Raised: 158%
Target: £500.00
Raised so far: £788.10
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My story

 

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

As many of you will know, the MS Society is a charity close to my heart as my dad has suffered from the illness for 25 years.  It is a mysterious disease with no known cause or cure and an unpredictable prognosis.    

I've decided to raise money for a specific MS related charity, The Chilterns MS Therapy Centre.  I've seen the work they do first hand and really believe it is a fantastically positive place, yielding tangible results; which is fairly rare for people with MS .  The centre provides non-drug treatments- physio, high density oxygen treatment, acupuncture, amongst others; as well as offering advice and support to people suffering from MS, carers and families across several counties. Dad attends fortnightly physio sessions which I've been to a couple of times with him.  I chatted to the staff as they manipulated his limbs into previously unimagined positions to his obvious benefit; he leaves feeling invigorated.

The therapies they provide, their ethos and their impact on people's lives is great; their home however, is not.  You'll find the centre in the back corner of a bleak, largely deserted army barracks at RAF Halton, just outside Wendover in Buckinghamshire.  It is housed in a temporary building, long since passed its best.  The site has been sold to property developers who have thankfully included a space for the centre in their project.  This means, with some fierce fundraising, the Chilterns MS Therapy Centre will have a swanky new building providing more rooms for treatment and consultation and more equipment.  This will allow them to do what they do best, but bigger and better. 

You can see before and after pictures if you click through the photos here and find out about the centre on their website.

I would be enormously grateful for your support in supporting them.  This is my first half marathon and I want my sweat and tears to be WORTH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!  

Thank you.



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You mad woman you! but a fantastic cause Well done Love B&Rxx Donation by Bill & Rosaleen 22/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done, lots of love form Joe and Nancy. Donation by Joe McEwan 21/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done Alice!! Donation by Celine Webb 10/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Well Done Alice! Bloody marvellous job- we are super-impressed and proud of you. Lots of love, Donation by Jenn and Dan xxx 08/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Well done Alice Donation by Alex & Ruth 08/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Alice. Let us know how you got on and when your next race is! Donation by Lynne and Steven x 08/09/09  

£20.00

Good luck Al. Leanne, Ant & Oliver xx Donation by The Hoppers 07/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Alice! Donation by Katarina King 07/09/09  

£5.00

Well done Alice. Really proud of you! Donation by Jo, James and Rowan 07/09/09  

£10.00

Well Done Alice! Emily, Ciaran & Belle xx Donation by Emily Sturdy 07/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Well done - and for a very good cause. Donation by Richard Kemp & Janet 06/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Amazing Alice - well done! Donation by Miranda 06/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

don't forget your roller skates Donation by nicholas matheson 04/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of Luck, we're all proud of you! Donation by stuart and sarah 04/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

No walking. Donation by Dan Watson 02/09/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

So sorry we won't be here to cheer you on (although we'll be back for a pint later). Good luck. Donation by Kate Matheson 01/09/09  

£13.10 + £3.69 Gift Aid

Great stuff Alice ... know you'll do it!! Donation by Susie Tetley 31/08/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Beryl McEwan 31/08/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

best of luck Alice let us know how you get on Donation by Philippa 29/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Jake Yeates 29/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Run, Alice, run! Then run some more... Donation by Tom, Katie and Flo 27/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck! Hopefully we can make it down to cheer you on. Much love from Dan and Will Donation by Daniel Gerring 27/08/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Hope we'll be there to watch you finish, not finished like the van! Donation by Mum and Dad 26/08/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good Luck Alice Donation by Linda Lewington 23/08/09  

£10.00

Good Luck Alice I hope all the training goes wellxx Donation by Emily 23/08/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

On your marks, set, go go go!!!!! Donation by Matt Dyke 22/08/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

For such a good cause x Donation by Claire Hughes 21/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I'll be cheering you on from the side lines with Nancy! Good luck with the training.Dad will be proud! xxx Donation by Hannah Watson 21/08/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

can you use roller skates? that would be good. Donation by thomson team 21/08/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

good luck! x Donation by tamsin & will 21/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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