In November we lost the most inspirational, empathetic and down to earth colleague that I will ever have the pleasure of working alongside. He made my dreams come true when he believed in me and invited me to come and work at a school I loved, and now I am going to be walking 100km in his honour to raise money to make someone else's dreams come true. There is no better feeling than bringing joy to someone else's life, so I ask you to please give generously in the name of Mike Beard and let's grant a wish or two for a child who deserves a rainbow to appear in their life. 

The Make-A-Wish Foundation:
Make-A-Wish UK grant magical wishes to enrich the lives of children and young people fighting life-threatening conditions. Granting their wish provides seriously ill children with hope for the future, strength to cope and resilience to fight their condition.