Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I have decided to compete in the Bank of Scotland 1/2 marathon in September 2011.  The run is in aid of a fantastic charity, Water4Ethipia, set up by my friend Andy McAllister in 2008.

Water4Ethiopia is currently raising money for a project in Gura Ferda Woreda (which is here http://tinyurl.com/6jvam45). I have attached a photo of some of the people Andy met the other week when visiting the new project site, Almaz and her 3 year old son Zekiros are collecting dirty water which they have to drink. These are just two of the hundreds of Ethiopians that will directly benefit from Water4Ethiopia's new project to install a capped spring in their community.

It takes such a small donation to really make a difference and ultimately save lives.

25p gives 1 Ethiopian clean water for 1 year.
£5 gives 1 Ethiopian clean water for 20 years.
£10 gives a girl and her brother clean water for 20 years.
£25 gives a family of 5 clean water for 20 years.

100% of donations go directly to helping people in Ethiopia. Please take some time to look at this website for more information:

http://www.water4ethiopia.org/index.php

Join this group on facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=254669243631

And follow the charity on twitter:

http://twitter.com/#!/Water4Ethiopia

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Your donations are truly life changing, & greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much.