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Running for Amalie

Gary King is raising money for Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal

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Endurance Life South Devon Coastal Marathon · 19 February 2011

The Grand Appeal & Cots for Tots help transform the lives of sick babies and children from Bristol and across the South West. Help provide pioneering medical equipment, family accommodation and arts, music and play facilities supporting babies, children and their families when they need it most.

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<p><!--StartFragment--></p> <p style="margin-top: .1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> <!--StartFragment--> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I'm going to be running the Endurance Life South Devon Coastal Marathon on Saturday 19th&nbsp;February&nbsp;2010. It may be scenic, but it's 28 miles long, very hilly and the terrain is tough.&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I'll be doing it with a very good friend of mine, Rod Baber whose</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;baby daughter was recently taken seriously ill with a virus and has been cared for on the paediatric intensive care unit at the&nbsp;Royal Hospital for Children in Bristol.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.4pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">As Rod explains: &ldquo;Amalie is extremely poorly and will be in hospital for a long time. Her heart almost stopped, she has brain damage and a collapsed lung, but she is off the ventilator now and on the general paediatric ward. We have been through every emotion possible, but now, as well as looking after Amalie and our other three children, my partner Josie and I want to focus our energy on raising money in support of the hospital where Amalie is being so well cared for.&rdquo;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.4pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.4pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I&rsquo;d like to help Rod and Josie by doing my bit.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.4pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">For more information about the race please visit here;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><a href="http://www.endurancelife.com/event.asp?series=36&amp;location=94">http://www.endurancelife.com/event.asp?series=36&amp;location=94</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">To see an article about the last coastal marathon that I did and to give a little bit of background on what&rsquo;s involved please visit here;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><a href="http://www.gary-king.co.uk/Endurance-Life-Coastal-Marathon.html">http://www.gary-king.co.uk/Endurance-Life-Coastal-Marathon.html</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Thanks for your support.</span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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£320.00
+ £67.69 Gift Aid
Online
£320.00
Offline
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