UPDATE: Finished in a time of 54 mins 30 secs. Considering it was my first ever 10km and I had a stitch from scoffing down too many Jaffa Cakes at the start, that's not too shabby. Thanks to everyone for your generous donations. If you'd still like to make a contribution, you can do so up until 15th September.

 

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Thank you for visiting my fundraising webpage.

 

On Sunday 19th July, I will be running 10 kilometres at Partnership Walk & Run 2009 to be held at Gloucester Green, Regent’s Park, London. To many of you, this may come as a great surprise in light of the following facts about my personal life:

- My preferred means of transportation is black cab

- My staple diet consists of shawarmas, baklava and cornettos

 

So why am I doing this? I will be raising sponsorship monies for the Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom), a non-denominational charity which aims to build a brighter future for disadvantaged communities in developing countries. As the overheads of AKF are funded by His Highness the Aga Khan and from endowment income, all monies raised go directly to fund the programmes of the AKF.

 

The proceeds from this year's Walk & Run will support the following three AKF projects:

- Environmental Health Improvement Programme (GEHIP) in Gujarat
- Early Childhood Development Programme - “Jailoo” Kindergartens in the Kyrgyz Republic
- Rice Farming Yield Improvement Programme in Madagascar

(further information can be found on www.akdn.org/akf)

 

These are great projects, so please give what you can to help: any donation – large or small – will help AKF with its fantastic work.

 

Why not join me in taking part in the Partnership Walk & Run – simply go to www.partnershipsinaction.org.uk to register for what will be a great event.

 

Many thanks for your support.