A big hello and a thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

It doesn’t matter who you are, how you feel, or what has happened. If you feel that things are getting to you, you can get in touch with the Samaritans. For many just having someone at the end of the line to 'listen' to them, is invaluable - having an anonymous, confidential, non-judgemental person on the other side, can be immensely helpful at that 'crisis' moment.

Every 60 seconds, someone contacts the Samaritans with suicidal feelings. Their service is accessable 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Yet they receive almost no government funding, so it’s donations that keep them going.

I've decided to run in the London Marathon 2015 in support of this very worthy charity. It's a big feat for me personally as many of you know, I loathe running..and that's putting it mildly. I have visions of Simon Pegg in 'Run Fatboy Run'!! or should I say, palpitations.

Nonetheless I'm determined to train hard and give it all my effort. The knowledge of raising money for the Samaritans is truely my driving force.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Once again, many thanks for taking the time to read this and of course thanks for your support.

Kind regards, Rupa