Rob Donovan

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Fundraising for The Salvation Army
£2,334
raised of £3,000 target
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Event: London Marathon 2019, on 28 April 2019
All sponsorship monies raised from our London Marathon 2019 team will go to support our work protecting and caring for vulnerable victims of modern slavery.

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The Salvation Army is a registered charity and church working in 120 countries worldwide and is one of the largest and most diverse providers of social welfare in the world. In the UK and Republic of Ireland this work includes more than 800 Salvation Army social service centres and community churches. We provide unconditional friendship, support and very practical help to people in crisis and need and work with children, older people, homeless people and those dealing with drug and/or alcohol addiction.

My Mum and Dad used to buy The War Cry from the Sally Army Officer when they made their monthly visit to a local pub with Uncle Bill and Auntie Ivy. I waited for the copy with interest as a little kid. My Dad was impressed with the Army. He had been a soldier in the British army and respected the way the Sally Army put their Christian faith into action. 

I was proud to run my third marathon - and this time in a Salvation Army vest - in 2017 in London. I raised around £3000 for Gloucester House, the Sally Army rehabilitation community centre in Swindon. And I completed the marathon distance in a PB of 5 hours 37 minutes and 29 seconds!

I was 68 then. I reach my 70th birthday in September this year and it really appeals to set myself this personal challenge for April 2019 to celebrate that milestone in my life.  

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All sponsorship monies raised from our London Marathon 2019 team will go to support our work protecting and caring for vulnerable victims of modern slavery.

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The Salvation Army

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The Salvation Army is a Christian Church & registered Charity working in 130 countries worldwide and is one of the largest and most diverse providers of social welfare in the world. In the UK and Republic of Ireland this work includes more than 800 Salvation Army social service centres and Community churches. We provide unconditional friendship, support and very practical help to people in crisis and need and work with children, homeless people, all adult victims of modern slavery and those dealing with drug and/or alcohol addiction. Alongside our work in the UK, The Salvation Army International Projects Office works with communities around the world to support and empower them to defeat poverty and injustice. Our development projects are created and implemented in partnership with communities to enable them to build a better life and future for themselves. The Salvation Army is a Christian Church & registered Charity in England (214779), Wales (214779), Scotland (SC009359) and the Republic of Ireland (CHY6399)

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