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.

	Good luck Donation by Anonymous 08/08/05	£50.00
	Hi Marcus & Folks. All the very best my friend! Donation by Darren 06/08/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	The good news is.... There's no bad news. It's 5 and you know I'm right......!! Great stuff mate Donation by Eamon 05/08/05	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck with that mate... Its a great cause! Donation by sbs 05/08/05	£100.00
	Don' forget to wear your goe faster stripes - good luck! Donation by Martine 05/08/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Donation by Anonymous 05/08/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good lad....GO BOY! Donation by Sakes 05/08/05	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	All wishes of success for this (long) run ... Donation by Eurocom 03/08/05	£100.00
	I'll double my donationif you can run ti IBC Donation by Moses Chen 02/08/05	£500.00
	Go for it !! Donation by Anonymous 01/08/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Marcus, I'm sure you will make it Donation by David Semple 01/08/05	£50.00
	Get busy with the surgical spirit - Now! Donation by Anonymous 01/08/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck with the run Donation by Liam Burke 01/08/05	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck for the Run :-) Donation by David Boulton 01/08/05	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	You are required to be dressed as a Redbox! Donation by Andy Bantock 01/08/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Interstage A/S 01/08/05	£250.00
	Good luck, rather you than me Donation by Ian Oakland 01/08/05	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Best wishes from someone who struggles to run to the loo! Donation by Marc Wilson 01/08/05	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck Marcus and have fun! Donation by Anonymous 01/08/05	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Don't forget to keep up the training! Donation by Brian Scott 30/07/05	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good Luck! Donation by Nick Beer 29/07/05	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Hey Marcus, good luck with the run! Kind Regards Donation by Anonymous 29/07/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of luck - it's a long, long run. Donation by Blank Canvas Publishing Ltd 27/07/05	£100.00
	Donation by Dave McVittie 22/07/05	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	good luck with the run Donation by Raffaella's Father in law 22/07/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 22/07/05	£20.00
	Donation by Anonymous 21/07/05	£15.00
	Good luck Marcus Donation by Sadie Paris Bubble & Squeak 19/07/05	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck with the run! x Donation by Ellie Bell 19/07/05	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Go for it Marcus - good luck Donation by Anonymous 16/07/05	£20.00 + £5.64 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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