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My story

 

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. On 13th April I ran the London Marathon – the first marathon I have run for 8 years and, sadly, my last marathon as a sprightly forty-something! Despite apocalyptic weather conditions I managed to complete the course in an entirely creditable 5 hours, 37 minutes and 15 seconds.

I ran in support of PARC, the Play and Resource Centre, a charity based in Braintree,Essex, of which I am proud to be a patron. There is a brief statement about what PARC does on this page but if you want to know more then take a look at http://www.parc-essex.org/

Georgina Rhymes and the whole team at PARC have put a colossal amount of effort into fundraising for the new building project and, of course, providing such a great service to all of the children and their families who already use the existing facilities.

But don’t just take it from me. David Cameron has also congratulated the team at PARC on their efforts, saying, “It is great to see the range of services that will be available to children with disabilities, and I am sure all your work will continue to give enjoyment to many children as well as providing valuable respite care for families.”

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Parc (Essex) 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 please sponsor me now!

Many thanks for your support.

Brooks

Worthwhile pain for a great cause! Donation by Julien Courtauld 19/09/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by MARK HARMS 02/06/08  

£500.00 + £141.03 Gift Aid

Go Brooks! Donation by Claire Harris 27/05/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Two milestones a marathon and a half century !! congrats Donation by lesley 27/05/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Outstanding! 3x3 Donation by Robert Stemmons 16/05/08  

£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid

Excellent! Donation by Robert Maloney 14/05/08  

£250.00

Well done - impressive effort! Donation by Parm Sandhu 12/05/08  

£50.00

Well done Donation by Stan Milsom 11/05/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Congratulations and well done! Donation by Scott Mead 09/05/08  

£500.00

Very Impressive! Donation by Eric Zinterhofer 09/05/08  

£250.00

congratulations!! Donation by Dewey Shay 08/05/08  

£128.00

Congrats Brooks! When's the Iron Man? Donation by Marko Soldo 07/05/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

In the best traditions of the Gas! Donation by harry fitzgibbons 07/05/08  

£130.00 + £36.67 Gift Aid

good job! Donation by David Prend 07/05/08  

£75.00

Well done! Donation by Sophie Bradford 06/05/08  

£10.00

You da man! Donation by Sekhar Bahadur 01/05/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Brilliant effort Donation by Foster Swetenham 30/04/08  

£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid

well done for beating the Emu! Donation by Charles Meaden 30/04/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Great effort! Donation by Steffen Kastner 28/04/08  

£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid

An inspiration to all the near-50 year olds! Donation by Gene Sykes 26/04/08  

£500.00

awesome effort, well done Donation by Lucien Farrell 24/04/08  

£200.00

The 2012 Olympics Games beckon Donation by anonymous 24/04/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

I can't express how grateful I am, thank you from me and all the children. Donation by Georgina Rhymes 24/04/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done! Donation by Jeremy Middleton 23/04/08  

£100.00

Please tell me you didn't run in those skimpy grey shorts you used to have Donation by William Pecover 23/04/08  

£100.00

congtratulations Donation by John McKee 22/04/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Excellent work! Donation by Steve Cohen 22/04/08  

£250.00

Well done. Now you need to run another one. Donation by H. Lepic 22/04/08  

£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid

Congratulations! Glad to hear about the Emu Donation by Scott Malkin 22/04/08  

£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid

Superman!!! Donation by Maria Skirnick 21/04/08  

£125.00
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* Total raised online: £10,087.00
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