GLASGOW HALF

HI GUYS,

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW I AM AN ABSOLUTE GLUTTON FOR SELF-FLAGELLATION SO I HAVE DECIDED TO RUN THE GLASGOW GREEN HALF MARATHON ON JAN 5th. AS A MEANS OF ENSURING I ACTUALLY GET OFF MY FAT ARSE AND TRAIN FOR IT, I WILL BE DOING IT TO RAISE SOME MONEY FOR CHARITY IN MEMORY OF MY BEST FRIEND EDEN YOUNG, AND ALSO FOR MY BEAUTIFUL GODSON HARRISON FOX.

THE TWO CHARITIES I HAVE CHOSEN ARE ‘JACKTHELAD’ AND ‘ACTION DUCHENNE’.

JACKTHELAD IS A CHARITY THAT AIMS TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE ACCIDENTS ON HOLIDAY - HELPING THEM DEAL WITH THE PRACTICAL AND FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS THAT ARISE WHEN THINGS GO WRONG. THEY ALSO HELP SUPPORT BEREAVED FAMILIES IN BRINGING THEIR LOVED ONES HOME WHEN INSURERS BACK OUT (WHICH IS OFTEN THE CASE), AND HELP EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT POTENTIAL RISKS.

ACTION DUCHENNE IS A BRILLIANT CHARITY THAT HELPS SUPPORT AND EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE (LIKE OUR HARRISON) AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THEIR VALIANT FIGHT AGAINST DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY. NOT ONLY DO THEY PROVIDE INVALUABLE SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR THOSE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE DISEASE, THEY ALSO AIM TO EDUCATE THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN HOW THEY CAN ALSO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER KIDS WITH THE DISEASE, AND FUND VITAL RESEARCH AIMED AT TREATING AND STOPPING THE DISEASE.

BOTH CAUSES MEAN A HUGE AMOUNT TO ME, SO ANY CONTRIBUTION HOWEVER SMALL WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED xxxx