Alex Wimborne is fundraising for The Bishop Simeon Trust

Alex's Marathon Fundraising Page!!

Flora London Marathon 2009

on 26/04/2009

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Raising money for

The Bishop Simeon Trust

Charity Registration No. 1016122

The Trust works with the people of South Africa to redress the many inequalities and injustices that remain as a result of apartheid. It supports community-based initiatives focusing on education, training and welfare in places of great disadvantage.

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Alex Wimborne

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Raised: 115%

Target: £1,250.00
Raised so far: £1,432.00

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My story

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page!! I really hope that you can spare a little time and (hopefully!) a bit of money to help me reach my target of £1250 for the Bishop Simeon Trust. Anything over and above would be incredible, and I would love to raise as much money as possible for the Trust!

To hopefully encourage people to chip in a few pounds, I am running the London Marathon this April!! Slightly foolishly perhaps, given I have yet to run even half of that distance, but I am nervously excited and determined to do it, and in a good time. My target at the moment is under 4 hours - although with more training that may be revised!

If you have not heard of the BST, then let me say that they are a great charity doing fantastic work in South Africa. In South Africa, there are still millions of people living in severe poverty as a direct result of the Apartheid regime. The Trust focuses on the poorest communities in the country, where AIDS is prevelant and living conditions particularly desperate.

The Trust was founded in 1989 and is named after a black South African bishop who was at the centre of the struggle against repression. The Trust now supports a range of education work, community development initiatives and HIV projects, with a particular emphasis on the most vulnerable, such as AIDS orphans.

If you are interested to read more then please do look at their website at http://www.bstrust.org/.

Despite the cold and my Christmas belly, training is well under way, and so now I have come around to the fundraising part. If you have read this far, I really hope that you will support me in any way you can, be it through encouragement when I am being lazy, or coming on training runs with me in Durham. Most importantly, if you have a few spare pounds then your donation will be enormously appreciated!

Thank you all so much in advance,

Love Alex

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Bishop Simeon Trust gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

	Hope you had fun x Donation by Clare Canlan 28/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Really hope all went well. Very impressive total - well done. Sorry not more, also sponsored Ems boyfriend - running marathon for cancer. Donation by Fiona Benbow 27/04/09	£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid
	Well done ! Hope yr legs are feeling ok this morning? Donation by Callum Russell and family 27/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done! Hope you enjoyed it! Donation by Stuart Evans 26/04/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Good luck Alex!! Donation by Hannie 26/04/09	£5.00
	Eek, so excited! You'll be amazing xxxxxx Donation by Emily 25/04/09	£26.00
	Great good luck from us all Donation by The Withnalls 25/04/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	good luck mate! Donation by Foxy 25/04/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	You'll do great! Donation by Will 25/04/09	£5.00
	Lots of luck Alex - Tom will be there to cheer you on! Donation by The Reids 24/04/09	£10.00
	To get you to your target! Good luck :) x Donation by Rachel Taylor 24/04/09	£16.00 + £4.51 Gift Aid
	Good Luck noodle! The charity sounds fantastic, so happy to be able to suppor you and it. Good luck!!! Have no doubt you'll be brill. xxx Donation by Little One 24/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Alex - hope Mum hasn't eaten all the jelly babies! Donation by Deirbhle 24/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	What a star! Go for it we will all be cheering you on Donation by The Mannerings 24/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	good luck and sleep well in deepwater Donation by chrissy and carey taylor 24/04/09	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	Water & Vaseline - take all that it offered! See you at the finish. Lots of love xxxx Donation by Alison Mike Will & Lily 23/04/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck bro! Donation by Harry 22/04/09	£15.00
	Good luck Alex! Donation by Sarah and John Griffiths 20/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	On the condition that you wear that duck outfit... Donation by David and Karen 20/04/09	£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid
	Go for it Alex! You're doing a brilliant thing and we wish you lots of luck Donation by Deborah Carter 19/04/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good Luck! Donation by The Kashti 16/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Alex! Donation by Suzanne & Jim 15/04/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Don't hit the wall says little Alex, good luck, you star! Donation by McCanns 15/04/09	£52.00 + £14.67 Gift Aid
	remember to count the miles down not up! We will watch out for you so keep going whatever happens! Donation by Alison and Steve 15/04/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Best of luck! Donation by Antonia 15/04/09	£10.00
	Goos luck! remember hot shower cold shower!!! xx Donation by Lex 15/04/09	£10.00
	Good luck Alex! Donation by Dominie 14/04/09	£5.00
	Good luck! Donation by Hilary Prior 14/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	good luck dad : ) Donation by Alice Tilton 14/04/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck. Donation by vivien shelton 14/04/09	£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,402.00
Offline donations:	£30.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£358.21

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