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Marathon des Sables

on 30/03/2008

Marathon des Sables, 30 March to 5 April

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Halcrow Foundation

Charity Registration No. 1115729

It aims to alleviate poverty and suffering around the world caused by natural disaster or as a result of people’s social and economic conditions. It does this through the development of education, health and other social services, the improvement of transport infrastructure, water supplies and other communal facilities and the promotion of self help activities.

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My story

David Kerr takes on the toughest footrace on Earth, in aid of the Halcrow Foundation

Running six back-to-back marathons in as many days in temperatures topping 50 degrees centigrade is clearly not for the faint-hearted – or for those who qualify for a free bus pass.

Unless you’re David Kerr, that is. Halcrow’s group board director – who can claim both milestones – will be taking part in the wildly ambitious Marathon des Sables in Morocco’s Sahara Desert – often dubbed the toughest footrace on Earth.
David will be embarking on his gruelling epic to raise funds for the Halcrow Foundation, a UK-registered charity for which he is also chairman.

David has been training five days a week for over six months to prepare for his North African adventure, for which he will have to carry everything he needs except water – such as food, clothes, medical kit and his sleeping bag.

Established in 2005, the Halcrow Foundation has built homes and schools, as well as clean water and essential sanitation facilities across Asia and Africa. Other projects have focused on developing the tools and techniques for communities to generate their own income, like fishing boats in Indonesia or female-led cottage industries in rural India. The charity also supports disadvantaged people across the UK.

To reward David’s faith in his abilities to complete such a mammoth undertaking, all he asks of you is that you show your support by pledging a donation to the Halcrow Foundation.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor David: the Halcrow Foundation will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28 per cent in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

Many thanks for your support.

	An amazing challenge - look after yourself though. Please tell us all about it next time you are in Glasgow Donation by David Urquhart 11/03/08	£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid
	Good luck, hope you have some good trainers! Donation by Mike Cope 07/03/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	As we say in WPBG, a big brave move Donation by John Martin 07/03/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Stephanie 07/03/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Bon courage! Donation by Ed Beale 07/03/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Very best of luck Donation by Michelle Medhurst 07/03/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Leanne 06/03/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Hope your not wearing your flip flops!! Donation by Jo Jarvie 06/03/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Very inspiring. Good Luck and all the best! Donation by Louise Trim 06/03/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Very challenging! It is not something that I could contemplate. Donation by Duncan Cavanagh 06/03/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Best of luck, David Donation by Malcolm Wallace 06/03/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Truly inspirational. Wishing you all the luck. Donation by Julie Goss 06/03/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	David I don't see any bus stops to use your bus pass - Good Luck Donation by William Hickey 06/03/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Don't forget your Blackberry Donation by Peter Di Lullo 05/03/08	£50.00
	Your mad, best wishes for it. Donation by David Birch 05/03/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Don't bother with the postcard!! Donation by Jim Jarvie 05/03/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	You're making us proud to be part of Halcrow family. Donation by Shanavas Abdul Majeed 05/03/08	£20.00
	Good Luck, hope you don't get sand in your shoes Donation by Andrew Munro 04/03/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck, David Donation by Andrew Yeoward 04/03/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Don't forget your bucket & spade for when the tide comes in! Donation by Keith Johnson (Wales & West SC) 04/03/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Truly awesome, inspirational and for a great cause. Donation by Abdul Matin Khan 04/03/08	£200.00
	What an awesome challenge. We wish you the very best of luck! Donation by Nigel & Elspeth King 04/03/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	rather you than me, good luck! Donation by John Wotton 04/03/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	An impressive challenge for a good cause. All the best David. Donation by Stephen Gamble 04/03/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	"Just one more step..." should keep you going. Good luck Donation by Andrea Halman 04/03/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Take it easy! Donation by Jonathan Sakula 04/03/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	You are mad, but I will cheering you all the way Donation by Francis Budge 04/03/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	The training regime alone justifies this! Good luck! Donation by John Williams 04/03/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Dont worry you are insured!! Donation by Paula Gibbons 04/03/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation is just for the training. If you finish I will support the Foundation by doing an Ironman Donation by Richard Mathews 04/03/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

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