Hok's First Marathon
Event: Virgin London Marathon 2012 on 22/04/2012
£2,900.24 raised of £3,000.00 target
75 donations
My Target:
£3,000.00
£2,900.24 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/hokhim
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Hok-Him Poon's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text ITBR96 £10
to 70070
My story
I've always known the London Marathon - people ran past our garden every year and our apple tree was always visible on TV for a split second. Even it's timing had always been such that it caused me inconvenience every year when I wouldn't be able to return to university until the evening due to blocked roads. The inconvenience being the lost hours I could have spent drinking with friends.
It was just last April when I did a bit of volunteering at the London Marathon. I heard the most inspiring stories first hand from the finishers themselves, from the hardship of training and the run itself to their cause and the large sums of money they raised towards it. I told myself that day that one day I will run it and have a story to tell - little did I know I would be able to do this the very next year.
I'm raising money for a charity called London Youth. They work with youth groups in every London borough to support youngsters and their families with disadvantaged backgrounds. They promote the kind of social awareness and values in modern society which would totally have prevented the riots if they had the capacity and resources to expand their aura of benevolence. They work to a great cause - totally relevant and simply inspiring.
So - this is a very big opportunity for me, I'm very excited about it - also a bit nervous. I've never been a fan of running, never done much of it before, so it will be a big personal challenge. I shall be training very hard and I shall try to keep everyone updated as my training progresses. I hope you'll support me generously in my cause. Thanks for reading!
My gallery 3
My charity
London Youth
Charity Registration No. 303324
LondonYouth is a vibrant network of more than 400 youth clubs serving 75,000 young people a year. We work in communities right across the capital - and at our two outstanding education centres in rural Buckinghamshire and Sussex. We’re here to help young people be the best they can be. Our vision is of a great world city in which every young person, whatever their background, is valued and challenged to become the best they can be. Our mission is to improve services and opportunities for young people. We want everyone growing up in and around London to enjoy access to high quality youth work – information, guidance and life enriching activities, as well as someone to talk to – all within a safe, stimulating and supportive environment. We work with young people in all their brilliant diversity, placing a particular emphasis on those who might be in any way disadvantaged or at risk of being excluded.
Donations 75
Congrats!!!
Donation by Pedro Patel on 26/04/12
£24.25
+ £6.06 Gift Aid
Congratulations!
Donation by Benny Yau on 25/04/12
£15.00
Congratulations! I am so very impressed
Donation by Emma Foster on 23/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good work Hok. How are the blisters today?
Donation by Joe Kearney on 23/04/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Ameen Al ahmad on 22/04/12
£150.00
Good luck!
Donation by Oliver Chick on 22/04/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Good Luck mate, hopefully see you on the way round :)
Donation by Robin Allen on 22/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
go go HOK-HIM!
Donation by Toby Crayston on 22/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck!
Donation by Dorothy Yau on 21/04/12
£20.00
Donation by William Peck on 20/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
You mad man! But another one to knock off the list. Good luck with it!!
Donation by Richard Hollingworth on 15/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Oh, stop it with your 'doing stuff'...
Donation by Sylvia Ha on 15/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Epic! Good-luck Hokkerz!! :-) Crazy man!
Donation by Sebastian Hollington on 15/04/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
..and I don't suppose you think by doing this silly walk in the park you are letting yourself off the hook from our annual Swimming With Sharks trip?!
Donation by Stepan Kolesnik on 14/04/12
£2.00
+ £0.50 Gift Aid
Best of luck, Hok-Him! You can do it!
Donation by Stepan Kolesnik on 14/04/12
£112.00
+ £28.00 Gift Aid
Good luck Him-Him!
Donation by Cherry & Scott on 11/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Enjoy!
Donation by Jonathan Thompson on 09/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Martin Kleppmann on 09/04/12
Good Luck Hok! Good to bump into you the other day
Donation by Hiroki Hashimoto on 09/04/12
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
學謙：加油！你得既，二伯娘支持你。
Donation by Christina Yeung on 09/04/12
Good Luck Cousin! Remember to replenish with Electrolytes after running!
Donation by Rodney Poon on 08/04/12
£20.00
Good Luck!
Donation by Dave Du Cros on 06/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
學謙：五伯父支持你！
Donation by Wing Hong Poon on 05/04/12
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
It's going to be weird but it should be good. - Usain Bolt
Donation by Ivan Tsenkov on 05/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good Luck Mr Poon!
Donation by Tom Rushall on 04/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£2,900.24
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£2,900.24
- Gift Aid£554.81
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