Team Taolo 2018
Joe Jones is raising money for Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
In memory of Dr Taolo Jones
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"Our mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style"
- Maya Angelou
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***2018 UPDATE***
This year 5 runners will be doing the Bournemouth marathon and one runner will be running the 10K, two years after the first Team Taolo run.
Marathon - Sunday 7 October 2018
- Bradley Jones (father)
- Joe Jones (brother)
- Blair Thomson
- Ed Kitt
- Jon Salt
- Declan Shaw
10K - Saturday 6 October 2018
- Jason Rose
Please support Team Taolo and MSF!
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On the 1st and 2nd October, nearly 50 runners will be running for Team Taolo in the Bournemouth Marathon Festival, in memory of Dr Taolo Masilonyane-Jones (20 October 1983 - 27 April 2015).
Team Taolo is raising funds for a brilliant cause that was very close to Taolo's heart and professional life: Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) (also known as Doctors Without Borders).
Taolo would have celebrated his 33rd birthday in October this year. To celebrate the wonderful person that he was, the successful life that he lived, and the causes dear to his heart, Taolo's father (Bradley), mother (Lorato), and brother (Joe) will all be taking part in the Bournemouth Marathon Festival and have assembled Team Taolo to join them. Team Taolo comprises Taolo's friends, colleagues, former teachers, and family friends, several of whom will be flying in from overseas to participate.
If you would like to join Team Taolo as a runner, please email Joe at: joejones230591@gmail.com, and register at: http://www.run-bmf.com/?
A bit about Taolo
After spending his formative years in Botswana and the United Arab Emirates, Taolo grew up and spent many happy years just a stones-throw away from Bournemouth in Poole. From a very early age his dream was to become a doctor and return to Africa so that he could launch the first ever "Flying Doctor" service in Botswana, where he was born.
His dream almost came true - after completing his A-Levels, he travelled to Australia to study medicine, graduating in 2010 before working as a registrar surgeon in Perth, Western Austalia where he also gained his pilot's licence. Taolo returned to Botswana on several occasions to undertake electives in a number of hospitals. Taolo had a deeply felt passion for serving the healthcare needs of poorer communities in the world and he seemed destined to pursue this vocation as his career progressed.
Meet Team Taolo
Marathon (2 October) runners:- Bradley Jones (father)
- Joe Jones (brother)
- Tom Arnold
- Marcus Cook
- Marcus Cook
- Fabio Fenton
- Dominic Hinwood
- Mark Holland
- Dominic Hinwood
- Mark Holland
- Ed Kitt
Half Marathon (2 October) runners:
- Sarah Archer
- Alexander Barrett
- David Batchelor
- Blair Bear
- Blair Bear
- Eleanor Brunt
- Mark Clist
- Andy Dallimore
- Ian Dean
- Mark Clist
- Andy Dallimore
- Ian Dean
- Thomas Elstub
- Joe Fenn
- Michael Flint
- Michael Flint
- Ed Gibbs
- Laura-Jane Grant
- Laura-Jane Grant
- Will Heslop
- Nick Hook
- Grace Hosier
- Sean Hughes
- Amy Irvine
- Daniel Marsh
- Amy Irvine
- Daniel Marsh
- Zara Mazhar
- Phoebe McLarty
- Simon Merry
- Sue Merry
- Laurie Perry
- Louise Prytherch
- Jessica Regan
- Bill Smith
- Chris Taylor
- Murray Thomson
- Simon White
- Murray Thomson
- Simon White
- Michael Wilson
10K (1 October) runners:
- Lorato Jones (mother)
10K (1 October) runners:
- Lorato Jones (mother)
- Alexandra Baker
- Steve Blandamer
- Louise Blandamer
- Louise Blandamer
- Alex Crossland
- Alex Douglas
- Sarah Maume
- Clara Mead-Robson
- Ryan Musselwhite
- Jeveria Raja
- Katie Roberts
- Jason Rose
- Jason Rose
- Arthur Sawbridge
5K (1 October) runners:
- Tom Lewis
- Declan Foley
5K (1 October) runners:
- Tom Lewis
- Declan Foley
More about MSF
MSF help people worldwide where the need is greatest, delivering emergency medical aid to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from healthcare. All these situations call for a rapid response with specialised medical and logistical help. But MSF also run longer-term projects, tackling health crises and supporting people where the need is greatest. MSF currently have projects running in over 60 countries. As an MSF donor, you fuel the delivery of medical aid to the people who need it most, no matter where they are or whether they have hit the headlines. Your money pays for millions of consultations, operations, treatments and vaccinations every year.
Some facts on what good a donation can achieve:
- £44.67 - Buys treatment to prevent a woman contracting HIV/AIDS and passing it on to her unborn child
- £134 - Would pay for a measles vaccination for 1,500 children
- £80.34 - Could cover the cost of three days cholera treatment for a patient
For every £ you donate, 86% goes towards front line activity in the field, where MSF are operating.
- MSF in 40 seconds http://youtu.be/mXV8lTgETks
- MSF in 2014 https://youtu.be/0ap12-uFcWM
- Ordinary Day (1mins) http://youtu.be/ArXDuGGf1Eg