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putting (your) money where my mouth is

by Jen at 3:23 pm on 24.07.2008 | 4 Comments
filed under: born free campaign, this sporting life

those of you who are regular readers of this blog know that the hiv/aids epidemic is a cause near and dear to my heart.

and you’ll also know that i’m a long-time runner.

so this coming october, i’ll be combining the two and running the royal parks half marathon, on behalf of unicef’s “born free” campaign working to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hiv in poorer countries.

i’m pretty nervous – not about the running, but about the fundraising! having completed 3 marathons previously, i’ll be challenged to stretch myself in other ways for this cause. this comes from a girl who was kicked out of the local brownies troop at a young age for my inability to sell girl scout cookies, mind you.

so i’m turning to you, dear internets. i’ll be using this blog regularly between now and 12 october to speak out on why this issue is so incredibly important, and i’ll be asking for support in the form of donations/links to my justgiving page/encouragement.

please help any way you can.

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4 Comments

  • 1

    Comment by Charlotte

    24.07.2008 @ 17:11 pm

    Jen, I have donated and I will make mention of it myself. Good luck with the training and well done to you for choosing such a great cause. My heart’s there too.

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    Comment by Bethany

    24.07.2008 @ 19:35 pm

    I am thrilled to be able to help you get to your goal–I think you are wonderful for doing this!

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    Comment by Jen

    24.07.2008 @ 21:56 pm

    oh thank you both so much!! you have no idea how much i appreciate it – i’m feeling very encouraged to have gotten off to such a good start!

    grin

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