We’re ActionAid. We’re people who are dedicated to ending the extreme poverty that kills 28 children every minute of every day. We’re a charity and much more. We’re a partnership between people in poor countries and people in rich countries – all working together to end poverty for good.
ActionAid is a unique partnership of people who are fighting for a better world - a world without poverty. As one of the UK's largest development agencies, we work in more than 50 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, listening to, learning from and working in partnership with over 19 million of the world's poorest people.
On Sunday April 17th 2005 I will be "competing" in the Flora London Marathon 2005 on behalf of ActionAid. 2005 is the year of Make Poverty History-ActionAid help provide peoples basic needs-food, water, shelter and education.
I have 3 goals...
1. Raise min. £1,500 for ActionAid 2. Cross the finish line (having run, walked or crawled 26.2m) 3. Finish in under 5 hours-well I can try...
I need your help for number 1, so please, please sponsor me, the rest of it is down to me.
The marathon is 26.2 miles so:
50p a mile = £13.10
£1 a mile = £26.20
If you are a UK taxpayer, the gift aid is worth 28% extra at no cost to you.
An example of where this money would go:
£58 could feed one child at a shelter in India for a year
£100 could run a medical unit treating over a 100 people
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If you would like to keep up to date on my training, races (past and future) and fundraising then click on
http://michellesmarathon.blogspot.com/
28/11/04 London Nike 10K 1:06
20/02/05 Brighton 1/2 Marathon 2:14:54
06/03/05 Reading 1/2 Marathon 2:13:08
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THANK YOU
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A huge thank you to all who have given so generously.
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I am proud to raise money for ActionAid by running the Flora London Marathon and would sincerely appreciate any donation you are able to offer, please remember that any amount helps!
Many thanks for your support.
Michelle
michmitchell@lycos.co.uk