Soooo, I've decided to do the London to Brighton run on 25th May. It's my first ultra marathon, in fact I've never even attempted a marathon so not sure what happened there. What I do know is I'm doing it to raise some cold hard cash for two charities that I have a personal connection to. 

The Oakley School in Tunbridge Wells is a Special School for day pupils, aged from 2 to 18 years, all of whom have severe and/or complex needs, with associated communication and learning difficulties. My good friend's amazing son attends the school and I'm proud to be supporting them!

The second charity is INTO Giving which is the charity arm of INTO, where I work. The money you pledge will go directly to Oakley School however as an INTO employee, I can use INTO Giving's iGive campaign to increase my fundraising by 20%. What's more INTO’s founder will also match my total amount raised for INTO Giving education projects, which effectively increases my fundraising by 120%! So every pound you donate will be turned into £2.20. £1 will go to the Oakley School and £1.20 will go to INTO Giving. Good hey?!

INTO Giving projects aim to increase access to education for disadvantaged children across the world. Their main focus over the last few years has been on ensuring access to education for girls and refugees; two of the most vulnerable groups in the world today. INTO Giving currently support 22 projects across 4 continents including ones in the UK. 

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.