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Richard's page
Event: Virgin London Marathon 2012 on 22/04/2012
$1,824.68 raised of $1,505.51 target
37 donations
My Target:
$1,505.51
$1,824.68 raised so far
How to make a donation
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By text message to donate £10 Text VOHE95 £10
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My story
SAVE OUR STRAYS - GIVE THEM HOPE
We did it .... I finished the Marathon and your kindness has raised over a £1,000 for Hope Rescue.
I finished the course in 3:49:05 which isn't too bad for a first effort.
Thankyou all so very much for your kind donations they will make a massive difference to the work Hope undertake and save many dogs lives ... !
I was lucky to find Hope Rescue, almost by chance whilst looking for a four legged friend to adopt as part of our family.
After finding the Hope Rescue website http://www.hoperescue.org.uk/ and then looking on their forum http://hope-rescue.proboards.com/index.cgi we found out about the amazing work Hope Rescue undertake.
It didn't take long for us to find the information about the handsome chap you see in the main site picture, ( looking shall we say .... not very happy in Newport Dog Pound ) and after reading his story and all the information given by his Foster Mum, we decided that he was the missing part of our family jigsaw puzzle. Happy picures of Buddy now added ... !!
After a thorough home check carried out by a Hope volunteer we were able to adopt Buddy and give him the forever home he deserves.
Hope Rescue work hard to raise the funds required to care for the dogs that come into a number of dog pounds in Wales, they arrive as strays or sometimes as surrender cases, very often these dogs require veterinary treatment and time in boarding kennels until a foster home is found, then once an assessment period is completed they can be offerred for adoption.
Hope Rescue is run by volunteers who give up their time free of charge ensuring that the available funds are spent providing for the dogs in their care. These dogs have very often sufferred neglect and sometimes abuse at the hand of their human 'masters' and therefore need lots of time, care and love in order for them to trust people again.
I am so proud to be running in the London Marathon on behalf of Hope Rescue, to try in my own small way to raise valuable funds to help care for the large number of dogs that Hope Rescue are saving and helping everyday.
Thankyou so much for caring and donating in these troubled times ....
' If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you - that is the principal difference between a dog and a man.' - Mark Twain
I think Mr Twain may have hit the nail on the head .... !!
Please give what you can, every penny you donate will go to initially saving and then caring for dogs that need our help .... Please ..... ' Give them Hope '
My gallery 4
My charity
Hope Rescue
Charity Registration No. 1129629
Hope Rescue is primarily a co-ordinating rescue helping stray dogs in Council pounds facing euthanasia. It secures rescue spaces for those dogs with other reputable rescues and covers thousands of miles every year. It also takes in dogs for rehoming itself via a network of foster homes.
Donations 37
Donation by Anonymous on 24/04/12
£5.00
Well done but a bit slow !!!
Donation by Richard Summers on 22/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 22/04/12
£5.00
Well done to you both for making it round, and raising funds for Hope Rescue. I hope you're taking it easy and recommend a deep, long Radox bath ;)
Donation by Nadja Byrne on 22/04/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Best of luck today Richard x
Donation by Emma Evans on 22/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Rich!
Donation by Huw Evans on 21/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Buddy\'s dad !
Donation by Nicola Woolford on 21/04/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Hi Richard, don't know you but...much respect for running the marathon. Good luck!! :)
Donation by Sarah Palmer on 20/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 20/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck!! Zoë at Bark Busters Home Dog Training.
Donation by Zoe White on 20/04/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Run Richy Run! And don't forget Rocky IV soundtrack on the i-pod...
Donation by Love from Bro, Claire, Rory and Lani x on 20/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Have a great run, Richard. We're cheering for you, and looking forward to meeting Buddy. AnM
Donation by Mike Griffin on 19/04/12
£26.00
+ £6.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 14/04/12
£5.00
Donation by Anonymous on 14/04/12
£5.00
Good luck.
Donation by Andrea Herbert on 13/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 13/04/12
£5.00
Good luck for the big day Richard, your chosen charity is well worth all your hard work. Enjoy! Love from Julie, John and family xx
Donation by Julie Wilson on 11/04/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Richard! Love from Karen, Alistair & Megan xxx
Donation by Karen Pridmore on 31/03/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Good luck cuz! What an amazing experience. Enjoy! Jo, Helen & David xxx
Donation by Helen Duthie on 30/03/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck Richard! Will be thinking of you..... lots of love Nan xxxxx
Donation by Betty Trick on 25/03/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Well done for getting your Dad to do this Buddy! Best of luck with the run, thanks for helping Hope.
Donation by Waddy Fitzgerald on 20/03/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Best of luck Son. We are so very proud of you. We will be there to see you cross the line. Love Dad and Kay xxxxxx
Donation by Kenneth Baker on 05/03/12
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
From Sherlock, a lovely Hope dog x
Donation by Dawn Srodzinski on 05/03/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Best of luck Richard. Ian, Nic, Harry and Rosie
Donation by ian altman on 29/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
GOOD LUCK RICHARD!! HOPE THE TRAINING IS GOING WELL. HOPE THE AUTOTRADER ADVERTISING IS ALSO WORKING WELL!!
Donation by MATTHEW HOWELLS AUTOTRADER on 16/02/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations$1,093.00
- Offline donations$663.93
- Text donations$67.75
- Total raised$1,824.68
- Gift Aid$190.45
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