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The Rock 'n' Roll Edinburgh Half Marathon 2012 · 15 April 2012 ·

Christians in Sport exists to reach the world of sport for Christ. To see Christians in every sports club representing Christ - praying for their team mates, playing in a way honouring to God and saying what the good news of Jesus Christ is.

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<div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page. </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is the latest update....</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">We both finished the Liverpool Half on a lovely sunny Sunday morning. Heidi came in fairly near the front in 1 hr 32 and Mike bringing up the rear in 2 hrs 10! Not looking forward to the hills of Edinburgh this weekend but we will give it a go! Have a read below for more details on the charities we are running for.</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Heidi and Mike are again on the run to raise funds for two charities - <strong>To Kenya With Love </strong>and <strong>Chloe's Fund </strong>and this year are running two half marathons in just under a month; </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Liverpool &ndash; Sunday 18th March<br></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Edinburgh &ndash; Sunday 15th April</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Many thanks to those that supported us last time and have already donated, it means so much to us. For those that would like to donate this year, or for those just interested, here is a little bit more about the charities... </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Chloe's Fund</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> was set up in memory of our daughter to provide a bursary fund for young people attending one of <strong>Christians in Sport</strong>'s Sport Plus summer camps. So far, the fund has allowed numerous young people who would not have been able to afford it, to enjoy sports camp. To find out more about CIS and Sports Plus, check out <a href="http://www.christiansinsport.org.uk/"><span style="color: #2a42c6;">www.christiansinsport.org.uk</span></a></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">To Kenya With Love</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> is the chosen charity supported by our house group at Maghull Baptist Church. In particular, we want to raise funds to help <strong>TKWL </strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">in the b</span></strong>uild of a primary school in Kisumu, Western Kenya. The latest update as of February 2012 is that they have the first classroom built on foundations. Phase 2 which includes building a further 3 classrooms in 2012 will cost a further &pound;25,000. You can find out more about their work on <a href="http://www.tkwl.org.uk/"><span style="color: #2a42c6;">www.tkwl.org.uk</span></a></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">To donate to <strong>Chloe's Fund - Christians in Sport</strong>, please click on the <strong>donate</strong> button above.</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you want to donate to <strong>To Kenya With Love </strong>then please click on the following link to get to our other page &ndash; </span><a href="http://www.justgiving.com/heidimike1"><span style="color: #800080; font-size: small;">www.justgiving.com/heidimike1</span></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">&nbsp;</span></div> </span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #3366ff; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Thanks for supporting us! 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.</span></div>

Donation summary

Total
£635.00
+ £21.25 Gift Aid
Online
£135.00
Offline
£500.00

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