Thanks for visiting my JustGiving Page! I’m running the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon 2015 for Buttle UK on the 11th of October 2015. 

Buttle UK isn't one of the more high profile charities in this country, but it's work is immensely important in the current economic and political climate.

Buttle UK is named after Frank Buttle, a remarkable man whose hard work and personal sacrifice helped to establish our grant programmes, which have been helping children and young people in need across the UK since 1953.

They do this by providing practical solutions that give children a fighting chance in life.

Direct support is based on individual need, either to overcome immediate crisis or ensure the best possible chance of a successful education. A grant could be for a bed so a child no longer has to share with a sibling, and has a better night's sleep to help them concentrate in class. Or to fund a place at boarding school for a 13 year old with alcoholic parents, where they can get the structure and support missing at home.

They also look at more strategic ways to improve the life chances of those we help, by influencing opinion formers, policy makers and practitioners. 

More detail can be found here: http://www.buttleuk.org/pages/who-we-are.html

I really appreciate all your support and thank you for any donations.

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