Penny Walton is fundraising for Labrador Rescue South East and Central

Running for Labs

Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon 2009

on 11/10/2009

We did it! Thank you!

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Team members:

Craig, Penny, and Buddy!

Raising money for

Labrador Rescue South East and Central

Charity Registration No. 1059122

Established in 1996 Labrador Rescue South East & Central has the sole aim of caring for and re homing pure bred and first cross Labradors Retrievers, who through no fault of their own find themselves in need of help as a result of ill treatment, domestic crisis, divorce, finance, bereavement, or health issues. We re- home over 400 Labradors each year, thats more than a dog a day!

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Penny Walton

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Raised: 59%

Target: £540.00
Raised so far: £320.00

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My story

We're running in the Royal Parks Half Marathon in London on Sunday October 11th (****scroll down for a race report!), and we're trying to raise money for a wonderful charity called the Labrador Rescue South East and Central.

When we lost our beloved Rascal last year we knew that we wanted to give another rescue dog a home. That's when the LRSEC brought Buddy into our life! (And it hasn’t been the same since!)

We want to try and give something back to the LRSEC for bringing us our beautiful Bud. It costs over £270 for each Labrador the charity re-homes, and they re-home more than one dog every day! We're hoping to raise enough money to cover the cost of re-homing one needy dog.***

So please dig deep and donate now. It doesn’t matter how small the donation - every little bit helps to care for the loving Labradors that the LRSEC helps.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the LRSEC and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer (if you’re a UK taxpayer then please do remember to tick the box for Gift Aid – the LRSEC get an extra 25% on top of the donation you have made, at no extra cost to you!) So it’s the most efficient way to donate – more money is raised, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Thank you for helping us – and an extra-specially big barking-tail-wagging-stick-finding-carrot-munching thank you from Buddy! (Do check out his photos and video in the sidebar.)

Penny, Craig and Buddy!
xxx

*** Edited 5th October:~

Wow! We've already reached our initial £270 target!
Thank you all so, so much!
That means one needy dog can be helped to find a forever home.
Let's try and raise enough for another!

****Edited 12th October:~

We did it!
What a fabulous experience. The course was absolutely lovely; it started in Hyde Park & included so many iconic locations - Buckingham Palace, St. James's Park, Parliament, Westminster Bridge, the Embankment, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, Admiralty Arch, The Mall - before the final home straight past the Albert Memorial to the finish! We completed the 13.1 miles in 2h 15mins.

Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored us - it means so much to us & the wonderful volunteers at the LRSEC. It costs over £270 to rehome each dog & they take in more than one dog a day. We're thrilled that we've already raised enough to cover the costs of finding one dog a forever home. There's still time if you'd like to contribute - every Pound helps.

We've added some pictures (left) showing us after the race (note Penny's black, furry Lab ears & tail!) & one with Buddy 'modelling' our medals!

Thank you again!
Penny, Craig and Buddy!
xxx

	From Eirwen at Ounsdale! Donation by Penny 22/10/09
	From Lol! Donation by Penny 18/10/09
	From Nigel! Donation by Penny 15/10/09
	From Jo & Josie at Ounsdale! Donation by Penny 13/10/09
	hugs Donation by Hilary Arguile 12/10/09
	Such a wonderful cause. Well done! Donation by Hazel Young 12/10/09
	From Auntie Jean & Uncle Dickie Di Do! Donation by Penny 12/10/09
	From Mom! xx Donation by Penny 06/10/09
	Well done and thank you, but now you need a new target!!! Donation by Andy & Labs Destiny and Ella 03/10/09
	Good luck from Wendy & Wiggle, www.wigglethedog.blogspot.com Donation by Wiggle 03/10/09
	On behalf of Bobby from the bank! Donation by Penny 29/09/09
	I'm sure you'll reach your target - all the best for the day of the run and for the wonderful dogs you'll help Donation by Sue Fletcher 28/09/09
	Great Cause! Good Luck Penny! Donation by KC Kleinman 25/09/09
	Good luck to a very worthy cause! Donation by Hazel Levine-Freeman 23/09/09
	Best wishes for a great cause. Donation by David Couling 18/09/09
	Hope you reach your target its a very good cause lovely pictures of buddy lots of luv marg xx Donation by Margaret Powell 13/09/09
	Good luck. Hope you raise lots of money for a very worthy rescue. Donation by john mather (Woof Beginnings) 09/09/09
	thank you Penny and Craig for doing this run for lrse&c.Give Buddy a big hug from me and thank you for giving him a fabulous home.sue caldicott Donation by susan caldicott 08/09/09
	Thank you so much for doing this run for us we all appreciate it very much. Donation by Sheila Stevens 08/09/09
	I hope you reach your target; best of luck from a Lab Rescue SE & C helper! Donation by Patricia Harrison 08/09/09
	HAVE A GREAT RUN WITH LITTLE PAW'S Donation by TIMOTHY STOKES 07/09/09
	Happy running! It's such a great cause! Donation by Samantha Beere 05/09/09

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* Total raised online:	£320.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£36.67

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