Gillian Porter

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Fundraising for Make-A-Wish Foundation UK
£5,939
raised of £5,500 target
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Event: London Marathon 2022, on 2 October 2022
Participants: The date I will be running the London Marathon again on Sunday 23rd April 2023 to once again raise money for MAKE A WISH UK
#WishHeroes of the London Marathon 2022
Campaign by Make-A-Wish Foundation UK (RCN (England & Wales) 295672 (Scotland) SC037479)
We have an incredible group of #WishHeroes who will be taking on the 2022 London Marathon. Together, we have the power to light up the darkness for critically ill children.

Story

Hi there. My name is Gillian and I am running the London Marathon on Sunday 23rd April 2023 for MAKE A WISH UK. I did this for the first time last year and raised an amazing £3009 for this awesome charity so when they asked if I would like to do it again the sadist in me just couldn’t resist 😂. I have never been a runner and well remember cold winters when teachers would send us out to run cross country to ‘ build character’ 🤣 so after that I avoided any kind of running until I tried ‘Couch 2 5K’ in 2019 and fell in love with running. Since then I have ran the distance between Lands End and John O’Groats and back again all raising money for charity. In October 2022  I ran the London Marathon for the first time which was an absolutely amazing experience which I know I will never forget ❤️. MAKE A WISH UK is a truly amazing charity that simply grant wishes to children in the UK with serious and life threatening illnesses. I know that times are hard for everyone but whatever you can spare simply makes you a wish grantor to these children. So please help me to make their wishes come true. Thank you 😊 

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About the campaign

We have an incredible group of #WishHeroes who will be taking on the 2022 London Marathon. Together, we have the power to light up the darkness for critically ill children.

About the charity

Make-A-Wish Foundation UK

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RCN (England & Wales) 295672 (Scotland) SC037479
Make-A-Wish UK is part of a global movement that exists to make life-changing wishes come true for the thousands of critically ill children across the UK. The power of a wish allows families to create lasting memories that they will treasure forever – no matter what the future holds.

Donation summary

Total raised
£5,938.19
+ £145.55 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,618.19
Offline donations
£4,320.00

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