Ian Young is fundraising for Children First International

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Flora London Marathon 2009

on 26/04/2009

The Motivation

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Raising money for

Children First International

Charity Registration No. 1057811

It helps under-privileged children in Africa by providing financial and other forms of help to enable children and those caring for them to house, educate and sustain children; it forms networks between schools in the UK & Africa to enable children to learn about each other's cultures

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Ian Young

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Raised: 82%

Target: £500.00
Raised so far: £410.00

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My story

Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. After successfully completing the Edinburgh marathon in 2007 (well I finished), this year I am running the London Marathon for the Children First International charity.

As is the tradition with these things i am looking for sponsorship.

The Charity

The charity is run by Colin Mansell and is called Children First International, it was started with a desire to provide warm clothes for children in Zimbabwe and became an initiative that is becoming more challenging.

It is still a small independent charity but the desire to help under-privileged children has grown by encouraging and facilitating the development of life-skills and self-esteem and networking to raise awareness amongst children of other cultures.

A link to the chairty website is below.

http://www.childrenfirstinternational.org.uk/

The place I have in the marathon is a bonded place which means I need to raise as much money for the charity as possible so any donations are greatly appreciated. I am aiming to do the marathon in less then 5 hours (which given i'm carrying the equivalent of an army backpack on my front will be a challenge).

So please sponsor me...

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

	so how long did it take then ? Donation by Jo Whitehead 11/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Nice One ;-) Donation by Paul E, Colin + Gav 27/04/09	£50.00
	Charity stuff rocks - it's all about the kids! Donation by Bob Geldof 25/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Go Ian! I'm sure all the beer-&-ice-cream training will see you through. Will be cheering you on from the comfort of my sofa (with a cake or two!) :o) Donation by Helen Rees 23/04/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	I stumbled across this on Southern Bulletin... Maybe I will come down and cheer you on, although I hear the forecast is for heavy rain! Donation by Sophia Wong 22/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Ron Dark 22/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck (Again)!! Donation by Angie + Gordon 21/04/09	£20.00
	Good Luck!! Donation by Kate, Maxine + Helen R 21/04/09	£40.00
	Just one foot in front of the other, you can do it! Donation by Adrian Brezinskis 26/03/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	All the very best of luck Ian! Donation by Maria Grindley 25/03/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	If you need a training partner......... Donation by steve high 03/03/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Good Luck! Donation by Lakshmi 02/03/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Sounds far too much like hard work to me. Good luck Donation by Helen Rushforth 26/02/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hope there's beer stops on the way! Donation by Julia Adey 25/02/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Rather you than me, but then again you are about 20 years younger! Donation by Kevin Henderson 25/02/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Obviously not Sonia AND Martin ;-) Donation by Sonia + Martin 20/02/09	£25.00
	I hope you don't "croak". Good luck. Donation by Pam Smith 17/02/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck!! Donation by Steve Belshaw 16/02/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Go careful on those bridges! Donation by Stephen Taylor 16/02/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	I take it the picture is representative of your training plan. Good luck - you'll need it! Donation by Steve Aldridge 13/02/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Ian, will be cheering you on from the pub! Donation by Jane Burns 13/02/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	I'd rather take part in the challenge that your picture appears to suggest. Donation by Neil Aitken 13/02/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Rather you than me! Good luck, will look out for you on the TV! Donation by Karen L 13/02/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	I hope the training wont distract you from the joys of bid support and doing SUHT and PHT. Dont envy the pain but its your last chance at a six-pack! Donation by Mark 12/02/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Have Fun xx Donation by Paula 12/02/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£410.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£77.56

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