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My story

 
Hello!


As you may or may not know, Gareth lost his youngest son Milo (left) to sudden infant death (cot death) last November. Milo George Yassin was 8 weeks old when he died and, as anyone who knows us will already know, we are a close family and losing Milo was very upsetting for everyone who loves him. As such, Gareth and I intend to run the London Marathon next year in aid of the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (http://www.fsid.org.uk/) . This charity gives support to bereaved families and researches the prevention of SIDS – a syndrome that is still very far from being understood and prevented and needs as much help as possible.

Here's the rub - we need to guarantee £1500 each in sponsorship money to be accepted as runners for FSID and would really appreciate your help!

Many thanks for your time. Of course we all get asked to donate to all kinds of causes throughout the year but this is one that is very important to us and we wouldn’t be so bold/brazen/rude as to ask for your hard earned cash if it wasn’t! Rest assured we will probably die trying to run the marathon and we will ensure that our wills are updated beforehand so that you get your sponsorship money back from our estates upon expiry! (That's a joke of course - in reality we'll probably die training and not even make it to the marathon!)

Cheers and heaps of gratitude,

Ben and Gareth (and Milo!)

PS - Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. FSID will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you!)

So sorry to hear about Milo. Good luck with the run xxx Donation by Nicola Chung 03/12/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Raised at the event in memory of Milo on the anniversary of his death - thank you to everyone who attended or helped out in any other way. Donation by Gareth Yassin 24/11/09  

£4,808.50

Donation by Paul Thurtell 19/11/09  

£55.00 + £15.51 Gift Aid

Donation by Peter Jennings 18/11/09  

£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid

Our hearts are with you, if not our legs! Donation by Sam and Simon 12/11/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Benj/Gareth Great effort so far, keep up the good work. Good luck and I know you will achieve all you set out to do Donation by anonymous 11/11/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Donation by Jane Looker 10/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done so far. Donation from friends & colleagues. Donation by David Woollard 10/11/09  

£32.50

From Geoff Hawes Donation by Gareth Yassin 10/11/09  

£10.00

Thankyou for a wonderful evening on Friday. Keep up the training and good luck with the run. Penny & David Donation by David Woollard 10/11/09  

£500.00 + £141.03 Gift Aid

So pleased Friday night was such a success - well done guys and good luck with the training! love Caroline, Sam and William xxx Donation by Caroline Steggles 09/11/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

I will lend u my jetpack, go go gadget legs and teleportation kit :) Donation by TreeMan 09/11/09  

£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid

Best of luck. Hope to see you on TV!! Donation by Susanne Felton 08/11/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck with the run boys!! xx Donation by Laura and Kevin Burrell 08/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Congratulations on the success of Friday night and good luck with the run! You really are doing a fantastic thing. x Donation by Chloe Myhill 08/11/09  

£20.00

Hope the evening was a success. Sorry I couldn't be there. xx Donation by Catherine Attridge 07/11/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Thank you for a great night last night. It was a really positive way of celebrating Milo's life. Lol xx Donation by Jodi Kent 07/11/09  

£250.00

Good luck for the run Donation by Jonathan and Rachel 03/11/09  

£30.00

Hi Gareth, Justin told me about Milo, so sorry, hope this helps. Donation by Tom, Becky and Jacob 03/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

10k well worth it. xxx Donation by Holly Notcutt 02/11/09  

£105.90 + £29.87 Gift Aid

Lots of love to you all x Donation by Jodi Kent 01/11/09  

£40.00

From Rob Lodge Donation by Gareth Yassin 31/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Raffle tickets - Sheila and Glenn Donation by Gareth Yassin 31/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Money raised by MJF with a sponsored silence. Well done and thanks! Donation by Gareth Yassin 31/10/09  

£150.17 + £42.36 Gift Aid

Inspiring teacher, inspiring cause. Good luck to you both. Donation by Jacky Barrett 28/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Ben/Gareth - I was so dreadfully sad to hear of the tragic loss of Milo. All the best with the fundraising! Donation by Tamara Bundell 25/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Only a Yassin could turn something so tragic into something good.You should be proud of yourselves at your courage and determination. Good luck. Donation by Oz, Julia, Isobel & Reuben Osborne 25/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

From the Keeble family Donation by Gareth Yassin 14/10/09  

£3.00 + £0.85 Gift Aid

Best of luck guys :-) Donation by Daniel Rouse 14/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck, ben boy x Donation by Amber Dawson 05/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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  Offline donations: £40.00
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