Marcus Brooke is fundraising for Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Charitable Funds

Marcus's Great North & South Runs

BUPA Great South Run 2005

on 09/10/2005

Me and Georgia

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Raising money for

Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Charitable Funds

Charity Registration No. 1057295

The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals (ORH) Charitable Funds is the umbrella charity for over 700 funds supporting projects across the ORH NHS Trust that enhance services and facilities for patients and staff. These range from support for particular wards, at the John Radcliffe, Churchill and Horton Hospitals, to larger fundraising campaigns to support major developments such as the new Oxford Cancer Centre, the Oxford Children's Hospital, the Geratology Appeal and the Oxford Heart Centre expansion. As one of the foremost teaching trusts in the UK, the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals enjoy a national and international reputation in fields such as cancer and cranio-facial surgery. Please give generously - your support enables us to provide the best possible healthcare in the best possible setting, to a standard far higher than the NHS alone would be able to afford.

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Marcus Brooke

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Raised: 104%

Target: £7,000.00
Raised so far: £7,247.90

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My story

**** UPDATE****
I completed the Great North Run in 2 hrs 16 mins - slower than I wanted, but it was very hot !!

The Great South Run was done in 1 hr 25 mins which was much better - a nicer event with fewer people (only 11,000!) and a slightly shorter distance to run.

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Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Last year, as you may know, my daughter Georgia had to undertake open heart surgery at the Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital (JR) and unfortunately, during her recovery from the operation, she had a stroke which left her paralysed on the left side. She's made a miraculous and almost total recovery, a lot of which can be attributed to the fantastic care which she received at JR.
Georgia was admitted to the main hospital because there is no children's hospital in Oxford currently. However, the Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign are building a new children's hospital near JR and need charitable funds to build it. The new hospital will be a purpose built centre of excellence for children's services bringing local paediatric care facilities together under one-roof. 50% of the project is being built ENTIRELY FROM CHARITABLE DONATIONS and so far, they have raised £7.7 million pounds. They need £15 million to complete the project in Jan 2007. This project is particularly close to my heart, for obvious reasons, and so, I'm trying to raise money by doing both the Great North Run (18th Sept 2005 - 13 miles) and Great South Run (9th Oct 2005 - 10 miles), which for someone who hadn't run more then 4 miles before starting this training, is quite a challenge ! Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. The Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign receive your money directly and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you. Please help me to reach my target figure of £7,000 and many thanks for your support.

	I'd never have put the words running and Marcus together... Donation by Simon Shaw 14/11/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	well done.. huge respect .. i have only ever managed a 1/2 marathon! Donation by clare elsby 25/10/05	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Graeme Lyon 21/10/05	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Lee Shuttlewood 21/10/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Marcus - you have some stamina!!! Donation by Paul Carlisle 20/10/05	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	well done Donation by Ian Gilmour 19/10/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Donation by Clive 19/10/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Geoff 12/10/05	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hi Marcus, lots of success. Best regards Karel Donation by Anonymous 25/09/05	£50.00
	Nice job mate, good luck for the GSR Donation by Daz 25/09/05	£50.00
	Good man! Live long and Prosper! Donation by JohnW 21/09/05	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good effort - rather you than me Donation by Anonymous 20/09/05	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Good luck and hope it all goes well. I know from experience that it feels great after the finish! Donation by Mark Patrick 20/09/05	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Work Donation by John Cleaver (Dega) 19/09/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Paul 17/09/05	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	Donation by tOTAL aUDIO 16/09/05	£100.00
	Best of Luck! Donation by Shima Varsani 06/09/05	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Nearly there! Donation by Martin Spencer 02/09/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck drink plenty Donation by alanf 02/09/05	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck and I am glad to see your daughter is making a good recovery. Donation by Pro Sound News Europe 31/08/05	£100.00
	Donation by Richard Lawley 29/08/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of Luck Donation by Richard Robinson 26/08/05	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Sue Gould 23/08/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Way to go Marcus ... all the best Donation by Karl 15/08/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck from all the team at Broadcast Bionics Donation by Broadcast Bionics 12/08/05	£100.00
	All the best Donation by Gavin Davis 11/08/05	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck. Donation by Susan 09/08/05	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck ! Donation by Visono Media AB 09/08/05	£50.00
	good luck! Donation by Raffaella 08/08/05	£35.00
	Donation by Simon Brand 08/08/05	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£3,000.00
Offline donations:	£4,247.90
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£375.13

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