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Hello, I'm Julie.

I've been working at Action for Children since 2016 and never fail to be blown away by the wonderful work our services and dedicated staff do to help children young people and families.

Starting out in my twenties as a young carers project worker, I have seen first hand how much impact charities like Action for Children can have on people that could really do with a helping hand. Almost twenty years on, I still remember the children I worked with then and the difference even the smallest gesture made to their lives and the lives of those around them.

Now I am working in the Technology department at Action for Children, I have very limited opportunities to work directly with the people we support. This has not dampened my passion and drive to continue trying to make a difference, which is why I have decided to take on the ultimate personal challenge and tackle the Cardiff Half Marathon this October.

For those of you that know me, I expect you will believe this will be comfortably achieved given my love of exercise. Whilst I do keep myself fit, I find running difficult and often have to battle with myself to keep going. Psychologically, this is going to be a real test of my resilience and determination - skills many of the children and families Action for Children work with need just to get through the day.

Please donate and help to not only keep me going during the run, but also to keep enabling Action for Children to do all the wonderful things we do.

As a thank you for your donation, you can add a song to my running playlist and I promise I will listen to it during the run!