Dave Cox's Marathon for Streetsport

Dave Cox is raising money for Denis Law Legacy Trust

Participants: Danny Cox

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Edinburgh Marathon Festival Full Marathon 2016 · 29 May 2016 ·

The organisation's purposes are to advance public participation in sport, the arts, and culture and provide recreational facilities to improve the conditions of the young people of the Grampian Region as well as relieving those in need from deprived areas in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

Story

Some of you know that I ran the London Marathon in 2011 for a children's charity named Action Medical Research - who at the time were running a research program into a potentially fatal bacteria which my boy Joshua survived as a baby in 2007.

I always said I'd run another after the 2011 event - and normally said 'in about 5 years' when people asked.  So, here we are then.  And who to run for?  Joshua is 9 now, and so fit and active ... it seemed like an idea to find a charity helping young kids in the local area ... my search led me to 'Streetsport' - I'll let them describe their work below:

Streetsport is a non-profit ‘prevention, intervention and
diversionary tactics initiative’ based at RGU SPORT Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen that activity reduces instances of youth crime and anti-social behaviour.

Established in 2006 we deliver free weekly sports & creative activity sessions for young people throughout Aberdeen City.  We deploy mobile activity arenas directly into local communities and operate during peak times of anti-social behaviour.

More info here - http://streetsport.org/ 

The team rely 100% on donations and sponsorship to continue their work - so I really look forward to your support!    

Donation summary

Total
£2,243.03
+ £395.28 Gift Aid
Online
£2,243.03
Offline
£0.00

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