Philip Yates is fundraising for National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Philip Yates's Fundraising Page

Flora London Marathon 2009

on 26/04/2009

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Raising money for

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Charity Registration No. 216401 and SC037717

The NSPCC's purpose is to end cruelty to children and our vision is of a Society where all children are loved, valued and able to fulfil their potential. In September 2008, the NSPCC launched its Child’s Voice Appeal to answer more children’s cries for help. Every day, thousands of children and young people need to talk to ChildLine about a problem they face, while hundreds of caring adults call the NSPCC Helpline, worried about a child’s safety.

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Philip Yates

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Raised so far: £99,646.00

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My story

Dear friends,

My predicament is simple if somewhat daunting - having decided 2 months ago to run my first ever marathon here in London on 26th April on behalf of the NSPCC Helpline, an anonymous friend offered to match, £ for £, any donations I received up to a maximum contribution of £100,000. I am therefore trying to drum up as many pledges as possible so that we get as close to the £100,000 target as possible. If we were successful and raised £200,000, this would result, once the associated basic rate and transitional tax relief reclaims were added, in a grand total of £256,400 flowing into the coffers of the NSPCC Helpline.

The NSPCC Helpline enables anyone who is concerned about the welfare of a baby, child or young person to have someone to turn to. It provides specialised support, advice and information and is the only service offering anonymous free telephone and email access to trained child protection staff 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

I am acutely aware of the recessionary times we’re presently facing, and yet feel emboldened to ask for your support given that the demands on the NSPCC tend to increase dramatically during tough economic conditions. Last year, Helpline received over 100,000 calls from the public, equivalent to 273 a day, and yet shockingly, over 33% of the calls went unanswered due to the various constraints on the Helpline service. We need to change this and ensure that all such calls are answered, without exception. It is harrowing to note that in 2008, over 9,000 calls to the Helpline were sufficiently serious to be referred to either the Police or Social Services. A third of these cases were previously unknown to the relevant authorities.

To the extent that you are prepared to make a donation, I’d be very grateful. If not, thanks anyway for taking the time to read this message.

Best regards,

Philip

	Ran Forrest Ran!! Donation by Iain Whiteley 14/06/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Congratulations! Donation by Louisa & Aidan Chapman 07/06/09	£30.00
	Great effort ,and a deals a deal, good photo if looking a bit too suave ! Donation by Frances J 14/05/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Congratulations Donation by Philip Bramwell 12/05/09	£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid
	Congratulations! Donation by Steve Webster 11/05/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Top up because you're a good WFC lad at heart Donation by Peter Kiernan 08/05/09	£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid
	If I'd thought you were capable of finishing I wouldn't have been so generous! Well done Donation by David Benson 08/05/09	£500.00 + £141.03 Gift Aid
	Fine effort Blackadder! Donation by BALDRICK 07/05/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Donation by e bardonnet 05/05/09	£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid
	Well done! And great picture... ;-) Donation by Stuart Faulkner 04/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congratulations Philip! Donation by John/Mette O'Higgins 01/05/09	£500.00 + £141.03 Gift Aid
	Lots of KM bread & Jordans cereal bars required for a full recovery. Well done Philip. Donation by Robin Booth 01/05/09	£34.86 + £9.83 Gift Aid
	Good Luck! Donation by Execution Ltd/N Finegold 30/04/09	£1,000.00
	Congratulations Donation by Emily Taylor 29/04/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Great effort for a great cause Donation by Rupert Pearce 29/04/09	£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid
	Congratulations Donation by Simon Dingemans 28/04/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	We knew you could do it Donation by Jackie Ward/Alastair Murray 28/04/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Hope you did great! Donation by Carlos Lorente 27/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Donation by David Wootton 26/04/09	£52.00 + £14.67 Gift Aid
	you sure will have no problem Donation by David Mattu 26/04/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Philip. Lesson learned - next time no skiing before a Marathon! Donation by Andy Sukawaty 24/04/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	We know you can do it! Donation by Charles Randell 24/04/09	£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Philip Donation by Diane and Andrew 24/04/09	£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid
	best of luck Philip Donation by Christopher Bown 24/04/09	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Donation by Jesper Borulf 24/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Gosh you look lean and mean! Best of luck Donation by Philip Keevil 24/04/09	£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid
	Are you wearing that mask when you run? Donation by Adrian Fox 23/04/09	£25.00
	Best wishes!! Hope if goes well. Donation by Joanna Nader 23/04/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Paul Roy 23/04/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	good luck.Love the mugshot Donation by Robert Sutton 23/04/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£24,396.00
Offline donations:	£75,250.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£5,249.35

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