Matthew Smith

Team Run4Josh

Fundraising for Children with Cancer UK
£5,074
raised of £5,000 target
by 52 supporters
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: London Marathon 2023, on 23 April 2023
In memory of Joshua Smith
At Children with Cancer UK we actively raise and invest money for vital specialist research to save the lives of every child with cancer and keep their family together. www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk

Story

A big warm welcome from 

Andrea, Lauren, Matthew and Sam we are Team Run4Josh.

Let me introduce myself I’m Matthew and very sadly my son Joshua left us in late 2018 being diagnosed with Ewing’s bone cancer in 2016.

I was inspired to enter London 2019 and team Run4josh was born. I didn't know at the time I entered he was terminally ill  and was hoping he would survive to be there at the finish line..... that wasn't to be. Chris and me still crossed the line and raised our target of £10,000 it was very emotional day to say the least

Then covid hit us  and events we planned got shelved and London we had been invited back to do again changed into virtual events. Runs (or maybe being honest more walking) were done with Chris in 2020 and our new member Sam  in 2021.

2022 didn’t happen for me due to last minute injury but we
are back bigger and better.

Team Run4josh welcomes to the fold my sister Andrea Waldram and
her daughter Lauren. They both ran London 2021 for Children with cancer inspired
by Joshua’s journey and are back again.

It just leaves me to thank you for reading our page. I am so
humbled by the support that has been given from you all to Lauren and Andrea
last year and to Me, Chris and Sam thank you from the bottom of my heart it has
made the pain of the fast years bearable.

If you would like to read Joshua’s story and see other
events we have planned please visit.

Www.run4josh.com

About the campaign

At Children with Cancer UK we actively raise and invest money for vital specialist research to save the lives of every child with cancer and keep their family together. www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk

About the charity

At Children with Cancer UK we actively raise and invest money for vital specialist research to save the lives of every child with cancer and keep their family together. www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk

Donation summary

Total raised
£5,073.47
+ £155.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£4,973.47
Offline donations
£100.00

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