Garry Wells is fundraising for The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

Garry's and Sue's Fundraising Page

Flora London Marathon 2008

on 13/04/2008

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Team members:

Garry Wells and Sue Hadley

Raising money for

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

Charity Registration No. in England and Wales 209617 and Scotland SC038979

The ability to get around is vital in order to live a full life yet thousands of blind and partially-sighted people never leave home alone. We empower visually-impaired people to live their lives how they want to.

We breed and train guide dogs which provide life changing mobility and there are currently 4,500 working guide dog partnerships in the UK. Guide dog owners only have to pay a nominal 50p for their dog to ensure no-one is prevented from having one due to lack of funds but the full lifetime cost of a guide dog from birth to retirement is £49,800. We rely on the support of the public to fund our services.

We also provide other mobility services such as rehabilitation and white cane training as well as campaign passionately to break down barriers – both physical and legal – to enable blind and partially-sighted people to get around on their own.

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Garry Wells

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Raised: 96%

Target: £2,000.00
Raised so far: £1,921.00

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My story

Thankyou very much for taking time to view our fundraising page once again.

Sue is blind and is about to take on the biggest challenge of her life to date and it's my job to help her achieve her goal (and mine for that matter!). On the 13th April 2008, we are putting ourselves to the extreme test by running the London Marathon.

Sue is a member of the Village Road Runners Club and has battled with her sight for many years but unfortunately she lost her sight back in February 2007. Since then she has continued her running with the help of her fellow runners and competed in various runs/races throughout the year. She then entered her biggest challenge to date, The Great North Run, a Half Marathon which was the first race we ran together. With a joint effort, we finished in under 2 hours, having knocked off more than 20 minutes from the previous year when she ran alone partially sighted. Now the goalposts have been moved and after a bit of persuasion, she is ready to take on The London Marathon!

As for me, many people know that i have been raising money for Guide Dogs for many years now, inspired by my good friend of many years, Dave Heeley. Blind Dave, (as he likes to be known), was responsible for persuading me to run the London Marathon once more as his very own biggest challenge of a lifetime comes to a climax with the London Marathon itself! Blind Dave, along with his guide Malcolm Carr and the Guide Dogs Team, is running 7 marathons in 7 continents in 7 days which has never been done by a disabled person before. This is where myself and Sue are planning to help Blind Dave by running him home on his last leg of his challenge, hence the name of our challenge.........Last 1 in 7.

Thank you again for visiting our fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor us online.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Guide Dogs 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.

So please sponsor us now!

Many thanks for your support.

Garry & Sue

	Congratulations on completing the London Marathon Donation by Rob 21/04/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done to you both Donation by Chris Brown 17/04/08	£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid
	Donation by marie connolly 14/04/08	£25.00
	Donation by Pam Gallagher 14/04/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	good luck. Donation by alison & wendy 10/04/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Have a great run! x x Donation by anon 10/04/08	£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid
	..... Donation by Daniel Brotchie (UoL) 09/04/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck on the day. I'll be with you every step of the way. I know what it's like having done it. Donation by Jan Hobday 09/04/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Donation by jill 09/04/08	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	U 2 are an inspiration to everyone. C u at the Village when u have recovered. Best of luck both of u. xx Donation by Alison - Village Road Runners 08/04/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Still reckon that Terry bloke should be doing it with you! Good Luck xxx Donation by reckless-elbow.co.uk 06/04/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Best of Luck to you both! Donation by George Hall 02/04/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	You wondrous woman! xxxx Donation by Jenny McIntyre-mad night nurse 31/03/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hi Sue all the best for the big day just imagine Grun yelling at you to go faster hope all goes well Sandy Donation by Sandy Cresswell 30/03/08	£25.00
	Best of Luck from all at The Little Emperor, Ashton-in-Makerfield. Donation by Tom and Sue 15/03/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Have a Good Run & Enjoy It Donation by June & Stan 10/03/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Donation by Pat Thew 10/03/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Garry & Sue Donation by Royal Engineers 10/03/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Many thanks from Garry & Sue Donation by Gwen & Joe 02/03/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Beannacht De Libh (Gaelic) Donation by Patrick White 28/02/08	£25.00
	This sponsor money is cheaper than funding your bar bill Mrs! Try not to kill your guide. Donation by Marguerite Wilson 28/02/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck!!! Donation by Anne-Marie 27/02/08	£5.00
	Good luck garry& sue go for it Donation by Neil Francis 03/01/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck with training love Phil & Tracey Donation by Tracey White 02/01/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£711.00
Offline donations:	£1,210.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£177.97

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