Hi there guys, Pappa Bacon here!

 

Myself and my eldest son Travis have decided to do the Great North Run this year. We originally applied to run for the Butterwick Hospice, which one of my other sons, Matthew, spent a number of years in before passing away in the December of 2000.

 

We were unsuccessful in that application but managed to secure places with Help The Hospices instead, which is a general charity that spreads the donations it receives to multiple hospices.  

 

Neither of us have run properly in a long time (well, never really for Travis) and between us we've had 4 knee operations (3 were Travis' and 1 was mine) and the discs in my my back have pretty much worn away! On top of that I turned 50 last year, so doing this isn't an easy task for either of us!

 

Travis currently volunteers at St. Teresa's Hospice in Darlington, and both hearing of his experiences there as well as the many trips and stays at the Butterwick with my son Matthew and the rest of my family has made me realise how valuable these hospices are. They help provide amazing support to both the sufferers of terminal illnesses and their families. So please! Dig deep guys, be it a few pennies or a couple of quid, everything helps! You can either donate in person, on here, or even via text if you simply text BACO 50 and the amount you want to donate to 70070, i.e:

 

BACO 50

£1

 

Thanks again! :D 

 

Ian & Travis Bacon

 

 

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