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Matt Taylor's Fundraising Page
Page creator: Matt Taylor
Event: Flora London Marathon 2008
Event Date: 13th Apr 2008
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About my charity : Help the Hospices Help the Hospices
Help the Hospices is the national charity that supports the hospice movement. It offers a wide range of services to help hospices in their vital work caring for patients and their loved ones. These include grants and direct funding, support for training of staff, and information, advice and advocacy services.
Charity Registration No 1014851
Fundraising target:  £1,800.00
Donations so far:  £ 2,251.20
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OH MY GOD ITS OVER!!! I FINISHED IN 4HRS 6MINUTES... NOT TOO BAD FOR A FIRST TIMER...

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND DONATIONS OVER THE MONTHS AND WHAT FEELS LIKE YEARS OF TRAINING AND FUNDRAISING...

C U AGAIN IN 2009 LOL LOL LOL.... AS IF....




Hi Guys thanks for looking in, as you can see, I've finally done it!! I've got my marathon place and I'm doing it....... OH YES! 13th April 2008...
I'm petrified... BUT!! I WILL finish and hope to go the distance in under 4hours, quite a target on your first 26.2 miler....

The reason I've chosen Help the Hospices as my charity for my first marathon is 3 fold, My Mum is at present attending Harlington Hospice for her Cancer re-hab treatment and support, something I'm very close to. Secondly i lost a very dear friend to cancer this year and he benifitted from the support the Hospice organisation gave in his last days and lastly I'm unlucky enough to see more and more people around me suffering from the effects of Cancer either directly or through friends and relatives and i wanted to do something myself. 
So I'm giving 4 months of hard-graft training and a day of elation and hell..
Don't get me wrong i love my running, it keeps me sane but 26.2 miles is a very long way.... 

please don't be confused into thinking I'm an entirely healthy thirty something, I have suffered from Asthma since a very early age and get classic Migraines with alarming regularity; because of this I seriously considered running for the Migraine Trust and also for Asthma UK but through the course of 2006/2007 Cancer has crept into my life in a few very large and nasty ways, so I figured I'd give it a go and see if I could raise some cash for help the hospices.

So please give generously and force me to get out and train, make me feel guilty if i miss training session.. LOL :)

CHECK OUT MY TRAINING BLOG HERE: http://www.realbuzz.com/?pageID=1997&blog=8330

OR HAVE A LOOK AT SOME PICS BY CLICKING THE SMALLER PHOTOS TO THE LEFT
<<<<<<<<<<<<<< (CLICK THE LINK TO "more photos on FLICKR)

Donating is simple and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Help the Hospices 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.

thanks again..

bests

Matty . . .

PS: if you like the pic have a look here: http://www.matttaylorphotography.co.uk/

Display Name Date Amount Tax Bonus  Comment
Maureen Pope, family & friends 25/05/2008 £75.00 n/a Well done Matt  
Your friends at Gibson Music 25/05/2008 £265.00 n/a Congrats 
Debbie Crook 15/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done Matty Boy. Did you take my advice and run like a rabbit? :-) 
Dan and Tracey 14/04/2008 £30.00 £8.46 WELL DONE!!!! A brilliant achievment  
Emma & Paul 14/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done you, big hug ;-)  
Philippa 13/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 a true star! 
Kat 13/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done you! 
Dan 'n Qi 12/04/2008 £26.20 £7.39 Sing this as you go round: "munnuh munnuh, doo DOO doo doo doo" 
Gordon 11/04/2008 £5.00 £1.41 I have every faith in you and know you will succeed. The best of luck Matthew 
Robin 11/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 What a great thing you're doing! Can't wait to cheer you on. 
John Cullinane 09/04/2008 £25.80 £7.28 One target gone...that was the hard one, you'll be just great on Sunday. (PS don't forget the coffee! Cheers!) 
Sue & Mike 09/04/2008 £50.00 n/a  
Nan 09/04/2008 £70.00 £19.74 A bit more to keep you going and to say that Grandad would be as proud of you as I am! 
Marilyn & Roy 08/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck Matt, be thinking of you, know you can do it! 
Kevin Dawkins 07/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck MJ. 
Ken Fallon (Eton Air) 05/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck Matthew ! 
Dave Wallace (Eton Air) 05/04/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Not long now - hang in there ! 
Candice 01/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Matt. I'll cheer you on from the sidelines. 
Myria 01/04/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Good luck Matty! You're nuts... but in a good way! :) I know u will rock this!! 
Siobhan Reddy 25/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 I KNOW you can do this. It's 50% physical & 50% mental..... 
Laura Denison 23/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck! Hope we both finish in a decent time...see you in the pub for a recovery beer or two.... 
Phil P (Eton Air) 21/03/2008 £5.00 £1.41 A worthy cause - Good luck Matt 
Mike N 18/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck, Matt - hope it all goes to plan or better... 
Vicky 16/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Lots of luck, Matt, well done 
The Roebuck Charity gig 13/03/2008 £303.00 n/a Thank you to everyone for making it a great night!! 
Lee Brooks 12/03/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck dude! 
Ros 11/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 If you run as well as you play your music you'll be fine, see you at the finish! 
Daren 03/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Surely not too many steps for you?! All the best. 
Anna 28/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Goodluck 
Iris 27/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64  
Mbango Same Essaka 27/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Bonne chance Matt! 
Josie Stein 25/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck!!!!!! 
Chubby skater 22/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 You grape-smuggling lycra lad! 
Sandhya 22/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck! 
anita 21/02/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Go Matt Go!......with a bit of Coley in your Ipod 
Shital 21/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Way to go Matt! I'll be cheering on the runner near the 12th Mile mark on Jamaica Rd 
Jason Gowlett 21/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck! You should do it on skates! 
Caitlin 20/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck! You're doing it the hard way - without skates! 
Mark Dean 20/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64  
Holloway White Allom 08/02/2008 £250.00 n/a Good Luck Matt, from all your friends & colleagues at HWA 
Coley and Shelley 04/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck Matt 
Steve Hobbs 01/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Keep going with the training & Good Luck on the day! 
ally 21/01/2008 £40.00 £11.28 I'm very proud of you and am looking forward to cheering you on.  
russ 15/01/2008 £10.00 £2.82 great stuff matt,give it your all & maybe pee on your feet to toughen them up. 
David Kelly 15/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck to you Matt 
alan mchugh 15/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 good luck, dont forget its only pain 
Ross Courtenay 15/01/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck, it's a very worthy cause 
Angela Rees 12/01/2008 £26.20 £7.39 It's a fantastic thing you're doing Matt. Good Luck! 
Nan 10/01/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Good luck Matthew - I shall look out for you ! 
DM 08/01/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Rather you than me mate! 
Mum 25/12/2007 £100.00 £28.21 I'm so proud of you & your support ! See you on Tower Bridge and at the finish !  
Tracy 13/12/2007 £100.00 £28.21 I'm with you up until the start line!!! 
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