So my story: I became homeless at 16 when I found Centrepoint and embarked on a long gradual process of development and self-discovery which has run into my early twenties.

After years of engaging with the services Centrepoint provides and picking up the running bug as a prescription for my incipient fatness, I decided to run the London Marathon for Centrepoint. And I did, raising over £2000.

Interestingly I now work for Centrepoint and thus the corny fairy-tale comes full circle. But it's not as sexy fundraising as a staff member than as a homeless young person; I certainly don't feel sexy.

And so here I am asking for a humble £800 to reflect my reduced emotional status. I hope it works.

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