Ben Patten

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Fundraising for Grief Encounter
£4,740
raised of £8,000 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: London Marathon 2023, on 23 April 2023
Team: CMBD
£30,000 will fund a 10-week specialised programme of group therapy for bereaved children and their families.

Story

Our brother Toby passed away unexpectedly in July this year. A profound loss and tragedy that we, as a family, and as individuals, are still struggling but trying to come to terms with and process. The loss of Toby is steeped in sadness that his life and his life’s potential and legacy have been cut so short. At the age of 27 he had barely got going making his beautiful mark on this mad world. It feels cathartic to try to make something positive out of our profound shared loss. Ollie, Ben and myself are attempting to run the London Marathon 2023 to raise money for this charity; Grief Encounters and anyone indirectly going through grief, loss and dark times so we kindly ask you to donate whatever you can spare so Grief Encounter can help provide some solace and respite to grieving families. Doing this marathon in his memory is a positive way for us to exist in this strange, tragic space of suspended shock together. A way to celebrate our beloved, special brother which he would have delighted him. When it’s hard and the going gets tough, as it will do, we will dig deep and remember every step is for him. On behalf of CMBD team a massive thank you for reading this and donating if you can. Many Thanks, The CMBD Team. h

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About the campaign

£30,000 will fund a 10-week specialised programme of group therapy for bereaved children and their families.

About the charity

Grief Encounter

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Grief Encounter aims to relieve the emotional distress of bereaved children, young people and their families. We help by developing and promoting resources and by raising public awareness of bereavement issues for children. No-one can wave a magic wand but Grief Encounter can help the journey.

Donation summary

Total raised
£4,740.00
+ £445.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£4,740.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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