We have a target – £777,000 pounds!
Inspired by the incredible story of Major Phil Packer who set an incredible £1 million pound fundraising target to walk the Flora London Marathon for the soldiers’ charity, Help for Heroes (and finished it at noon on Saturday), I’ve set a fundraising target of £777,000 for the 7 New Wonders in 7 Days project.
It’s a phenomenal amount but I’m convinced it is possible. If Phil could do it then so can I.
7 Wonders in 7 Days Charity Cheque
In case you aren’t familiar with Phil’s story, he was told by doctors that he would never walk again after being badly injured in a rocket attack in Basra last February.
On Saturday he completed the 26.2 mile-long Flora London Marathon after starting with other competitors on 26th April, taking 13 days to walk 15,400 agonising steps. On crutches.
He is a paraplegic having sustained heart and spinal injuries during the attack.
His inspiring story has been written by the UK press in countless places.
On that note, I’ll share a little bit about why I’m attempting the 7 Wonders in 7 Days trip.
The project itself has its seeds in my visit to Nigeria for my grandmother’s funeral in February.
I learnt a lot about my gran during the trip. She died from complications arising from Alzheimer’s late last year aged 83.
She was an inspiring woman and I’ll share a lot more about her life as the project progresses.
One of the 7 charities I’ve chosen to support is the Alzheimer’s Research Trust.
I’m going to post a little more about all the 7 charities I’ve chosen in coming weeks but in the meantime here’s a brief introduction to the Alzheimer’s Research Trust.
The Alzheimer’s Research Trust
The Alzheimer’s Research Trust is funding world-class research to find ways to cure, prevent or treat Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
It is the UK’s leading research charity for dementia and is dedicated to funding scientific studies to find ways to treat, cure or prevent Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy Body disease and fronto-temporal dementia.
It does not receive any government funding and instead relies on donations from individuals, companies and charitable trusts, money raised by individuals and gifts left in people’s Wills to fund its vital work.
Image Credit: CharitiesTrust.org
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