Raised: 73%
 
Target: £4,000.00
Raised so far: £2,959.74
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Thank you for visiting my fundraising page.

I'm now over halfway to my target, and I still need your help! :)

I ran the London Marathon 2009 for Save The Rhino! I completed it in 6:28:32 which I was pretty pleased with as it got very hot towards the end. The sunshine was gorgeous and the spectators were truly amazing!

You can check out how my training and the race went here: beckisavestherhinos.wordpress.com

(I'm also on Twitter if you'd like to follow my adventures there)

UPDATE (27/04/09): I've been featured on the JustGiving blog!

UPDATE: I'm mentioned in the Marathon News magazine in the JustGiving article on page 182.

UPDATE: I ran the Adidas Silverstone Half Marathon on 15th March in 2:30:40 (a good time for me) and ran the whole way round which I am very pleased with! I was also sporting a lovely rhino hat and a running outfit in rhino grey :) See my flickr pics for more! 

You might ask: why did I choose to support rhinos? Well, here are a couple of reasons:

1: I have a lot in common with rhinos, being a somewhat grumpy short-sighted vegetarian with stumpy legs!

2: Saving the rhinos will help to protect many less obvious species sharing the same ecosystem, and Save the Rhino also work with local communities to educate them about Rhinos and their value for tourism - so it’s not just about the rhinos, the environment and local people benefit too.

3: Humans are the only reason that rhinos are endangered so we should work to fix the problem that we created the first place.

4: Rhinos are ‘charismatic mega-herbivores’. How about that for a description?! The 'charismatic' bit basically means that rhinos are a 'flagship' species, one that everyone knows about, although the problems that are causing their endangered status affect many other species. The 'mega-herbivore' bit means they're large plant-eaters.

5: Rhinos have been around for tens of millions of years. Humans have been around for a lot less time. Technically the rhinos should be kicking us out!

Please sponsor me! All sponsorship is very much appreciated - check out this page for information on how your donation could be used. To put it into context, if just 154 people sponsor me £1 per mile, I'll have reached my target and there'll be a lot of very happy rhinos! :) 

In fact, sponsor me £26.20 (£1 a mile) and to say thank you I will send you one of these adorable rhino cuddly toys :)

Or, if you would rather buy something to help the rhinos, head on over to my Etsy shop and buy a bracelet (or other craft item) and help a rhino that way!

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Save the Rhino International 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.

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Thanks for providing this great service and well done for raising so much money. Donation by Sarah Gough on 19/01/12

 
£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
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Another vest for Target Ovarian Cancer - thank you! Donation by Amy Cartlidge on 16/05/11

 
£12.50
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For Edinburgh marathon shirt printing - thank you very much :) Donation by Gregor Bowie on 19/04/11

 
£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
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Vest printing for Target Ovarian Cancer marathon runners Donation by Amy Cartlidge on 11/04/11

 
£37.50
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Hey Becki! Thanks again for a first class speedy shirt-printing service, I'm all set for the Brighton Marathon now :) Donation by Ulen Neale on 23/03/11

 
£10.00
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For printing name on vest. Donation by Graham S on 15/09/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Thanks for the vests! Hope you reach your target. x Donation by Kate Stephenson on 10/09/10

 
£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
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Printing names on vest @garkbit Donation by Ulen Neale on 31/08/10

 
£10.00
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Sale of True Colours button bracelet from beckybutton.etsy.com Donation by Becki Ellsmore on 17/06/10

 
£10.00

Donation by Anonymous on 27/05/10

 
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
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Thanks as always Becki - you're a legend! Your handiwork will be pounding the streets of Edinburgh next weekend :o) Donation by Neil Richards (@kusasi) on 16/05/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Becki - Thanks for helping me out with printing for Cork City Marathon 2010. Best of Luck! Donation by Steve Nolan on 28/04/10

 
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Ashley Mann on 19/04/10

 
£13.00 + £3.67 Gift Aid
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Great idea for a fundraiser....makes giving so much easier. T-Shirt should be with you today Donation by Richard Taylor on 13/04/10

 
£10.00
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Congratulations on your magnificent fundraising total so far! Many thanks, Donation by David "Brighty" Bright on 10/04/10

 
£6.00 + £1.69 Gift Aid
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Thanks Becki, shirt is in the post Donation by Nick Turnbull on 09/04/10

 
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
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Thank you Becky .Norm Donation by Norman Boulton on 05/04/10

 
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
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Thank you very much Becky - good luck with the fundraising. Donation by Georgie on 30/03/10

 
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
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My first marathon and my first vest! Thanks!!! Donation by Lee Jones on 26/03/10

 
£12.50 + £3.53 Gift Aid
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Thanks so much for printing my shirt! You can run the marathon for me too, if you like :) Donation by Joanne Austin-Olsen on 25/03/10

 
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
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Great idea with the vest-printing. Hopefully it will give me the extra energy I need to get over the line! Donation by Ali Insall on 19/03/10

 
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
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I'll post the vest today - many thanks Donation by Georgie Hollett on 17/03/10

 
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
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Sale of Rangirangi Kifaru bracelet from beckybutton.etsy.com Donation by Becki Ellsmore on 11/02/10

 
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Sale of Pretty in Pink earrings from beckybutton.etsy.com Donation by Becki Ellsmore on 20/01/10

 
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Etsy sales at beckybutton.etsy.com Donation by Becki Ellsmore on 09/01/10

 
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* Total raised online: £1,854.98
  Offline donations: £1,104.76
  Mobile donations: £0.00
  Total Raised: £2,959.74
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £351.02

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