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Samantha Johnson is raising money for We are making a difference
Participants: Sam Johnson, Adam Griffiths
Story
Hello! A few months ago I decided to run the Birmingham Half Marathon in memory of my father who died from cancer in 2002. During his lifetime he helped raise money for a multitude of charities through his work for the Gentlemen’s Night Out and he was the First President of the Gentleman’s Night Out Charity Committee.
Having decided to undertake the 'gruelling' training, where I have developed shin splints and my right foot goes numb every time I run (PHYSICAL PAAAINN), my lover Adam Griffiths thought he would kindly assist me during the training and on the race itself. This is a very selfless act because he has also agreed to run it with me, which one assumes will be at a considerably slower pace than he would be happy with. And I am not sure if he is aware but when my foot does go numb, I expect to hitch a ride on his back 'piggy back' stylee oink oink. Sooooo... As the two of us have endured INTENSE PHYSICAL PAIN i, i.e., shin splints, gargantuan blisters, having to buy expensive running shoes which actually didn't make that much difference, the days after a big run where we cannot move from being so worn out and quite bizarrely shoulder problems (?) we would like to know that we have done all this for some good by being sponsored.I am quite aware of the short notice (the marathon is next Saturday) but through the haze of intensive training we forgot to fundraise as we were merely hoping to improve our fitness to a level where we can actually run the whole race. PLEASE sponsor us to run the half marathon - the more money we raise the more we can help those who are not as fortunate as ourselves. I want to be able to make my father proud of me, even if he is not here to say so himself. And as Adam can never meet my old man and do manly bonding things this is probably the closest he can get to pleasing THE BIG DADDY.My father's gift was organising events that helped raise huge amounts of money, my organisation skills are somewhat lacking so I am using my amazing fitness as a means to raise money. Visit the website for the GNO charity to marvel at all the amazing work they do...http://www.thegentlemensnightout.co.uk/
I will be running for We Are Making A Difference, which is a part of the Gentlemen's Night Out Charity http://www.wearemakingadifference.com/index.html
Beneficiaries
The following offers an indication of those individuals and organisations supported by the Gentlemen's Night Out Committee. Throughout the year, the Committee also receives and responds to other applications for funds. We believe the Gentlemen's Night Out charity is unique. There are no administration overheads, thus every penny raised is distributed directly to an individual or an organisation with total neutrality. Each application for funding is carefully considered with the proposal and the intended beneficiary being visited by members of the Appeals' Committee in order to ensure that an allocation is made with the appropriate sensitivity. See the names below to see how we have helped: Acorns Children's Hospice Action for Kids African Mission/Dr Ray Towey Albrighton Moat Beaufort Gateway Club Ben and Jake Lloyd - The Barnett Family Bereavement Counselling Service Billy Hayes Birmingham Centre for Arts Therapies Birmingham Children's Hospital - Parent Accommodation Birmingham Day Centre Birmingham PHAB Camps Breast Cancer Research British Friends of War Disabled Group Birmingham Community Care Brainwave Cally Brown Centre of England Society for Mentally Handicapped Children & Adults Children's Adventure Farm Trust Chernobyl Children's Project Child Haven Appeal - supporting parents and autistic children Cruse Bereavement Dwarf Athletics Association UK Ryan Eccles Edward's Trust / Sunrise Frances Lynn Bettridge Memorial Trust Fund George Coller Memorial Fund Home-Start Joseph Foote Charity Kinnereth Ladies Group Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer Lexie Busst Lisieux Trust Marie Curie Cancer Care - Warren Pearl Centre, Solihull Multiple Sclerosis Society Norman Andrews Ohel Sarah - Institute for the Special Child Radio WM Toy Appeal Sargent Cancer Care for Children Saxon Hill Community School Solihull Children's Special Needs Association Special Olympics Starlight Children's Foundation St Basil's Sue Gilroy The Thursday Club Tsunami Appeal Visiting Service Variety Club, Midlands When You Wish upon A Star COVENTRY CARERS THURSDAY CLUB WORCESTOR ASSOCIATION OF CARERS SPECIAL O LYMPICS FAMILY WELFARE ASSOCIATION SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE CARER'S SUPPORT LISEUX TRUST ZUNEIRA KHAN ASTON MANOR COMMUNITY SCHOOL COVENTRY CITY FARM LION LODGE BDF NEWLIFE CHAPMAN FAMILY ABILITY NET STEP BY STEP EXPRESS LINK UP CARLA AYERS LAUREN WESTCOTT HOME START WINSON GREEN HOME START NORTHFIELD DECLANS MIRACLE FUND ACACIA BIRMINGHAM DOWNS SYNDROME ASSOCIATION AFRICAN MISSION BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY CARE KINNERETH BIRMINGHAM PHAB CAMPS EDWARDS TRUST3H FUND BASKERVILLE SCHOOL CHARLIE HUDSON SUPER FRIENDS SATURDAY CLUB BRAINWAVE STARLIGHT MAKE A BETTER LIFE TRUST MERE GREEN COMBINED SCHOOL SOLIHULL CHILDREN'S SPECIAL NEEDS ASSOCIATION BABY LIEFLINE SWAN VILLAGE & CARTERS GREEN CLUB ST BASILS BIRMINGHAM CENTRE FOR ART THERAPY SUNNY MOUNT BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - PARENT ACCOMMODATION BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - BURNS UNITGEORGE COLLER MEMORIAL FUND WEOLEY CASTLE COMMUNITY CENTRE CARES SANDWELL SOLIHULL VISITING SERVICE KATY'S FUND SOLIHULL BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLING CRUSE BEREAVEMENT LADIES FIGHTING BREAST CANCER MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE ST MARY'S HOSPICECHERNOYBL PROJECT ELEANOR SIMMONDS DWARF ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ALBRIGHTON TRUST ACTION FOR KIDS VARIETY CLUB WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR CILDREN'S ADVENTURE FARM ACORNS HOSPICE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FUND LEXIE BUSST LIAM MAXWELL SMITH FAMILY GIVONA RIDGEWAY JOE WARD ST MARTINS CENTRE FOR HEALING OHEL SARAH SUMMER DREAMS KIERAN SORKIN LAUREN JONE RUSHTON FAMILY