I have signed up to run a 10k race at Lochore Country Park, Fife on 15th October 2017. This is a huge challenge for me as a new (slow) runner- I have run that far only once, and it took me a longer time than the very last runner in last year's (2016) race! I've three months to prepare, and to inspire me further I'm doing this to support the great work my friend Ross Stirling is doing for the Arunima Hospice in Kolkata, India. The Hospice supports children infected with or affected by HIV / AIDS , who are orphans or have been rejected by their families. Ross visited Arunima in March, and saw at first hand how little the children have and the conditions they live in. He is now fundraising for Arunima for clothes and activities for the children and especially for a new roof to replace the old tin roof and for hospice transport. All money I raise will go to the project through Ross, who comments "no matter how small a donation is, it goes a long way in India."

Can you make a donation and spur me on to run far and fast for the children and help celebrate my fiftieth birthday year?