James Milne Half Marathon
Fundraising Target: £1000
My Donations to date: £2041
Fundraiser(s):
Event: Reading Half Marathon
Event Date: 21st March 2010
Charitie(s) Supported: Winston's Wish,The North Wilts And Devizes Portage Service,
On Sunday 21st March I will be running for the first time the Reading Half Marathon (13.1 miles) for Charity. As many of you who know me well, I am not a natural born runner. Therefore I have spent the last 6 months training in the cold, rain and even snow to prepare for this. To make the months of training worthwhile I have chosen 2 charities that mean a great deal to me and would appreciate any donations to these fantastic causes.
Winston's Wish
In November a very dear friend of ours passed away suddenly, Graham Hollows. He was married to Towe who Nikki and I went to University in York with (those of you who were at our wedding will probably remember him) and we subsequently became even closer over the years as life progressed and we both had children. Many nights we spent at each other houses drinking and then falling asleep in the chair! Graham was an inspiration, and a wonderful man, and he and Towe have three children (Aila 5, Leiva, 3 and baby number 3 due in March) who will need lots of help and support to come to terms with life without daddy.
Winstsons Wish is a charity that specialises in helping bereaved children, they offer support and guidance and focus on trying to rebuild life for a positive future. Towe and Graham's children are wonderful and so amazing in how they are dealing with the situation they tragically find themselves in, but, they will need help at times and I hope that helping Winstons Wish will go some way to ensuring that help is there for them, and others suffering the same.
North Wilts Portage
I would also like to raise money for a charity that provides vital support for Ellen, the daughter of my friends Jon and Nikki Woodhead. Ellen suffers from cerebral palsy and the local portage team provide important weekly home visits to provide physical therapy treatment and provide a great service and much needed support to Ellen and her parents.
Portage is a home-visiting educational service for pre-school children with additional support needs and their families. The aim of Portage is to support the development of young children's play, communication and relationships and to encourage full participation in day to day life within the family and beyond the home. Portage services are committed to securing inclusion in the wider community for all children and families in their own right. Support offered through Portage is based on the principle that parents are the key figures in the care and development of their child and Portage aims to help parents to be confident in this role whatever their child's needs may be.
If you are a UK tax payer please remember to tick the gift aid box I will of course let you know how I get on and would like to thank you all for your support and encouragement.
James
Contributions
| Display Name | Date | Amount | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Shields Family | 10th February 2010 | £5.00 | Good luck James! Two excellent reasons to run!! |
| Ian Walker | 12th February 2010 | £40.00 | Good luck, Jimlad! |
| Peter Sutton | 15th February 2010 | £20.00 | Best of luck - James |
| Chris Marianos | 15th February 2010 | £26.00 | £2 for every mile - you best finish! Best of luck for a great cause |
| Paul Cox | 15th February 2010 | £30.00 | Well done James - from another non-runner ! |
| Anna Lundkvist | 15th February 2010 | £30.00 | Good luck James and well done for raising charity. |
| Francis Pang | 15th February 2010 | £30.00 | Good luck James! |
| Mark Rothera | 15th February 2010 | £30.00 | Go James! |
| Tania Bridge | 16th February 2010 | £20.00 | You can teach an old dog new tricks. Enjoy your day. |
| Iain Ward | 16th February 2010 | £20.00 | I know how hard you've worked for this - great charities |
| Theresa Heggie | 16th February 2010 | £100.00 | |
| Sonia Whyte | 16th February 2010 | £100.00 | Go for it! |
| Maud Hedman | 16th February 2010 | £30.00 | Give it your best, James! |
| Jennie Geach | 17th February 2010 | £20.00 | |
| Qaiser Abdullah | 18th February 2010 | £20.00 | All the best James |
| Françoise De Craecker | 19th February 2010 | £50.00 | Congratulations for standing for this and best wishes for the run. |
| Jonathan Moore | 19th February 2010 | £20.00 | Good Luck ! |
| Jean-Yves Boursier | 20th February 2010 | £100.00 | We'll be with you ! JY |
| NEIL GRUNDY | 21st February 2010 | £10.00 | Good Luck James. If you do sub 90 minutes I'll double my donation. The last time i ran the RHM I follwed the Cheeky Girls round......woeked wonders!! |
| Miranda Aston | 21st February 2010 | £10.00 | Good Luck. |
| Robert & Diana Milne | 21st February 2010 | £50.00 | good luck james. |
| Andrew Beet | 24th February 2010 | £20.00 | You're bonkers and therefore truly deserving of sponsorship... |
| Natalie Herbert | 26th February 2010 | £10.00 | You can do it - believe in yourself! good luck. |
| Alain Coppex | 04th March 2010 | £100.00 | C'mon James, I'll be with you. "James for President :-)" ! |
| Hina Patel-Farooq | 08th March 2010 | £20.00 | You can do it! |
| Mark Baldry | 14th March 2010 | £50.00 | James Milne: Fueled by Cafe To Go! Terrfic effort James, enjoy the run. |
| Guy Douglas | 18th March 2010 | £50.00 | Many an afternoon spent on cross country 'runs' (walks!) with you at school - all building up to this...GOOD LUCK |
| Werner Foeller | 19th March 2010 | £30.00 | Good luck James |
| Sally Gosden | 19th March 2010 | £10.00 | Best of Luck! |
| Lesley roche | 22nd March 2010 | £30.00 | Admire your determination!! |
| Andrew Pettican | 22nd March 2010 | £20.00 | Great charities James, well deserving of all your hard work and support |
| Michael Garry | 23rd March 2010 | £20.00 | |
| Christine Roberts | 23rd March 2010 | £10.00 | Well done |
| Karen O'T | 26th March 2010 | £10.00 | Well Done James! |
| 21st April 2010 | £900.00 |