<p><strong>Update Dec 2010</strong>: It's Christmas time, a time Jon always loved so much, and a fitting one for a final donation to complete the fund raising target for Game of 2 Halves. &nbsp; Earlier this year, on Father's Day (just after Jon's 23rd birthday), Graham ran the Huntingdon 10K in memory of Jon and with thankfulness for Chris and Ben. &nbsp;If/when we hear any further information from Game of 2 Halves about how the funds have been used, we'll try to update this page.</p> <p><strong>What are we raising funds for?:</strong></p> <p>We wanted to do something positive to remember Jon, just finishing his 2nd year as a Sports Science student at the University of Gloucestershire when he tragically died.&nbsp; He loved sport, particularly rugby, but he also loved helping other people.&nbsp; He was a magnet for young children, and really enjoyed the trip to the Philippines he took in his gap year.&nbsp; He expressed the love of God in his own way through his love, support and friendship to many others, and we are sure that Game of 2 Halves would be a charity he'd be happy to support.</p> <p>Any monies donated in Jon's memory to Game of 2 Halves will specifically be devoted to the <span style="font-size: x-small;">Sangita Charitale trust in India.&nbsp; The project was birthed from a couple's pain at losing their daughter Sangita at a very early age and&nbsp;out of a vision planted in them by God to help those on the margins of society.&nbsp; They work with a group of people known as the Untouchables about 50 km outside Chennai (Madras) and have recently purchased a site of 11 acres on which to build a community project.&nbsp; Half of the site will be used to build 5 orphanages, community buildings and a farm to make them self sustaining.&nbsp; The other half of the site will be used for sports facilities as they establish a football pitch, volleyball court, and cricket pitch which will enable them to coach sports to the youth in the region as well as providing education and much needed health care.&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</p> <p>Update 2009: The Sangita Charitable Trust are now proposing that the money in memory of Jon is used specifically to establish&nbsp;<span style="font-size: x-small;">a proper&nbsp;soccer pitch by levelling ground, erecting fence, putting up match quality goals and buying a lawn mower for maintenance. Th</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">is field will be help provide</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"> soccer coaching for local com</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">munities, a soccer field for sports </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">camps and use for pre-season training for&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">15 soccer teams linked to the Trust.&nbsp;This will be the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">1st good quality soccer field that&nbsp;will be available</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"> for coaching and ministry in Sangita. The whole cost of the project is estimated at just under &pound;1500, so we have increased the target accordingly, and hope that various individuals and fund raising efforts (including hopefully a&nbsp;memorial rugby match) will help reach this target.</span></p> <p>Thank you for your support and, for those who&nbsp;knew him, for&nbsp;your friendship to Jon.</p>