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Why won't I learn?

Lewis Westbury is raising money for ORT UK
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Virgin London Marathon 2012 · 22 April 2012 ·

ORT is the largest Jewish education & training NGO in the world, providing Science & Technology based vocational education, teacher training and student support, complemented by outstanding academic programmes, to young men and woman in mainly deprived communities. In 58 countries, ORT gives students the skills necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency, which ultimately helps them to provide for themselves and their families.

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<p><strong>I never learn!</strong>&nbsp;Here I am, a couple of years on - and doing exactly what I swore I'd never do again!</p> <p>There are <em>loads</em>&nbsp;of reasons why I shouldn't run a marathon. Principally, it will hurt like hell! So why am I doing it?</p> <p>Well, ORT are going to teach 4,500 builders in Haiti how to rebuild their homes safely so that they're safe in the event of another earthquake. To do that, they're going to need wads of cash - and running marathons is a traditional way to wangle your hard-earned pounds out of you for a good cause!</p> <p>I'm raising money for the Building Back Better project. You can find out more here:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.britishort.org/what-we-do/current-projects/building-back-better/">http://www.britishort.org/what-we-do/current-projects/building-back-better/</a></p>

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