Carmen Martino

Carmen's page for Special Effect

Fundraising for SpecialEffect
£935
raised of £1,500 target
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Event: Asics London 10k 2021, on 25 July 2021
Participants: Petr Mores, Will Newell
The London 10K has been the central challenge event of the SpecialEffect calendar for over a decade. At the start of 2020, we were hoping to gather our biggest team EVER to hit the streets of London. With the current situation, we're going virtual!

Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

This is my first fitness challenge and I hope that with your generous donations you will encourage me to continue.

5 years ago,  I joined a gaming company called Space Ape and here I got to know Special Effect and their fun and philanthropic initiatives. The gaming industry would be much more shallow and frivolous without them. 5 years ago, I also met my other(healthy)half, who's habits pushed me to give up smoking, join a gym, check my calories, wear a fitness band! 

Last year, I moved to Playstack and looked into combining a team building occasion with a charitable action so I turned to Special Effect. 4 of my workmates joined the London 10K and while training for it, they initiated me to the world of running. 

This year, during the lockdown, I decided to start practicing again and now, at this stage, no pandemic will stop me from joining the Virtual London 10K. Some of my workmates are joining too: we are running from the UK, Check Republic and Sweden!!

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About the campaign

The London 10K has been the central challenge event of the SpecialEffect calendar for over a decade. At the start of 2020, we were hoping to gather our biggest team EVER to hit the streets of London. With the current situation, we're going virtual!

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SpecialEffect

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SpecialEffect enable fun, inclusion, independence and a better quality of life for physically disabled people across the world through the inspirational use of adaptive technology.

Donation summary

Total raised
£934.63
Online donations
£914.63
Offline donations
£20.00

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