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I am proud to be running the Royal Parks Half Marathon for In Kind Direct on 13 October 2019. The course is
13.1 miles long and will take me through four Royal Parks (Hyde Park,
Kensington Gardens, St James's Park, and The Green Park) and past some of
London's most historic landmarks.
Founded by the Prince of Wales in 1996, In Kind
Direct runs a unique service distributing consumer products from manufacturers
and retailers to UK charities working at home and abroad. Organisations benefiting
are mostly small, local projects and organisations without the resources of the
large national charities. Examples include women’s refuges, youth projects,
disability groups, community centres, hospices, children’s homes, elderly
people’s support, etc.
Since foundation, In Kind Direct has
distributed over £200 million in value of life’s essential goods to over 9,700
charities. Not only does In Kind Direct help 2 million people every year but
they have also saved 25,000 tonnes of products from going to landfill in the
process.
You can also include a link to our website https://www.inkinddirect.org/about-us/
and a link to our latest Impact Report ( https://wcdn.inkinddirect.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IKD_Impact_Report_2018.pdf
) which has wonderful images too.