Tom Silk

Tom's 5 challenges finishing with the London Marathon 2015

Fundraising for Bliss
£2,782
raised of £2,500 target
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Event: Virgin London Marathon 2015, on 26 April 2015
Bliss

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RCN 1002973, Registered Scottish Charity SC040878
We help premature and sick babies in the UK to give every baby the best possible future

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81% of Target.. 2 days.. Please help if you can!:-)

So Bramley 10 miler done..great time too! now for a couple of half's along with 18-22 mile training runs and I am there ( I think !)

Thank you for everyone who has sponsored so far.. Just off on a little Duathlon, looking forward to the finish line.! ☺

Just over a year ago, my niece Ava was born prematurely at 25 weeks. Whilst she received the best care, it really brought home what support her amazing parents needed during the first 6 months in hospital and the coming months and years. Not just for Ava but for any parents having to cope when a baby is born too small, too sick or too early, it is a very challenging time and Bliss can offer support when it's needed most. 

To give you an idea of the cost involved and the requirement across the country Bliss have recently introduced the Bliss Nurse Programme to have a Bliss Nurse in each UK region (28) by 2020.

As the number of nurses now stands below that it illustrates how many more are needed. By reaching my fundraising target you will have helped fund a Bliss Nurse for nearly a month in one of those regions allowing them to provide the support needed to the families with babies in special care.

As some of you know I have got my trainers back on the last year and a half and wanted to use my “resurgence” in running (if you can call it that!) to give something back. So London Marathon it is!

Any donation you can give no matter the amount will go a long way to helping improve the care of babies up and down the country and improving the support offered to families throughout.

If you want to find out more please visit www.bliss.org.uk

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Bliss

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RCN 1002973, Registered Scottish Charity SC040878
Bliss is the leading UK charity for babies born premature or sick. We rely on donations to fund our work but with one baby admitted to neonatal care every five minutes we don’t have the resources to reach every baby who needs us. Your donation can help Bliss ensure every baby gets the best care.

Donation summary

Total raised
£2,781.24
+ £497.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£2,141.22
Offline donations
£640.02

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