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Running for Jamie & Oliver
Event: Virgin London Marathon 2012 on 22/04/2012
$1,400.14 raised of $2,258.27 target
28 donations
My Target:
$2,258.27
$1,400.14 raised so far
How to make a donation
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By text message to donate £10 Text HILY75 £10
to 70070
My story
Hello,
As you have found your way here, I am guessing you have either followed a link I have sent you, been bribed enough by me to visit it, or are sick of me begging for you to see what all the fuss is about!
So, let me give you a run-down for the un-initiated:
My name is Jason Baskaran, I am 27and have three brothers: Jamie, 20, Oliver, 18 and Konnor 17. In the Summer of 1995, Jamie and Oliver 5 and 3 respectively, were diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The news was a terrible pill to swallow; but little did we know what the condition entailed, and what the prognosis would be the young boys.
Muscular Dystrophy is a genetic muscle wasting condition. The symptoms are characterised by the sufferer's muscles weakening at a progressive and accelerated rate due to the body's inability to produce dystrophin. This unfortunately means that the poor soul affected by the illness will be wheelchair bound by the age of 10, with a grim prognosis for the following years... Simple tasks such as writing, holding a PlayStation controller or giving your sibling a good old fashioned wallop! are difficult at best.
Over the past 14 years, my family and I have done all we can to learn more about the condition and understand what sufferers go through physically and psychologically, as the condition is little known - with no cure or treatments available today.
Having close family members suffering from the condition, we felt it only fitting to try to generate much needed cash for research into possible remedies - from fundraisers including a row-a-thon (20km, ouch!) and a London Marathon (thank you Uncle Bob!).
We also did all we could to promote awareness of the condition - this included media appearances, Jamie & Oliver the stars, of course, in promotional videos, Internet stories and local press - anything to spread the message!
So, the time has come whereby I feel like inflicting a little self punishment for the third year in a row; ageing my body at an accelerated rate and generally putting myself through half a year of training and torture to do the London Marathon in 2012 for The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign - to give what I have to good use, for a good cause, for good boys.
My target is £1,500, hitting that would be a massive achievement and I promise to run my hardest, fastest and bestest on the day.
Hopefully our pennies and pounds will mount up and one day we can find a cure or a treatment for this terrible condition. So, please dig deep, donate all that you can - I shall be bringing cakes and goodies soon.
Thanks,
Jason
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My charity
Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
Charity Registration No. 205395 (England and Wales) - SC039445 (Scotland)
The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign leads the fight against muscular dystrophy and related muscle-wasting conditions in the UK. We fund world-class research, provide free information and support, give grants towards equipment and campaign to raise awareness and bring about change.
Donations 28
Donation by Sharon Julien on 24/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Dominic Probyn on 23/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Hope your marathon run went well and you reach your target for such a worthy cause. Best Wishes Sam S-B(from Aviva)
Donation by Samantha Smithson-Biggs on 23/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good wishes for your fundraising quest
Donation by Diane Flynn on 22/04/12
Jason, timing of this means that is perhaps more of a reward after than motivation before but I don't think you need either. Cool.
Donation by Counsellor on 22/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck today, a very worthwhile cause and well done for yet again raising a lot for it. Inspirational !
Donation by Natasha Kibrya on 22/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck tomorrow hun. I'm so proud of you and will think of you every the step of the way! xxx
Donation by Evelina Persson on 21/04/12
£30.00
So proud! Your determination is inspirational :) Your third Marathon! Best of luck on beating your PB xx Lots of love X
Donation by Debby Baskaran on 21/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Jason - keeping fingers crossed you achieve yet another PB xx
Donation by Tina Massey on 21/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck! Remember though we already know you win :)
Donation by Anne-Marie Lucas on 20/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
GOOD LUCK JAZZY. Make sure you do it faster than Grace!
Donation by Rob Lowe on 20/04/12
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Good Luck Jazzy! I will be looking out for you on Sunday. xx
Donation by Imogen Newman on 20/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Best of luck with your run!
Donation by Gergely Racz on 20/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Stephen Elson on 20/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Val Sheraton on 20/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Hey light-weight this time don't mung your start!! Looking forward to helping you rehydrate afterwards...
Donation by Mark Stewart on 20/04/12
£50.01
Best of luck Jason, fantastic thing to be doing AGAIN ...well done !!
Donation by Anonymous on 19/04/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Good luck, hope it all goes well
Donation by Beth Mavin on 18/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good luck!
Donation by Chloe Holloway on 18/04/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Good luck fella all the best with it Thanks Rog
Donation by Roger Griffiths on 17/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Jason
Donation by Paul Raymond on 16/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck Jason - we will all be shouting for you. Sharon
Donation by sharon McDermott on 16/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck with this Jason. Hope you reach your goal. "I wish I could give more" Love (Aunt) Denise xxxx
Donation by Denise Golding on 16/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Jason and all the best for your brothers!
Donation by Jerome Nyssen on 16/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Nikki Lewis on 16/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations$1,400.14
- Offline donations$0.00
- Text donations$0.00
- Total raised$1,400.14
- Gift Aid$319.92
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