<p>After dabbling in and out of running for over 10 years I have finally decided to take on the <strong>ultimate challenge</strong> - all <strong>26.2 miles</strong> of the London Marathon - for a very worthwhile cause: <strong>Just A Drop!</strong><br /><br />Since 1998 Just A Drop has provided hundreds of thousands of people with clean, safe water - undertaking over <strong>65 water aid projects </strong>and helping over <strong>1 million children</strong> and their families in 29 countries including India, Nepal, Kenya, Ethiopia, Niger, Senegal and Zambia.<br /><br />Having travelled a fair bit in many of those regions myself, I have seen first hand how critical the work of charities such as Just A Drop is and how it <strong>improves the lives of communities</strong> through it&rsquo;s fund raising. But in case your still not convinced here are a three facts to think about:<strong><br /><br />- 2.75 million people die from diseases every year because of unsafe water.<br />- 1.4 million children die from diarrhoea alone </strong><strong>every year because of unsafe water</strong><strong>.<br />- 1 child dies around every 20 seconds as a result of water-borne diseases.</strong><br /><br />Even for a honed athlete such as myself (lol) it&rsquo;s going to be tough, <strong>training 6 days a week </strong>and running in the region of <strong>120 to 130 miles a month!</strong><br /><br />So <strong><a href="../donation/sponsor?process=3&amp;queryId=cGFnZT0yODk1NjI4" target="_blank">Donate Now</a></strong> and then why not <strong>spread the word</strong>, <strong>follow my training progress</strong>, <strong>leave me some messages of support </strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">(#jadrun)</span> and <strong>find out more about the charity</strong> at:<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/Just_a_Drop" target="_blank"><br /><strong>Just A Drop Twitter</strong></a><strong> &gt;&nbsp; |&nbsp; <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Just-a-Drop/105261962852952" target="_blank">Just A Drop Facebook</a> &gt;&nbsp; |&nbsp; <a title="Justadrop.org" href="http://www.justadrop.org/page.cfm/Link=188/nocache=true" target="_blank">Justadrop.org</a> &gt;</strong><br /><br />Those of you who know me well will know that I have never asked for sponsorship for any of the runs I have done in the past and those who have only known me a while or not at all, <strong>I wont be asking again any time soon!</strong><br /><br />So <strong>PLEASE</strong> give generously, <strong>&pound;10 is all it takes to provide a child with clean, safe water for life </strong>-&nbsp;help me reach my target of providing this for <strong>100 children!</strong><br /><br />Many thanks<br />Jamie Bell<br /><br /><strong>Ps, Big thanks to all my corporate sponsors for their generous donations:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.yada-yada.net/" target="_blank">&gt; Yada Yada Productions</a><br /><a href="http://www.whippet.co.uk/" target="_blank">&gt; Whippet</a></p>