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Changing the world, one step at a time: Hadi Al-Hakim

Hadi Al-Hakim is raising money for All Eyes
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British 10k Run 2012 · 8 July 2012

Al Hasan Foundation: providing sight-saving treatment to disadvantaged women, children and the elderly in southern Iraq, as well as training for local surgeons, opthalmic health research and the establishment of a community eye clinic in Najaf.

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Updated on May 1st 2012 at 2:22 PM from the JustGiving API

My first day of training done....started with an easy 20 minutes of jogging. One thing i learnt though...you dont realise how steep a road is until you've run up it

<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);">Anybody who has ever met me will tell you that when it comes to being a lazy slob, very few people come close to the standard I've set. I'm the very definition of Homer Simpson, in fact to help prove my point, I somehow convinced my friend to write this little piece for me, just so I didn't have to lift a finger.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);">Well, as you can quite clearly gather from that last paragraph, I'm not the most 'ideal' person to have running among thousands of other across such a vast distance. However, for once in my life, I'm going to go all-out and actually try completing this race to help show the world that I, Hadinho, am Superman (Sorry, I got caught up in the moment..).</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);">Without a doubt this race is going to be a massive challenge for me, what with all my excess flab pulling me down across the track, but with your support and help, maybe, just maybe, I'll be able to overcome the pain in my thighs from where the fat has been chaffing against each leg and pass that finish mark. Gruesome sight, I know.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);">My preparation phase is soon to start and I'm already feeling nervous at the obstacles which lie ahead. I'm doing this for a good cause so I will do everything in my power to make sure this ends a success, even if it means I have to give up Chicken Cottage for a few months!</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);">I'm going to do my bit so please make sure you do yours by flogging in any spare change you have lying around and donating to the charity which I'm running for. Let's #MakeADifference.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);">Ps, any comments regarding me giving up Chicken Cottage for any period of time should be disregarded as nothing more than satirical nonsense. I do not wish, nor do I plan to give up fried chicken from my diet just yet, nor any time after.</span></p> <p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>

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£665.00
+ £108.00 Gift Aid
Online
£665.00
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