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Wendy's day of pain

Wendy Walker is raising money for Guide Dogs
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Bupa Great Manchester Run 2011 · 15 May 2011 ·

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RCN Eng. & Wales 209617, Scot. SC038979, & IoM 1334
The ability to get around is vital in order to live a full life yet thousands of people with sight loss never leave home alone. We empower visually impaired people to do that and rely on the support of the public to fund the guide dog service.

Story

<p>You could say my eyes are bigger than my belly! Well the same theory may apply. Last year I took part in the British Gas open water swims. When the Salford swim date came out, it mentioned the Manchester 10k run was on the same day and that there was a special swim wave for those also taking part in the run. Well until then I was doing neither but now I'm doing both!! Hey its only a 10k run and a 1 mile swim and I am after all Super Woman!!! Ok, maybe not but I'm going to give it a good go.</p> <p>A couple of years ago I went white water rafting in Zambia for Guide Dogs and met a few amazing people. They included Pete (Guide Dog Guru) and an amazing lady called Steph, who completed the 5 day trip including grade 4 and 5 white water - Steph is blind. I want to give any blind person the same opportunity as Steph, to do everything a fully sighted person can do.</p> <p>Justgiving wouldn't let me put both events up on the one page, but know this, I will complete both events even if it kills me (hopefully not!!) and I've already started training hard. Each one on a seperate day would be fine but this is pushing even me.</p> <p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now. I know its hard and cash is sparse but your money can make a difference and the puppies ARE very cute!!</p>

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£280.00
+ £73.85 Gift Aid
Online
£280.00
Offline
£0.00

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