Raised: 151%
Target: £2,000.00
Raised so far: £3,016.40
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My story

 
Thanks for visiting my London Marathon Sponsorship page. I'm running 26.2 agonising miles on 26 April to raise money for a fantastic charity called Afghanaid.

Afghanaid has been working in Afghanistan for over 25 years and has been helping people rebuild their lives through three decades of devastating conflict. Grinding poverty, warlord violence and repressive Taliban strictures denied the most basic education to vast swathes of the population - especially women and girls, and one in five children die before the age of 5. Afghanaid currently work directly with over 500,000 adults and children focusing on long term sustainable development in rural areas, and making an immediate difference to their lives.

I'm particularly pleased to be supporting Afghanaid because of the work they do with Afghan women - those who suffered worst under the Taliban regime.  Afghanaid provide almost 13,000 women with basic lessons in literacy, maths and health education every year as well as vocational training such as carpet weaving, embroidery and tailoring. Six hundred self-help group members have received business skills training and more than 5,000 women have received loans to set up small homebased businesses.

If I raise my total of 2000 pounds, you will have helped support the training of 200 hundred health workers, or helped set up 20 small businesses. Please sponsor me to make that a reality - and to help me get through the hours of cold hard running ahead! Every little bit will help my tired feet enourmously!

I've brought technology to my training and started a blog so you can see how I'm getting on: http://marathonmumbles.wordpress.com.  I hope that I can get out some of the marathon bore here, and save exposing friends to too much of it. Maybe.

Many thanks!


Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Afghanaid gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

Better late than never (this donation that is!) Donation by Matilda Morrogh-Ryan 18/05/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Well done and hope you enjoyed it! Donation by Rosie 08/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Sanjay/ Shan M 03/05/09  

£30.00

Well Done Donation by Roger Sweetman 30/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Kathy/ Chris L 27/04/09  

£16.00

Well done! Donation by Louise 27/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Congratulations Mel! Well done on having the courage to enter and the mettle to finish. Donation by Damien & Anstey 26/04/09  

£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid

Good luck, and see you at the finish line! ;) Donation by Sherif 25/04/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I'm so proud of you MC, you'll be fantastic. I'll be cheering very very loudly xxx.... Donation by HJ 24/04/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Best of luck Mel! You're brilliant. xx Donation by Kate 23/04/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good Luck Melissa! Donation by Nicola 23/04/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Just don't let the Brummie Enforcer know - I fear I'm breaking omerta Donation by Jonathan Monk 23/04/09  

£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid

Have fun...hope all goes well Donation by Paul Harris 22/04/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck and enjoy! Keep an eye out for me on the course. x Donation by Kelly-Ann 22/04/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck on sunday Donation by sergio petro 21/04/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Richard Pettit 20/04/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Go for it Meli Donation by Dom 20/04/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Quizerama Donation by Me 17/04/09  

£320.00 + £90.26 Gift Aid

Best of luck! Donation by James and Beth 16/04/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Go Melissa!!! puts my paltry half to shame... Donation by Chloe D 14/04/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best wishes Melissa, you've put in the hard work and you'll have a great marathon experience Donation by Liz (One of the Physio's) 06/04/09  

£26.20 + £7.39 Gift Aid

Good Luck Donation by Sarah Webster 06/04/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done and best of luck! Donation by Sophie 05/04/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck Mel Donation by John R 31/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck, make sure you beat Damian! Donation by Charlotte B 30/03/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Thanks so much for doing this-hope to see you and cheer you on. Any idea of timings yet??? Donation by Ruth Kirk-Wilson 30/03/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Adding .2 of a mile at the end always seems unfair. But you'll storm it! Donation by james c 27/03/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck Melissa, I know you will do a distressingly fast time. Liz x Donation by Liz and Tom 27/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done, Melissa, for making your target! Donation by David Page 25/03/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Mara 17/03/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £3,016.40
  Offline donations: £0.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £837.80

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