Lou & Bill's Fundraising Page
Page creator: Louise Roberts
Event: Flora London Marathon 2008
Event Date: 13th Apr 2008
Fundraising Page Image
About my charity : RNIB RNIB
RNIB - helping blind and partially sighted people. Every day another 100 people will start to lose their sight. RNIB is the leading UK charity offering practical support and information to anyone with a sight problem. Our pioneering work helps - not just with braille, talking books and computer training but with imaginative and practical solutions to everyday challenges. Your support helps us rebuild lives devastated by sight loss.
Charity Registration No 226227
Fundraising target:  £2,000.00
Donations so far:  £ 3,448.00
SPONSOR ME NOW
 
Share this page I want a page like this Set reminder
My personal message:

Bill and I are running the marathon to raise funds for the RNIB.

This is our chosen charity because they have provided so much help and support to my Grandad over the past 10 years. Back in 1998, he was diagnosed with Dry Macular Degeneration, for which there is currently no treatment available. This essentially means that he has gradually lost his central (sharp) vision leaving him with only some blurred peripheral vision. As a result, he has been certified blind since 2000.

However, he’s a strong-minded character and whereas his condition has stopped him driving and meant that he had to give up some of his favourite pastimes such as golf and gardening, he has still maintained his independence and is determined to continue looking after himself.

During this time, the RNIB have provided a huge amount of support to enable Grandad to continue as normal a life as possible. He has been supported by a personal advisor, who is his first point of contact with the RNIB and has recommended many of their special range of products. For example, he has a talking watch, uses a postal service for talking books and has a special video camera linked to his television that enables him to read essential documents and even write his birthday cards!

I can’t imagine what life must be like without my sight and I hope I never have to. We are running this marathon to help provide support for the 100 people that start to lose their sight every day. Please give what you can and if you are a tax payer, remember to tick the gift aid box as this provides a further 28% to the charity at no extra cost to you!

Many thanks for your support.

Lou & Bill
Display Name Date Amount Tax Bonus  Comment
Lou 02/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 to make it a round 100... 
Lou 28/04/2008 £90.00 £25.38 Thanks for all your support Bill - both in training and on the way round! 
Angela Guise 23/04/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Well done from friend of Bill's Mum 
Julia 17/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Well Done Lou & Bill, hope you've just about recovered. 
Malc and Marg 16/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Congratulations! Well done in getting round in under 5 hours. Hope your knees are recovering. 
george 16/04/2008 £10.00 n/a hope the knees still bend 
Margaret & Derek 14/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Well done! 
Adam, Nicola and Thomas 13/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Hope your feet are ok 
Kieran 11/04/2008 £5.00 £1.41 You are like a sex pest.... and Lou - you are just as bad. Anyway, I knew this Unilever corporate card would come in handy one day. 
Sarah G 11/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck! 
Pedro 11/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck 
Nic and Kenny 10/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Off to buy some shares in pharmaceutical companies to make the most of your Ibuprofen consumption! 
Adrian Hansford 10/04/2008 £26.00 £7.33 Good luck with the marathon! 
Sue W 10/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck!! 
Alan Taylor 09/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Enjoy the run. Hope you enjoy your birthday, Bill, and it doesn't disrupt your training. 
Eric 09/04/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Good luck. Bill don't hold lou up! 
Liz and Pete 09/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best wishes for Sunday. 
Edith Roberts 09/04/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Will be joining Mary on Sunday to cheer you both on  
Mary Grant 09/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck for Sunday. Will be watching for you on the television. 
John & Cath Roberts 09/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Very best wishes for Sunday. See you at the usual places! 
Karen & Rhys 09/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck to you both. 
Dr G 08/04/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Half each... Good luck 
Jemma, Matt & Idris 08/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 All the best this Sunday. Enjoy taking in the atmosphere! Many thanks for coming to our wedding 
Steph Kvam 07/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck this weekend! 
Nick 07/04/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Good luck with the marathon 
Paul Dewis 07/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck 
Mike 07/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck to both of you 
Leo 04/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Lots of luck. Lx 
Neil M 31/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Look after your knees!! 
Alastair 27/03/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Good luck Bill and Mrs.Roberts! Been following your training closely - the race is much easier! A 
Jim 25/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64  
Katie w 25/03/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Good luck, I'll look out for you 
Owen Rodd 21/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck you two, I presume Bill will be carrying some sort of bucket to prevent ring-side well-wis 
Taz 20/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck both of you I, assume the rhino suit is on it's way. Lou I suggest you take the front half 
Rickenberg 20/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck too you both! 
Becca 20/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck Both. 
Peter Berry 18/03/2008 £330.00 £93.08 Good luck to both of you - hope to catch you more than once on the way round - Grandad will be rooting for you all the way. 
Richard H 18/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Will be a walk in the park compared to Integration ;-) 
Ann L 17/03/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck - Bill you must be mad! 
Madge 17/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck to you both - I don't envy you mile 21 on! 
Li 17/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck - with the run and the fundraising! 
Stephen Haynes 17/03/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck ! 
Anna M 17/03/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck!  
Amarjit 17/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Rather you than me! Good Luck to both of you. 
Ewa Klunduk 17/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck to both of you! 
Caroline Woodhams 16/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck. Hope you enjoy yourselves. Sorry we won't be there to cheer you on. 
Jellery 14/03/2008 £5.00 £1.41 run like the wind! 
Catherine Caro 14/03/2008 £20.00 n/a Good luck to you both! 
Emily 13/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Brave and most admirable! 
Amy 10/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck, will probably be there to cheer you on! 
Kristen 08/03/2008 £5.00 n/a Good luck and have fun. Dad would have joined you in his dreams!!!!! :) 
Andrea 08/03/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Good luck ! Arthur will be wishing you well x 
Luci M 07/03/2008 £26.00 £7.33 Rather u than me !! Best of luck ! 
Suzie 06/03/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Best of luck you nutters 
Rosh 05/03/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good Luck Lou, I'll be cheering from the sidelines! 
Jenny & Rod 05/03/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Brave people but worthy cause. Good luck to you both! 
Simon F-S 04/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Barking mad - such a waste of good pub time! But a great cause and certainly a good source for fun at work. I have medicare available for you at work! 
pauline berry 03/03/2008 £130.00 £36.67 Good luck to you both. I will be there to support you so hoping for a reasonable time! 
Adrian M-D 03/03/2008 £26.00 £7.33 Good luck, although I am sure you wont need it ! 
Nicky Waymark 03/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck! 
AnnMarie & James 03/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 I still think that you are both mad - Good luck!!! 
Emlyn 28/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Under 4 hours please Berry Bear 
Ed Taylor 28/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Will check the TV for you guys, good luck! 
Claire Roberts 28/02/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck! 
Sarah Whittock 28/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Best of Luck to you both!!! 
Irene & Dave 28/02/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Good luck to you both, I don't envy you, but Dave will be wishing he is running alongside of you. 
Sara, Doug and Gems 27/02/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck! 
Richard Walker 27/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
Helga 27/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Both of you good luck with the marathon! I know I would never finish it.  
Verisign secure site-- click to verify SPONSOR ME NOW
*Total donated online: £2,323.00
Amount raised offline: £1,125.00
Gift Aid plus supplement: £645.33
Page tags 
 The page owner has yet to add tags to this page

If you are the page owner, why not get tagging right now?
  rss logo  | more about RSS  

  

 add to Del.icio.us   
* See what happens to your donation.

Justgiving — Fundraising made easy