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SARAH-JANE BURDEN and JULIE MANNING
HALF MARATHON FOR TEAM CHARLIE
In March 2013 our dear friends Nick and Julia Booth lost their teenage son Charlie, who tragically took his own life.
A group of Charlie’s school friends decided to form “Team Charlie” with a view to doing something positive in Charlie’s memory. An amazing £10,000 was raised for the Princes Trust from their first project. In 2013, two of Charlie’s schoolfriends visited Southern India and were very moved by the poverty that they witnessed. It was in a town called Ikkadu, around two hours west of Chennai that they came across two children’s hostels, an area between the hostels and the local high school all in desperate need of maintenance. An area of the highschool was identified where a sports complex could be built in memory of Charlie. The sports centre would be used by the high school pupils during the day, the hostel children during the evenings and the local community at other times.
Around this time Julie Manning and I (The Marvellous Mummies) started running together (well, walking and breaking into a jog sometimes!) we have sped up a little and have completed a few 10k races!
We have decided to embark on our BIGGEST CHALLENGE;
THE BRIGHTON HALF MARATHON FOR TEAM CHARLIE
So, on Sunday 28th February 2016 Julie and I will run 13 miles for Nick, Julia, Harriet and Charlie Booth and we willraise loads of money for TEAM CHARLIE.
So, please, please, please, can we have your support; dig deep into your pockets for a brilliant Charity, to support some very special people here, and far away in India.
Please donate/sponsor Julie and I in whichever way you find easier, our details are below:
To make a donation to Team Charlie;
1. If donating by cheque, please make it payable to ‘Rochester Cathedral’ and mark on the back of the cheque that it is for ‘Chennai-Team Charlie’
2. Please send to ‘Team Charlie, Satis House, Cooling Street, Cliffe, Rochester Kent ME3 7TZ
3. If making a donation online please see bank details below and ensure the payment reference is ‘Chennai-Team Charlie’. To assist could you also send a confirmation email to info@teamcharlie.net
Bank: Lloyds, Sort Code: 30-97-12 Account number: 00283363
Account Name: Rochester Cathedral, reference on payment: ‘Chennai-Team Charlie’
NB: the Cathedral is not required to register with the Charity Commission being governed by the Church Commissioners. However, the HMRC do recognise the Cathedral as a charity under referenceX7056.