Rob Roach is fundraising for Meningitis Research Foundation

Rob's Marathon Fundraising Page

Flora London Marathon 2009

on 26/04/2009

Mikey

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Rob Roach

Raising money for

Meningitis Research Foundation

Charity Registration No. England 1091105,SC037586, Ireland CHY 12030

Meningitis Research Foundation funds research to prevent meningitis and septicaemia, and to improve survival rates and outcomes. The Foundation promotes education and awareness to reduce death and disability, and gives support to people affected.

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Rob Roach

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Raised: 113%

Target: £4,000.00
Raised so far: £4,507.37

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My story

Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. I am running the London Marathon 2009 to raise money for the Meningitis Research Foundation in memory of Michael Benjamin Gerrard Roach.

Mikey was born in March 2003 a beautiful, cheeky and healthy baby boy who brought a lot of pleasure to his family and their friends. In November 2003 Mikey became ill with a temperature and was taken into hospital and although the doctors and nurses at both Warrington General and Alder Hey Childrens Hospital worked what miracles that they could, and Mikey fought like the strong little lad that he was, unfortunately Mikey died peacefully in the arms of his mummy and daddy. We later found out that Mikey died from Pneumoccocal Septicaemia a violent strain of Meningitis, it turns out that babies and infants do not show the symptoms of meningitis until the infection is already widespread, Mikey did not get the characteristic meningitis rash until he was already gravely ill in the intensive care unit. We are running to raise money for the Meningitis Research Foundation to help find a cure and raise awareness to this devastating illness so that nobody has to go through this, as the impact on family, friends, neighbours and colleagues is devastating.

This picture shows Mikey and his personality more than any other, the boy with the big blue eyes. Love you Mikey, daddy and his friends are doing this for you.

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	Donation by Max, Amanda & Kev Mitchell 21/07/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Well done on the marathon Rob - great effort Donation by Darragh McGreevy 22/06/09	£100.00
	Donation by Liz's mum 05/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Liz 05/06/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Donation by John McCallum 05/06/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Donation by Matty Piper 05/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Martin Gannon 05/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Ken Hilton 05/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by John Barta 05/06/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Donation by Iain Bratt 05/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Alastair Jackson 05/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Phil Todd 05/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Ben Gibbs 05/06/09	£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid
	Donation by Kev Jinks 05/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Simon Rice 05/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Nicola Beckett 05/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Dilys Hilton 05/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Julia Walkey 05/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Darren Skarratt 05/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Paul Howarth 05/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well Done, all the best Alan & Mark Donation by Chasewater Moving Walls Ltd 29/05/09	£100.00
	Just found out you did this. It was bloody hot, wasn't it. Well done Donation by Alan Turner 23/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by John, Nikki, Ifan, Cerys & Rhianna Hewitt 21/05/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Donation by Paul & Di Cooper 16/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by John & Linda Horton 16/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done Rob, them walls are killers when you run into them!!!! Donation by Simon Baker 11/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Better late than never from me mate. Donation by Darren Rawlinson 08/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Rob, Top effort, no more challenges will be laid down. Donation by Lee Kirkman 05/05/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Hopefully, I will be coming to you next year for a donation ! Donation by Barry Green 04/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done Rob hope your going to start exercising your mountain bike now !! Donation by Dave & Ian Murray 01/05/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£3,287.37
Offline donations:	£1,220.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£553.49

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