A big hello to friends, family and anyone else who is reading this. Thanks for coming to this page. Let me explain why I am asking you to make a donation. 

I am running the London marathon in April 2015 to raise funds for the Rainforest Foundation UK as I strongly believe in the work that they do.

Why donate to RFUK? The Rainforest Foundation UK takes an innovative and more effective approach to protecting our rainforests. They tackle the problem of deforestation at the root by promoting the rights of indigenous and local forest communities, enabling them to manage and protect their own environment and challenge logging companies. To learn more about RFUK and their amazing projects in the Congo basin area and Peru, please have a look here: http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org!

By donating you are supporting two great causes: promoting human rights and saving our world's precious rainforest ecosystems. Also, rest assured that RFUK uses its funds very carefully, working from a small London office and making sure that money is spent where it has most effect. No lavish Christmas parties or fancy computers...

Thank you for making it this far. Now please make the next step. Make a difference and sponsor me with as much as you can. JustGiving make it so easy to do - just click the 'donate' button above. A huge thank you in advance!

XX Lisa

P.S. If you are sponsoring me from the UK and you are a taxpayer -  you can use Gift Aid. It's the easiest way to help me reach my fundraising goal and comes at no cost to you. This is where the Inland Revenue gives an extra 28% of whatever your donation was. For example, a £20.00 donation from you becomes £25.64, all you have to do is to tick the Gift Aid box when you donate and the rest is done by the Inland Revenue. Cheers!