Chris & Dan's fundraiser for The ARC

Dan Probets is raising money for Animal Rescue

Ely marathon · 5 October 2025

Small and dedicated ARC needs to keep up with spiraling costs and seeks support from the Just Giving Fund. Est. in 1991, and lovingly known as the Charity with a kind heart, we save lives by providing a safe haven/Sanctuary for homeless animals. There are no “fat cats” in our Organisation, purrfect!

Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.

We are running a marathon to help raise money for the animals at The Animal Rescue Centre.

The Animal Rescue Charity has been rescuing and rehoming animals since 1991, and receives no government funding. They currently have cats, dogs and rabbits, but often take in a larger variety such as foxes, pigeons, hedgehogs and help other charities also.

It costs a lot to run a charity, with vet bills for 50 animals, food costs, electricity bills (especially keeping the animals warm in winter) are a lot and they are always rising.

It's currently kitten season and seeing the amount of kittens that are abandoned is heartbreaking and looking after them and feeding them all is a costly affair

Last year enough money was raised to make an outdoor shelter for the dogs so when they go for a walk on a cold day they can escape the weather without going back to their kennel, and so there's some shade in Summer too.

It's my (Dan) first ever Marathon and it's been more than twice as hard as it was preparing for the half marathon last year.

We will both be doing our best in training and on the day so seeing your donations come in will really spur us on so thank you for taking the time to read this and for donating.

Donation summary

Total
£1,347.94
+ £284.25 Gift Aid
Online
£1,347.94
Offline
£0.00

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