Humphrey Ker

Humphrey Ker Runs A Wildly Reluctant Marathon For The Wrexham Miners Project

Fundraising for Wrexham AFC Foundation
£68,823
raised of £100,000 target
Event: adidas Manchester Marathon 2025, on 27 April 2025 Start fundraising for this event
Wrexham AFC are delighted to name The Wrexham Miners Project as their Charitable partner for the 24/25 Season. The Wrexham Miners Project is a local charity that works to preserve the history of Wrexham’s mining community.

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I hate running. I really hate running. Nature gave me long arms with which to reach things, rather than good stamina and speed with which to run after them. It is, therefore, with an extremely heavy heart that I find myself donning the lycra and getting into training for a very good cause.

The Wrexham Miners Project(WMP) is a fantastic charity that seeks to preserve Wrexham's mining past and act as a community hub for Wrexham's future. We at Wrexham AFC are delighted to name WMP as our official charitable partner for the 24/25 season.

Due to the extremely unfortunate generosity of my bosses, Wrexham AFC Chairmen Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, who have each pledged £26,200 to the cause, I have no choice but to run the Manchester Marathon on April 27th 2025 to raise funds for WMP.

So, now, I am, not very humbly, and slightly aggressively, beseeching you to donate to this great cause to make the misery I am going to put myself through worthwhile.

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About the campaign

Wrexham AFC are delighted to name The Wrexham Miners Project as their Charitable partner for the 24/25 Season. The Wrexham Miners Project is a local charity that works to preserve the history of Wrexham’s mining community.

About the charity

Wrexham AFC Foundation is the official charity of Wrexham AFC. Our aim is to positively change young people's lives across North Wales using the power of football and Wrexham AFC.

Donation summary

Total raised
£68,822.97
Online donations
£12,802.97
Offline donations
£56,020.00

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