Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I am hoping to raise some money for the Cindy Appleyard Foundation.

The Cindy Appleyard Foundation provides small grants to families who have a child in a specialist hospital a long way from their home. The purpose of the grants is to help families meet costs such as temporary accommodation near their child, travelling to and from the hospital and taking time off work.

Find out more about the foundation here :

https://cindyappleyardfoundation.org.uk/

I feel so lucky that my children were both born realitivly stress free and have had childhoods free from illness . I can’t even begin to imagine what it would be like to have a young child in hospital or undergoing  treatment like my friend Emily , who set up the Cindy Appleyard Foundation did . Having the added burden of financial costs and worries  on top of the already incredibly stressful experience must be heartbreaking, so if I can’t raise some funds to help the next family who needs the support of the foundation I’d be proud . 

During Covid the foundation has continued to give out grants to families however they have had no new fund raisng opportunities as events have been cancelled , the money will soon run out . 

The manchester Marathon which I was supposed to be running has been cancelled so I have decided to put my training to good use , switch it up a bit and try to complete my first sprint  triathlon ! wish me luck and thanks in advance for your support.  

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