Andrew Mennie

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Fundraising for Get Kids Going!
£2,503
raised of £2,200 target
by 56 supporters
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Event: Virgin London Marathon 2010, on 25 April 2010
Get Kids Going!

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Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving London Marathon page.

In November 2009 a quick pint of beer after a game of golf ended with myself and my playing partner, Steve Knott, deciding to enter the 2010 London Marathon. For someone who has done very little exercise for almost 10 years, other than looking after my 2 young sons, Thomas & James, running 26.2 miles is going to be a huge personal challenge.

I'm very pleased to be running on behalf of my chosen charity "Get Kids Going!".  Get Kids Going! is a National UK charity which gives disabled children and young people - up to the age of 26 yrs - the opportunity of participating in sport. Having had such easy access to and participated in so many sports throughout my own life, this is an opportunity for me and kind sponsors to give others a chance to have a go!

I've been training since just before Christmas, through the arctic weather, and things are going well. By the end of March I'll have covered over 250 training miles - your support is a significant motivator and will help get me to the finish (& start!) line on April 25th.

Any contributions will be very welcome.

Andrew

 

About the charity

Get Kids Going!

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Get Kids Going! helps disabled children take part in sport by providing specialist sports wheelchairs, sports grants and year round support. They can then compete in marathons, triathlons, tennis, athletics, skiing, rugby, basketball etc. With your help, many could become Paralympic champions and world record holders.

Donation summary

Total raised
£2,502.88
+ £388.90 Gift Aid
Online donations
£2,131.03
Offline donations
£371.85

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