Calum Melville
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Fundraising for Children's Hospices Across Scotland, (CHAS)
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I’m going to be running the Chicago Marathon in October to raise much-needed funds to help an amazing cause - the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS).
They provide the only hospice services in for children and young people from all over the country who are facing a far shorter future than they deserve with courage and dignity.
Doing this isn’t cheap and they need £5million a year to help those who are facing what’s absolutely unimaginable for those of us fortunate enough not to have been through it ourselves.
It is an incredibly worthy charity and I’m hoping to raise £50,000 by running the marathon on October 10. It’s my first marathon and a tough target to reach so I’d appreciate any donations you can make.
My wife Susan and I are privileged to have three great children – Scott (16), Sophie (13) and Louise (six-and-a-half). We adopted Louise when she was a baby from an orphanage in and what we saw there has stayed with us and makes us want to do whatever we can to help kids who don’t have the greatest start in life or who suffer from serious illnesses.
By asking for sponsorship rather than making a donation myself, I hope other people who might not have known about CHAS before will be inspired to take on their own personal challenge.
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 and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
Thanks for reading this.
Calum Melville