Plus £375 by 7 cheques received to date

STOP PRESS:   Starting at 6am, Venetia & Roger completed run.  Time 1h 47 m.  Thanks to all for your generous support, much appreciated.

Auckland Marathon 1 Nov 2009 - Team members:  Venetia and Roger Ellis

I am running the Auckland half marathon in support of Bucks Mind. I was born in Bucks, but now live with my husband Rog and 3 kids in Auckland, New Zealand. We came back to work in Bucks during 2004, and we remain close to Bucks with many friends there.  We are very familiar with the great work being done by Bucks Mind. They help people suffering mental distress, for example by counselling all ages, running clubs to provide meeting places, and helping people re-enter employment.

This area of NHS and local government activity is ever the poor relation, with acute hospitals and high profile services less severely squeezed. At the present time, the pressures are greater still.  This makes charitable input doubly necessary and valuable. That is why we are so keen to help Bucks Mind.

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