On September 13th and 14th, I'll be walking 100km from London Bridge to Henley with colleagues and friends from Blue Rubicon to raise money for Rainbow Trust, a charity providing emotional and practical support to families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness.

Sponsoring me as little or as much as you like will make a huge difference to families who are going through often unimaginable heartache:

• £9 will give a child with special needs the time to play with a sensory touch toy and have fun.
  
• £10 will pay for a Family Support Worker to visit a sick child in hospital giving an exhausted mum and devoted dad some time to themselves.
  
• £18 will give brothers and sisters valuable time with a Family Support Worker to help them talk through their worries and anxieties.
  
• £25 will help run one of our new drop-in centres, giving families time together so they can talk openly and support each other through their children’s illnesses.
  
• £30 will give a dying child the time to create memory boxes of cherished keepsakes for family and friends.
  
• £50 will pay for a Family Support Worker to give families time together away from the exhausting hospital check-ups and tests.
  
• £100 will help give 24 hour support to a family whose child is receiving palliative care