Richard Blyth on 14/02/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Neal Woodcock on 27/01/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck Tom!

Donation by James Flinders on 20/12/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Tom - very best of luck with the training and the run next May :-)

Donation by Andrew Burns on 19/12/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by Sarah Jane Gray on 09/12/11

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymous on 09/12/11

£5.00

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Donation by Anonymous on 09/12/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymous on 08/12/11

£4.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$1,138.61
  • Offline donations$0.00
  • Text donations$583.82
  • Total raised$1,722.44
  • Gift Aid$379.79

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