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My story

 

Hi, thank you for coming to our fundraising page - Yes it is true - Dan is going to run a marathon!

Many of you will quite rightly wonder why on earth Dan is attempting this and why I am also going to run again when I definitely said after London 2008 ‘never again!’

As many of you know, Daniel and I sadly lost our stepmother Melanie on December 21st 2008. Melanie died very suddenly, aged 51, after suffering a major brain haemorrhage. This was a huge shock and loss to all of the family, especially Daniel and I, our Dad Don and little sister Sophie.

Melanie was cared for at Hurstwood Park NHS hospital, a specialist centre for Neuroscience. The staff and surgeons were fantastic, and supported us all through what was a very difficult time. In memory of Melanie we want to raise as much money as possible for "The Hurstwood Park League of Friends".  The League of Friends is solely concerned with raising funds for and highlighting the good work of Hurstwood Park Neurological Centre. As a charitable trust, all monies raised go directly towards purchasing equipment for the Hurstwood Park which directly benefits patients.

Dan and I have chosen to run the New York Marathon as "the big apple" was one of Melanie's favourite cities and was also her last holiday in December last year. We know she would have made the trip over to watch us had she been here, some would say a great excuse to visit her favourite shops - but actually she would have been there in the freezing cold to cheer Dan and I on, and tell us we were mad!

We (well Di) has been training hard over the last few months, and we will be continuing to pound the streets of London, and do many laps of Richmond park as we lead up to November 1st in the hope that we will both cross the finishing line in one piece!

We are both running the Nottingham Half Marathon on September 13th - so will provide a update on our progress then!

We really appreciate your support, and we hope to see some of you in NY in November - what a great excuse for a pre Christmas shopping trip! (Something Melanie would have been the very first to encourage!)

Dan and Di

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Di and Dan - congratulations on getting round and great times both....well done Donation by James Tilley 17/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Dan and Di what an achievement Xx Donation by Claire Ticktum 13/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Chris Strange 13/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Kerry Fine 13/11/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Thank you Paul & Sue - Love Dan & Di Donation by Paul & Sue Graham 13/11/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by Ellis-Lawson - Tracey & Nyk 13/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Jules White - Tanbridge House School 13/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Thanks Wendy!! Donation by Wendy Winter 13/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Dan, well done and great time! Donation by Tony Walker 11/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Congrats team Burstow. A great cause and amazing times too! Donation by James S 10/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Burstows - VERY, very, very well done. H Donation by Hughbert 09/11/09  

£26.00

Congratz Di (&Dan)!! Brilliant result & very worthy cause. Well done. Love Vicks (W) xx p.s apols for the delay! Donation by Victoria Whitehead 09/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Great Run and Great Steak afterwards! Donation by Jon & Stef Serafino 08/11/09  

£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid

Well done! Fantastic achievement Your mum is round here as I type !! Donation by Vic Morris 06/11/09  

£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid

Di, Dan - great effort - rather you than me. Congrats! Donation by Sparky 05/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Very well done.Many congratulations on such an achievement. Love from the Scott family Donation by Elisabeth Scott 04/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done - a great acheivement! Donation by Simon Brown 04/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Very well done to both of you from Chandlers Building Supplies Donation by Andrew Cope 03/11/09  

£300.00

well done guys,we are monstrously impressed!!!!!! Donation by pid & bob northover 02/11/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Well done! Something for the pot from Jen & James Donation by James Kemp-Potter 02/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Go for it Dan and Diana - we will be cheering you both on - thinking of you all in New York and raising a toast to Melanie too. Donation by Alison, Paul and Harry xx 01/11/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Well done to you both and what run will you doing next?? Donation by The Griffins 01/11/09  

£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid

Best of luck with it! Donation by Sevasti Wong 01/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Better late than never... We think you have both done brilliantly raising so much! Donation by George and Cat 31/10/09  

£26.20 + £7.39 Gift Aid

Go Go Team Burstow! Will be thinking of you both and cheering you on from here! X Donation by Clairabella 30/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck from A & O Properties Donation by Graham Anthony & Nicholas Owen 30/10/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck! I hope you've got some energy left for shopping!! Donation by Nicola 29/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Wish you a great time running it in the big apple! Donation by Julie Brosseau 28/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

good luck Donation by Iain 27/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good Luck ! Come home safely Justin and Kristian Donation by justin fleming 27/10/09  

£360.00 + £101.54 Gift Aid
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