Raised: 44%
Target: £10,000.00
Raised so far: £4,433.93
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My story

 
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Hi, my name is Hiten Shah and I come from Asian background, where Family is the most important thing in the world.  We are taught to respect and look after our parents as they are ones who have given us life.  However, when a parent is fighting for their life we wish we can take their pain away from them. My father, Manilal Hemraj Shah, recently passed away on 9 March 2009, after suffering from a stroke.    

 

My father was a Gardener by trade.  He was a friendly and socialable person who always had the time to help others out.  If anyone asked him to help his answer would always be “YES”.  It wouldn’t matter who it was and when it was, he will turn up. Unfortunately, my father never had the opportunity to seek help when he needed it the most.  So in his memory, I have challenged myself to raise a staggering £10,000 for The Stroke Association so that they can further their research and help others who have suffered a stroke.

 

My Challenge is to run over 100 kilometers over the next 18 months in a variety of races. I have already booked my place at a few races. 

 

I have completed the following races:

27 June 09 - 5km - Trent Park, Southgate Hockey Centre, Snakes Lane, Enfield, EN4 0PS - 10.00am - Completed in 29 mins

25 July 09 - 5km - Trent Park, Southgate Hockey Centre, Snakes Lane, Enfield, EN4 0PS - 10.00am - Completed in 27.54 mins - New PB

1 Aug 09 - 10km - Regent's Park Races, The Hub, Regent's Park, London, NW1 - 9.00am - Completed in 59.31 mins

13 Aug 09 - 10km - Resolution 10K, Finsbury Park, London N14 - 7.00pm - Completed in 66 minutes

29 Aug 09 - 5km - Trent Park, Southgate Hockey Centre, Snakes Lane, Enfield, EN4 0PS - 10.00am - Completed in 27.48 minutes - NEW PB

5 Sept 09 - 10km - Regent's Park Races, The Hub, Regent's Park, London, NW1 - 9.00am - Completed in 56.41 mins. New PB


 

 I have still have the following races to do:

26 Sept 09 - 5km - Trent Park, Southgate Hockey Centre, Snakes Lane, Enfield, EN4 0PS - 10.00am

27 Sept 09 - 5km - Big Fun Run 5K, Willen Lake, Milton Keynes - 11.00am

1 Nov 09 - 10km - Rainforest Foundation, Finsbury Park - 11.00am

15 Nov 09 - 8km - Watford Joggers, Sun Postal Sports & Social Club, Bellmount Wood Avenue, Watford. WD17 3BN - 11am

28 Nov 09 - 5km - Trent Park, Southgate Hockey Centre, Snakes Lane, Enfield, EN4 0PS - 9.30am

6 Dec 09 - 15km - Richmond Park, Richmond - 11am

 

Please email me if you want be kept up-to-date with my progress on hitenmshah@gmail.com


  

So please donate generously and help me to aid others who are suffering from the third biggest killer and the leading cause of severe disability in the UK.

 

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: The Stroke Association gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

 

A Stroke arises from a clot or bleed in the brain, cutting off the blood supply causing brain cells to die.  It is estimated that approximately 150,000 people in theUK have a stroke each year.  Supporting and promoting research into stroke prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and long-term care is an important function of The Stroke Association.

This research is crucial to provide doctors, nurses and other health professionals with evidence to help convince NHS commissioners to develop improved clinical services and care for stroke patients. It is also important that we continue to learn how stroke may be prevented, so that the number of people having their first and subsequent strokes is reduced.

 

The Stroke Association not only supports its own varied programme of research, but also encourages the Government and other funding bodies to increase their spending on stroke research.

 

For more information on Stroke please visit www.stroke.org.uk

Good luck Hiten. Donation by Sharon Pinto 04/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Keep up the good work Hiten. I know it is cold out there... Donation by Dionne Kelly 28/10/09  

£50.00

Great way of raising funds for Stroke Foundation and making people aware the work foundation does. Keep on running. Donation by Dinendra, Mila, Mikash, Nikita. 28/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hiten, Well done for all your efforts, you have done so well! A worthy cause for our not quite millions :) Donation by Lotto Team 28/10/09  

£312.00 + £88.00 Gift Aid

Well Done Hiten Keep it up You are doing a great job Donation by anonymous 23/10/09  

Donation by Sandeep Shah 14/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Nikesh Gandhi 05/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done! Donation by Edwin Olima 29/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Keep going! Donation by Simeon Fox 28/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

All the best for this noble cause, Hiten. Manu bhai, I am sure is beaming with pride from wherever he is. Kind regards and keep up the good work. Donation by LEENA SHAH 28/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck for all the races!! Hope that you reach your target soon :) take care, Anita, Hitesh and familyxx Donation by Anita Bhogaita 26/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Keep up the good work. Best of luck, not far to go now. Donation by Paresh, Chilan saajan & Saavan 23/09/09  

£11.00 + £3.10 Gift Aid

Keep on running Hits target not far now. Best of luck. From: Maiya, Shital Keval, Rahul & Jyoti Donation by Keval Shah 14/09/09  

£101.00 + £28.49 Gift Aid

Very well done, although I think you are extraordinarily brave to take on this challenge so publicly! Donation by Paul Bartlett 14/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good Luck Matey!!! Donation by BILL (Son's Mate) 03/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hi Hiten, Well done for raising so much money. Everyone is so proud of you. All the best in the races to come Take Care Anita xxx Donation by Anita Patel 02/09/09  

£101.00 + £28.49 Gift Aid

Donation by sundeep dhanoa 26/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hey Hiten, well done for the runs so far, you are doing a brill job - your dad would be very proud. Donation by aarti shah 26/08/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

well done so far. keep going!!! Donation by dipak shah 20/08/09  

Well done for all your hard efforts so far! Keep up the good work and brilliant fund raising. Good luck! Donation by Juliet Simpson 13/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Hiten! Wishing you the best of luck in reaching your target. Donation by Vaishali Thakrar 11/08/09  

£21.00 + £5.92 Gift Aid

Dear Hiten Mama, well done so far! very impressive. Your Dad would be proud, best of luck. Big Kiss Donation by Zack Shahwoods 10/08/09  

£55.00 + £15.51 Gift Aid

Well done Hiten, you're doing great- keep going! Such a great cause that you are working hard to support, hope your trainers are bearing up! Donation by Jo :) 06/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Keep it up jeej...you're doing a great thing! Love from all of us and bradley x Donation by forum shah 05/08/09  

£51.00

Good luck Donation by Ansuya 04/08/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Run Hiten run!! Donation by Hotpot 04/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck with all the running - sounds like you've been doing well so far. Donation by Helen Wyeth 04/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Hiten...hope it's going well...congratulations on the ones you have already completed! xx Donation by Shivani Shah 04/08/09  

£10.00

Go Hiten! Donation by Christopher Forshaw 04/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hiten - good luck with this. Donation by Peter Shonfield 04/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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