Hello friends, thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I am raising money for MERLIN (Medical Experts on the Frontline) because they really save lives! This is my first charity I ever raised money for and I am very pleased that I am doing this run for MERLIN and I think I chose well.  I am greatly inspired by the work they do and never thought that by giving and taking little action I would get so much back in return. Thank you MERLIN!

About the charity:

When disaster strikes, MERLIN sends their medical teams to wherever the need is greatest.  They take communities from emergency to recovery, work relentlessly to revive heath services in some of the world's toughest places, get remote clinics up and running, train health workers and ensure drugs and essential equipment are available.

Here are some basic stats:

£25 buys enough syringes to vaccinate 1,000 children against life- threatening diseases

£300 buys equipment for two Merlin mobile heath clinics

Unofficially, I was also told that MERLIN was originally set up by a couple from UK who have experienced the horrors of the Balkan conflict. They established this charity to keep families together during and after the wars, particularly the orphan siblings who lost their parents and had no other families. That way, at least they had their brothers or sisters to be in their lives.   

My running progress:                                                               

Well, we all know 10k IS NOT a marathon but a short run…but I will endeavour to do the run in 45 minutes to 1 hour. The run is on 27 MAY following the Olympic Marathon route from St James Park, past Westminster and it will be hot in London! I love extra challenge!  I can already do this distance…but I need to run faster! I am training in Hampstead Heath during the week and weekends and am doing long and short, fast and slow runs including sprints! Fingers crossed that I can reach my target.

My fundraising progress:                                                              

 So far, I have managed to raise £95 from my home-made chocolate egg sale at work. I am hoping to raise more money through your kind donations on this page.  I will also be organising charity fundraiser events such as bowling.

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