julia day is fundraising for Gingerbread. The Organisation for Lone Parent Families

Julia's Gingerbread Marathon

Flora London Marathon 2006

on 23/04/2006

L to R: Sister Tanya, Dad Tony, me

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Raising money for

Gingerbread. The Organisation for Lone Parent Families

Charity Registration No. 282512

Gingerbread provides help and support for 1.8 million lone parents and their children throughout England and Wales. Services include a free advice line, free membership and information, support for families through local self-help groups, discounted trips, fun days and training programmes.

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julia day

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Raised: 105%

Target: £3,000.00
Raised so far: £3,146.20

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My story

Thanks for logging on to my site. I wanted to run the London Marathon to raise money for a charity that really means something to me, and Gingerbread does.

In the 70s, my Dad took my sister and I to our local Gingerbread group, where we had fun and made friends while my Dad received invaluable support.

Now, as I stagger along Brighton’s windswept cliff-tops on Sunday mornings the thought of being Gingerbread’s first ever marathon-running fundraiser keeps me jogging on towards the start line on April 23rd.

Gingerbread does brilliant and unique work: it allows lone parent families to come together through over 200 self-help groups across the UK. It helps counter the effects of childhood poverty by organising holidays and outings, ensuring children aren’t excluded from activities and opportunities. And it runs the country’s only free phone help service for lone parents.

Please help me say a massive, belated, thanks to Gingerbread by sponsoring my first ever marathon effort. The money raised will allow lone parent families to continue benefitting from the charity's important, and often over-looked, work.

Many thanks.

Julia x

PS: Please forward my link to anyone you think may like to sponsor me.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Gingerbread (an association for one parent families) will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

	Run Julia Run!! we're all so pround of you and we be there every step of the way (not literally) x Donation by Tanya, Tony, Jake & Cara 16/03/06	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Donation by Ron & Yvonne 16/03/06	£20.00
	Donation by Sheila P 16/03/06	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Fantastic effort: Superwoman with tiny knees! Donation by Gareth & Lisa 16/03/06	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Good Luck!! Lots of Love - Jonathan Donation by Jonathan Morrish 16/03/06	£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid
	May the wind be at your back&may the road rise to meet you(not in a way to make it tougher though!)x Donation by Lynn Crowley 16/03/06	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck ! Rather you than me ! Donation by Tara 16/03/06	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Do say hello to the London rellies when you are in town. Good luck, darling! mwah xxx Donation by The Duchess of Green Street 16/03/06	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck trouble. Donation by Blake 16/03/06	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Go girrrl - i am in awe of anyone who can run that far so i hope you make your target and more Donation by Mel 15/03/06	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	come on julia break the record ! Donation by simon 15/03/06	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£3,046.20
Offline donations:	£100.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£612.39

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