Kathryn Benjamin

I'm flying round the London Marathon for Orbis

Fundraising for ORBIS UK
£1,282
raised of £1,500 target
by 40 supporters
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Event: London Marathon 2017, on 23 April 2017
ORBIS UK

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RCN 1061352
We train, mentor & raise awareness to save sight and transform lives globally.

Story

I am attempting the London Marathon in April this year, for the 3rd year in a row, raising money for Orbis UK. Why I hear you cry? Because it's my favourite EVER challenge, and also because by now you should know I can't do these things without asking you, my pals, to help support an amazing, wonderful charity who do so much to help those in need.

Last year my race was a bit of a disaster when both of my knees decided to fall off (not literally. I don't exaggerate) so this year I'm on a mission to be better, and faster, and generally more positive about the whole race!

Orbis are quite simply just marvellous! They fly across the world to provide quality eye care to those most in need, and they transform lives, and restore their vision. Since they started operating in 1992 they have visited 92 countries, trained 30,326 medical professionals and performed over 2.13 million examinations...it's pretty impressive! 

So if you could help they would really appreciate your support, as would I! 

Thanks :) 

p.s. have I told you how lovely you look today!?

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About the charity

ORBIS UK

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RCN 1061352
There 253 million people in the world who are blind or visually impaired, 75% have conditions that are preventable or treatable. We screen for and treat eye conditions, raise awareness about eye health, and train and mentor local eye care teams

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,281.20
+ £270.30 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,181.20
Offline donations
£100.00

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