Ben Heald is fundraising for Temwa

Ben Heald's Fundraising Page

ING New York Marathon 2008

on 02/11/2008

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Raising money for

Temwa

Charity Registration No. 1101090

Temwa is an organisation that raises funds to implement community-based projects in Malawi, southern Africa. Temwa is based in an area called Usisya, on the north shore of Lake Malawi. This remote area has no electricity, no running water and is severely affected by the AIDS epidemic. Due to poor road and telecommunications infrastructure, public services and other relief efforts are very limited. Overseen by a project Manager in Malawi, Temwa runs a series of programmes that are aimed at proving sustainable, community-driven development in four key areas: Health education, Skills development, Agriculture and irrigation and Schools support. In the future Temwa plans to establish similar schemes in other parts of Malawi.

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Ben Heald

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Raised: 115%

Target: £3,000.00
Raised so far: £3,457.92

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My story

Thanks for visiting my fundraising page for Temwa.

I haven't raised money for a charity since the days of the 'Middle Aged Decathlon' that some of you might remember from the early 90s, when over 4 years we rasied £40,000 for Save the Children Fund, Medecins sans Frontieres, Christian Aid and Leonard Cheshire. On 2nd November this year I ran the New York marathon for Temwa, which is a Bristol-based organisation that raises funds to implement community-based projects in Malawi. If you want to find out more flick over to www.temwa.org.

Malawi will always have a very special place in my life as Mary & I met there in 1986 (when she was teaching Latin and I was travelling through Africa in a Land Rover with a couple of friends from Bristol University). Our daughter Katendi is also named after a girl that Mary taught at Kamuzu Academy.

It was an absolutely fabulous occation - the views and support were amazing; for most of the first half I was carried along on a wave of hi-fiving and shouts from the crowd through Brooklyn. It got more difficult from about 18 miles and it wasn't so easy to enjoy the last section through Manhattan as my legs began to get very tired. By the end the relief to finish was huge. In terms of my time, I wen through the half marathon in 1.47 and the full 26.2 miles in 3.47, which I was delighted with - beating my time in the London marathon from 11 years ago by 70 minutes! I would whole-heartedly recommend it to anyone who's done the Bristol half - it's way way better.

I personally covered the cost of the entry to the event and all other costs, so 100% of all the monies donated are going direct to Temwa.

So please sponsor me now! I'd really appreciate it; and of course so would all the Malawians who Temwa work with (and you'll also enter my personal Valhalla).

Thanks

Ben

	Good Luck Ben, i'm out of breath thinking about it! Donation by Dan Samson 29/10/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of luck, Ben. Donation by Richard Forsyth 28/10/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck - don't get TOO competitive ... you're meant to enjoy it as well! Donation by Tim Pickles 28/10/08	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Hope you feel as sprightly as you looked during the bristol half. Donation by Verity, Pete and Auden 28/10/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck, we will double it if you finish under 4 hours Donation by Simon & Sue Beswick 27/10/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good Luck mate! Donation by Nick Cryer 27/10/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Gareth Beck 27/10/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck! Donation by Jonathan Mann 27/10/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	good luck... and enjoy New York! Donation by Matt Harris 27/10/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Wishing you the very best of luck! Donation by Tom & Catherine (Sift Media) 27/10/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Good luck Donation by Gavin Lenthall 26/10/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Have a great race! Donation by Diane Williams 25/10/08	£25.00
	Good luck. With you in spirit, as always. See you soon. Lots of love MUM. Donation by Suzie 24/10/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	In the words of Neil Young...long may you run Donation by Rob Nance & Family 24/10/08	£100.00
	Good luck Ben, I hear the final mile is the easiest!? Donation by Ed Martin 24/10/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Have a great day Donation by Steve Roth 24/10/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Shopping for Mary while you're on the run? Good Luck! Donation by Richard Sergeant 24/10/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Ben! Donation by Chris Craig 24/10/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	You'll have a fantastic day - New York, New York on my Birthday! Good luck :-) Donation by Anna Carr 24/10/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck and enjoy it (if that's possible!). Donation by Rachel Sparks 24/10/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Lynne Holliday 24/10/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Go on Ben! Donation by Chris Arnold 24/10/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Ben Donation by Dave Robinson 24/10/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck, can't imagine running that far! Donation by Juliet 24/10/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck, and congraulations for the training so far, let alone completing it ! Donation by Hayley 24/10/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by James Skinner 24/10/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Ben! Donation by Mark Newman 22/10/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck and a great cause. Its about 25 miles more than I fancy! Donation by John Rossetti 21/10/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Cough up Gavin!! Good cause Ben and Good luck Donation by Gareth Rees 20/10/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Go for it Ben, good for you! Sub 3.45 would be very impressive and well deserved.The very best of luck and have fun! Donation by Mark Lucas 20/10/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£3,094.42
Offline donations:	£363.50
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£795.22

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