GARY FORD

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Fundraising for Whizz Kidz
£4,638
raised of £3,000 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Virgin London Marathon 2010, on 25 April 2010
Participants: Gary Ford & Ben Cooper
Whizz Kidz

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RCN 802872
We provide wheelchairs and equipment to improve lives of young wheelchair users

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WELL, WE CAME, WE SAW AND WE, WELL, WE THANKFULLY FINISHED THE HARDEST, IN GARYS CASE 5:12:27, IN BENS 7:19:05 HOURS, MINUTES AND SECONDS OF OUR LIVES....WHAT A DAY....SMILES, CHEERS, LAUGHTER, FANTASTIC SUPPORT AND FINALLY UNFORGETABLE TEARS OF PURE EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION.....WHAT A DAY...THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU...TO ALL OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO HELPED US ON THE ROUTE, TO THE WHIZZ KIDZ "GREEN ARMY" AND THEIR HOT SPOTS OF SUPPORT....TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO CHEERED US ON, TO THE WATER, LUCOZADE, AND GEL STATION PEOPLE AND ALL THE HELPERS ON ROUTE, THE SWEETS FROM STRANGERS, THE MUSIC....AMAZING TRULY AMAZING..AND TO TOP IT ALL BEST PART OF £4,500 TO CHARITY...AGAIN FROM US BOTH THANK YOU ALL..

A MASSIVE, MASSIVE THANK YOU TO ALL OUR KIND DONATORS WHO HAVE HELPED US RAISE OVER OUR TARGET AND CONTINUE TO DO SO...BEN AND I THANK YOU SINCERELY ON BEHALF OF THE WHIZZKIDZ CHARITY AND ALL THE MANY CHILDREN THEY HELP....LETS KEEP GOING AND MAKE OUR FINAL DONATION TO THEM A TRUELY MEMORABLE EFFORT FROM US TWO AND ALL OF YOU..

As you may or may not be aware Whizzkidz, a valued customer of London Trophy Company,  provide mobility for children with disabilities in order to help them to live and  participate in full active lives with children and adults in their peer group and in general. The provision of mobility chairs and devices is the aim of our fundraising and we both hope that you will be able to support our attempt in completing the Virgin London Marathon 2010.

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About the charity

Whizz Kidz

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RCN 802872
Whizz Kidz provides young wheelchair users with the equipment and skills they need to live life as independently as possible, at home, at school, at work and beyond.

Donation summary

Total raised
£4,638.00
+ £620.23 Gift Aid
Online donations
£4,638.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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