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Page creator: Christopher Healy
Event: Flora London Marathon 2008
Event Date: 13th Apr 2008
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About my charity : TreeHouse TreeHouse
Generations of children with autism are not reaching their potential because of lack of investment in autism education. Without this they will be dependent on society to fund and care for them for the rest of their lives. Yet so much of this long-term expenditure could be avoided. With the right investment in early intervention we really can make a difference for all children with autism. Fundraising is very important to TreeHouse as we require over £1,000,000 in voluntary contributions each year, to continue our work. Without charitable support, TreeHouse could not maintain its intensive teaching and high quality resources offered to existing pupils or provide a nationally relevant solution to a growing national problem.
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My donations to date:  £ 1,596.50
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My personal message:

I attended the launch of the Lombard car rally one cold and blustery November evening. Although it was a great night, full of excitement, my lasting and most memorable impressions were of an amazing charity called TreeHouse who were also there, raising some essential funds.

That night I learned about the incredible work done by the TreeHouse team, helping families of children with autism - a serious, life long, neurological condition.

I knew a little about autism already; how it inhibits the development of communication, socialisation and imagination; how it causes people with the condition to have difficulties in making sense of the world, forming relationships and developing language.

What I’d never really thought about before was the fact that no one knows what causes autism and that there is no cure!

I couldn’t imagine what it must feel like as a parent to be told your child is diagnosed with autism. Being told there is no medical intervention and very little to give you hope must leave you in a very lonely place.

Ten years ago a group of parents found themselves in such a place. There was nowhere for their children to receive appropriate education. So they acted decisively and with courage and over time set up the first school in the UK especially for children with autism.

As the school grew, so too did the need to expand the range and quality of autism education available for all children across the UK. That need is ever present and just as pressing is the need to find more solutions, more answers, more ways through education to enhance the life of children with autism and the lives of their families.

So this year I’ve decided to go a little further in the hope that you can too! I’ll be running the London Marathon, the Edinburgh Marathon AND the Nottingham Marathon! It’s quite an effort and I really hope you’re encouraged to show your support by sponsoring me.

No charity works harder or is in greater need of support than TreeHouse. Your generosity will make a real difference to families desperate for help.

Thank you

Chris

My online fundraisers to date:
Display Name Date Amount Tax Bonus  Comment
Tim 14/04/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Well done Chris! 
Anjo & Ron 13/04/2008 £10.00 n/a Good luck Chris 
Chris & Jac 13/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck! Try not to trip up Ramsey when you pass him :O) 
The Clarke 5, TDJL&R 11/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Run like the clappers Chrissy. No pooing in the bushes! 
Liz and Richard 08/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck and run like the wind! 
jeremy woodruff 25/03/2008 £25.00 £7.05 good luck matey boy - it still doesn't look like fun to me but enjoy it to the max ! cheers 
sandra 24/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck - hope it stays fine for you 
Nick Moody 20/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck! 
Team Chris 17/03/2008 £500.00 n/a Go for it! 
Nick and Pauline 12/03/2008 £20.00 n/a Sending lots of NZ sunshine to energise your body and soul! 
Marie Walker 21/02/2008 £25.00 £7.05 good luck 
Nicholas Grogan 11/02/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck - not too quick early on!! 
Geoff Lound 08/02/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck 
Mark Kelly 08/02/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck Chris, what a worthy cause! 
Baby Mel 07/02/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Dad says I can give you some of my trust fund Uncle Chris 
Eric & Moy & gang 06/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64  
Greg Russell 04/02/2008 £26.50 £7.47 All the best and good luck 
Godfrey Burley 01/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck - it's a very good cause. 
Tom 31/01/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Rather you than me. Good luck.  
Jules 31/01/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Running up and down the stairs at work to the loo does not count as training. Good luck.  
Mum & Dad 21/01/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck Son. 
Andrew Asquith 18/01/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Hope the disk holds out. good luck 
Joanne 18/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck Chris and please take care x 
Caroline Cheetham 18/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Great cause Chris, but please don't kill yourself. Good Luck with it. C xx 
Paul & Jeanette 18/01/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good Luck Chris. 
Trevor Thompson 17/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Chris 
Katie Driver 17/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Chris!! ;-) 
Anonymous 17/01/2008 £500.00 n/a Good Luck Chris! 
Caroline Brookes 08/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Chris, you are a total star! We'll be cheering all the way. 
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*Total donated online: £1,596.50
Amount raised offline: £0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement: £159.78
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