Aaron Bixley

Aaron's Marathon Page

Fundraising for Actors' Children's Trust
£1,345
raised of £1,000 target
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Event: Virgin London Marathon 2010, on 25 April 2010
Actors' Children's Trust

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We are the charity for actors' children, to enable creativity and security.

Story

Last year, in February, a beautiful baby girl was born called Phoebe. She arrived at 25 weeks gestation and was an amazingly brave human being.  

We visited Phoebe every day in Leicester & Coventry;  I had to stop working to take care of my family & because we fell short of the benefit system, we were forced to live off Sarah's maternity pay.

Sarah & I shuttled to & from hospital every day for 10 months.  We very quickly got ourselves into debt with nursery fee's (for Phoebe's brother, Jude), our petrol fuel bill was running at £200 per week, hospital parking charges, hospital food, plus the normal cost of running a home!


When Sarah & I were at our lowest ebb, when Natwest refused extra credit, or a payment holiday on our mortgage, TACT stepped in & helped my family.  I’d always thought that Sarah & I were fairly ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.  When our life was thrown into turmoil, it was the help from TACT that touched & astonished us. 
Phoebe died last November having never made it home. 

I took up running which gave me space to think about Phoebe & how happy she made me.  

Phoebe couldn’t come home, so we took home to Phoebe.  By making a donation you are helping other families do the same.

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About the charity

Actors' Children's Trust

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ACT the Actor's Children's Trust provides grants and support for actors' children up to the age of 21. ACT helps 350 children and young people, from babies to uni students. Many have additional needs. In a precarious low-paid profession, ACT's grants can make a big difference to families.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,345.00
+ £251.03 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,345.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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