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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. For those of you who don't know ( this means I haven't seen you lately & bored you to tears with my running stories ! ) I am taking part in this years London Marathon !! 

Yes I am a little bit mad but it's something I have always wanted to do & I have decided to rise to the challenge ! I was lucky enough to get a ballot place and thought that I would raise money for a smaller lesser known charity while I was at it. 

I am running  for the children's burns club at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford. The club offers support to young burns survivors and their families to help to come to terms with burn trauma and altered body image. The club organises fun activities including residential camps, days out and workshops which encourage peer support amongst members. 

The club has helped our family personally and my daughter in law Laura has written the following .......

Amy suffered 24% burns to her torso, left arm back and neck when she was in her high chair and pulled hot water over herself. Our lives were turned upside down that day and the trauma will live with us forever. We came across the children's burns club during a routine plastic surgery appointment at the St. Andrews centre for burns and plastics at Broomfield hospital. Whilst in the waiting room we met the loveliest lady called Sue who introduced us to the children's burns club , before this we had never met any children or other families that had also been affected by the devastating trauma that a burn injury can cause. 

I cannot express to you how much the volunteers from this club mean to us as a family. The volunteers work endlessly to ensure that the children have a chance to take part in many new activities and make friends. They have psychologists on hand to offer their expert advice and support and nothing is ever to much trouble. To see all of the children and young people have the chance to take part and make friends where they can be themselves is a unique experience that we will take away with us for life. 

The club runs solely on donations and without these donations we would never have had the chance to be part of the children's burns club which means so much to so many families. 




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Raising money for

Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Fund

Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Fund

Charity Registration No. 1048542

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR OUR NEW FUNDRAISERS To support Broomfield Hospital, please go to our new Mid & South Essex Hospitals Charity link to set up your fundaising page. Our current page will close shortly. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY AND ONGOING SUPPORT. Charity Reg No1057266

Raising money for

Run by Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Fund

Charity Registration No. 1048542

Donations 40

Well done, Sam. So proud of you, especially as the weather was so warm.

Donation by Pam and John on 02/05/18

£20.00

Donation by Andy Wood on 02/05/18

£15.00

Well done on your run, you done amazing xx

Donation by Sue Simmons-Barber on 26/04/18

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 22/04/18

£10.00

Hope all goes well tomorrow Sam - enjoy it x love Angharad, Paul, Mary and William xx

Donation by Angharad Sanders on 21/04/18

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Wishing you the very best of luck, such a great cause. From Debbie & Hayley Fitzpatrick xx

Donation by Debbie Campbell on 21/04/18

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

You’re doing so well Sam! You’re an inspiration to us all!

Donation by Sophie Chapman on 15/04/18

£26.00

+ £6.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Lisa Dakin on 14/04/18

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 09/04/18

£10.00

Good luck Sam

Donation by Sue Pearson on 09/04/18

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Good luck Sam xxx

Donation by Mary White on 02/04/18

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Go smash those 26.2 miles Sam good luck xx

Donation by Anthea Millen on 31/03/18

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Good luck Sam xx

Donation by Claire Brasier on 30/03/18

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Gillian Tiley on 27/03/18

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Hannah Mehiri on 26/03/18

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

Good luck Sam. From Rob and Ness

Donation by Vanessa Prior on 25/03/18

£20.00

Good luck mum! We are mega proud xx

Donation by Josh Gregg on 25/03/18

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Good luck Sam xx

Donation by Tegan Paxton on 24/03/18

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Good luck sam xxx

Donation by Hannah Palmer on 23/03/18

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Good luck sam!!

Donation by Katie Capon on 23/03/18

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Go on Sam!! You'll be great, keep your eyes on the prize (which is the feeling of crossing the finish line) xx

Donation by Issy Hickmott on 23/03/18

£15.00

Good luck Sam! 😘 xx

Donation by Harry Dawes on 23/03/18

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Good luck Mumma C!

Donation by Sophia Michael on 23/03/18

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

Good luck mum!

Donation by Jake Gregg on 23/03/18

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

Go Mumma!

Donation by Sarah Gregg on 23/03/18

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£751.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£751.00
  • Gift Aid£160.25

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