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September 2020 marks my 10th anniversary working at the MND Association, and also the start of a 5 week fundraising initiative called Mission 5000.   I've finally joined #TeamMND and together we're going to cover at least 5,000 miles, that's a mile for every person living with MND in the UK today. The Coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on charity income. With many fundraising events cancelled, the MND Association expects to lose a third of their fund-raised income this year. This is at a time when families affected by MND have needed the Association's support more than ever. We've also had to cut back our 2020 research funding, in a year where we had more highly-rated applications than usual. 

Since I stopped commuting in March, I started running or cycling most weekdays. So I've decided it was time to join all our fantastic supporters and contribute my daily exercise over five weeks to the Mission 5000 total. My initial target was 250 miles in the 5 weeks. Hopefully this might lead to some financial contributions too as well as keeping me motivated into the autumn. 

Having achieved 200 miles in the first 2.5 weeks, I've decided to raise my target to 350 miles (at least) - although there is poorer weather due later this week.

Please help us achieve our ultimate aim: a world free from MND.

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