Shameless appeal for your cash!

[shane]

My son Tom is running a half-marathon this Sunday in aid of the Bone Cancer Research Trust, on behalf of a close friend who is suffering from the condition.

His target is £300. As of this morning he's reached £255.

If you fancy giving him a hand to reach the magic £300, have a look at his web page here http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=tom-white .

Of course, you might not wish to encourage the sight of a hefty Devon farm worker lumbering aruond London's beautiful Royal parks. If so, you could always sponsor his girlfriend instead, the beautiful Helen, by texting "RUUN54 £x" to 70070 (substitute a suitable number for x).

Thanks all, it's a really worthwhile cause, and I know they'd be really chuffed with any contribution, however small.

Shane.

[Marco]

Hi Shane,

A very worthwhile cause. £20 duly donated. Good luck to Tom!! :mex:

Come on lads, let's give Tom (and/or Helen) all the support we can!

Marco.

[shane]

Thanks Marco! Much appreciated.

[Marco]

You're welcome, mate. Hope he does well :)

Marco.

[MartinT]

Just saw this, Shane. Contribution made. Good luck to Tom!

[shane]

Brilliant! Thanks Martin.

[anthonyTD]

Hi Shane,
Just sent mine, Good luck to him! :)
Anthony,TD...

[shane]

You guys are amazing! At this rate we'll get him up to £500!!

[Macca]

A couple of quid sent - I'm not one of these AOS millionaires y'know ;)

[shane]

Every pound helps! Thanks Martin.

[Alex_UK]

Another £3 and his target is reached. :)

[shane]

Almost there. Thanks Alex!

[keiths]

Fiver sent!

[shane]

Thanks Keith! Much appreciated.

[shane]

Tom's just got in from a hard day on the farm (he says...), and was gobsmacked by your efforts. He pointed me to a link to Helen's fund-raising site, which shows that as of this afternoon she's over the £300 mark as well.

http://www.justgiving.com/Helen-Jarrett

Thank you so much for all your efforts. Can't wait to see how high they go!

Just to show they're doing their bit, here they are in training:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/283754_10151143537047146_218844626_n.jpg

[shane]

Our two intrepid heroes are lining up on the start line as I write, and complaining bitterly about the cold. They'll be warm enough soon enough, I think!

So far between the two of them they've raised an amazing £732, of which AoS members have put in a brilliant £60.

If anyone feels like pushing them over the £800 mark, here's where to go:

http://www.justgiving.com/Helen-Jarrett

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=tom-white

This is what they're doing:

http://royalparkshalf.com/

and this is what they're doing it for:

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/finalCharityHomepage.action?uniqueVmgCharityUrl=Bo neCancerResearchTrust

Am I beginning to sound like Bob Geldof?

[Alex_UK]

Am I beginning to sound like Bob Geldof?

Try "give us yer fu*kin' money!" Shane. :)

Good luck to Tom and Helen. :thumbsup:

[shane]

Task completed!

Tom's time was 02:02:20, Hels did it in 02:20:48.

A fantastic effort from them, and from you guys helping them on their way to their target. Thanks again, everyone!

[Marco]

Nice one, Shane. I'm very pleased for them both, so well done and congratulations on raising some significant funds for a very good cause! :clap: :mex:

Marco.