Raised so far: £3,115.30
My story
Hello and thank you for visiting my
Alder Hey Children's Hospital fundraising page.
Last year when Isobel was about 5 months old we found out that she has a rare condition, craniosynostosis, which affects the growth of the skull. At 8 months she had major surgery to re-model the shape of her head. It was as scary as it sounds and was a very difficult thing for Isobel and the rest of the family to go through, but what the doctors and nurses did to Isobel's head was amazing.
I am doing the Great Manchester 10k run and hopefully raising lots of money to say thank you, to everyone who works in the Cranio-Facial Team and Neurosurgical ward at Alder Hey for everything they did for Isobel, and for the other children who have this condition.
Many of you who know me, will know that running goes against all my instincts!!! I was so slow at school running, (which was the last time I ran anywhere other than for a bus), that once they shut the school gates before I got back from a run, because they didn't think any one was still out there. But I was!! Doing this is a real challenge for me. In fact I seem to remember saying once to a friend who was doing a run, "You'll never catch me doing that!". But here I am doing it... Strange how your children change you...
Please sponsor me now you are here! I've set myself big fundraising and running targets. I would really like to raise at least a £1000 and do the run in 1 hour 20 mins. (Yikes!) Any amount you can give will be very gratefully received and will spur me on as I drag my aching legs around the course in May!
Thank you so much.
Andrea xxx 
UPDATE 1: As of 5th May I have already reached my initial target of £1000. Wow! Amazing! Thank you! BUT! As it is for such a good cause I have been encouraged to aim even higher. So I'm now going for £1800!! Will I do it??!! CAN YOU HELP ME! If you have already donated and think you might know anyone who would like to support my efforts please pass the word on.
RACE INFO: I've got my number now 32581. I'll be in the pink wave setting off at 11.20am in a very garish pair of Alder Hey coloured trousers!
UPDATE 2: Friday night - only two days to go. I've just been out for my last training run and I'm psyched and ready! I road tested the lycra and got a toot! (Well it is Friday night!) Also brilliant news: I've just added in some more offline sponsorship collected this week and with Liz's mum's lovely donation (Thanks Mrs Cherry!) I'VE JUST HIT MY REVISED TARGET! I'm absolutely chuffed to bits. If you are here to sponsor me, don't let the fact that I've hit the target put you off!!!
UPDATE 3: I did it! 1 hr 14 mins and 36 seconds! Really pleased with my time. Weather was mixed - it chucked it down for the last few k, but the whole thing was quite a buzz, even the last k which was soggy, windy, emotional and hard going!! Check out the pics on the left. Everyone's comments really spurred me along when legs and lungs wanted to stop, and your fundraising support has just completely blown me away.
Thank you thank you thank you all so much!
PS If you've just come to donate - thank you! - you are helping me smash my target!
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Congratulations, Andrea! We're very glad to hear that your daughter is well again. Donation by Callia, Corinne & Livius Fordschmid 15/08/09 |
£25.00 |
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Thanks to the Patchworker's Group at AURC for £40 collection and to Sharon at Sausalito, Jackie from TT and Liz and family for their sponsorship! Donation by from... 10/08/09 |
£58.00 |
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Donation by Anonymous 09/07/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Wow, fantastic, I'm really proud of what you've done! That's £10 per minute under 1:30, yes to the exact penny. Lots of love - Hubs. X Donation by Pete 15/06/09 |
£154.00 + £43.44 Gift Aid | |
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Well done you should be really proud of yourself and you have raised an amazing amount of money from Caroline and Luke Murphy (ex tiny talk) x Donation by Caroline Murphy 22/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid | |
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Lovely photo's! Donation by Juliet and Nancy 21/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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FANTASTIC ACHIEVEMENT! YOU'RE AMAZING! VERY VERY WELL DONE AND LOTS OF LOVE TO YOU ALL FROM LIZ, CHARLIE, PETER AND EMMA XXXX Donation by Liz Lamb and family 20/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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well done! Donation by Maria Holloway 18/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Good on you! Donation by NatalieH 18/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid | |
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Well Done! Donation by Green Baby 18/05/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Hope it went well, Andrea! Thinking of you in TT HO! xx Donation by Mary-Jean 18/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid | |
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That 1,840 was really bugging me - so I'm making it up to 1,850! AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!!! Donation by Danielle aka Mrs Tennant II 18/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Sorry it took so long - hope it went well, you're a brave woman! Donation by Eleanor, Andrew and the boys 17/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Hannah - £10, Josephine - £1.30 (had to answer 20 questions for this, never mind do a run!), Isobel - £1. Thank you! Love you darlings, xxxxx Donation by 3 lovely girls 17/05/09 |
£12.30 | |
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hope you didnt get too wet! Donation by sheila walsh 17/05/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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Good Luck Andrea - you're fab! Donation by Charlotte C (TT Northampton) 16/05/09 |
£5.00 | |
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go for it, I will be thinking about you x Donation by Ali (at Green Baby) 15/05/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Best of luck, what a great cause :-) Donation by Jenny H (TT Liverpool) 15/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid | |
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I'm very disappointed you're not going to wear a big rabbit costume. Though you'd get a bit hot huh? Good luck! Mxx Donation by PJ 15/05/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Great effort, well done Donation by Kate 15/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck Andrea, see you at the finish line! Donation by Jennifer (Kate's mum) 13/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid | |
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Go Andrea, but perhaps try some Abba - the disco years. Donation by Rachel Lemon 13/05/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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I'm a fellow Milk Bank Donor (Annie sent me your email) and wish you all the best! Donation by Teresa & Family 13/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid | |
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Well done to both of you for looking after Isobel. Donation by Grandma & Grandad 13/05/09 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid | |
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Well done! Seriously impressed (particularly about the idea of you running in bright lycra!) Donation by Rachel, Dave, Gabriel & Jared 12/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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PROUD OF YOU HUNNY WILL BE THINKING OFF YOU WHILE I AM AT HOME WITH ME FEET UP HAH HAH Donation by JACKY JAMES 12/05/09 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid | |
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...on the condition you stop listening to Queen. For motivation, its a bit of Thom Yorke you want. Good luck, and speak or see soon. P Donation by Paul, Saira and Ayesha 12/05/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck Andrea, see you there!! xx Donation by Amanda Hayselden 12/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid | |
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go for the house record Donation by David & Gemma 12/05/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Go for it Andrea! Bet you smash the 90 minute barrier- no problem. Hope to see you all soon. GTSxx Donation by Gaynor, Trevor & Sam 12/05/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £1,968.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £1,147.30 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £471.79 |
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