Thank you very much for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

For some time I've been thinking how to celebrate my 40th birthday in January this year.

Raising money for Demelza House Childrens Hospice by running the 26 miles of the 2010 Virgin London marathon is my answer! I'm not exactly built for marathon running, so it's going to be quite a challenge!!

I'm lucky. I have two healthy children. I'm aware not all are as fortunate.

Launched in December 1994, Demelza is the only children's residential hospice in Kent, East Sussex and South London providing a wide range of services to life-limited children.

In supporting Demelza I want to firstly raise as much money as possible but secondly raise the awareness of Demelza.

I am conscious we are in pretty tough financial times and you are probably being pestered for other sponsorships, but any donation you can make will make a difference and be greatly appreciated.

Please take a few moments to visit the website www.demelza.org.uk

 

You can be certain that your donation, whatever its size, will make a difference:

Just £1 could pay for a child's oxygen mask

£8.50 could pay for a thermometer and it costs £10 for the time it takes to change a drip

£25 could pay for a music therapy session for one child or £100 for an evening's respite care

£879 could pay for a child's respite care in the hospice for one day and it costs £1,000 to provide 70 hours of hospice at home care

It costs £1,200 per day to care for a child, and their family, to receive respite care at Demelza House and £3,000 could pay for children to receive a year of play therapy from a children's nurse throughout school term time giving Mum and Dad a much needed break.

It costs £15,000 for a Care Assistant for one year and £35,000 could 'Adopt a Nurse' for one year.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Thank you very very much.

David