Heidi Acteson

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Fundraising for Meningitis Research Foundation
£5,411
raised of £2,500 target
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Event: London Marathon 2022, on 2 October 2022
Participants: Kelly Dean
London Marathon 2023
Campaign by Meningitis Research Foundation (RCN England 1091105,SC037586, Ireland CHY 12030)
Run the 2023 London Marathon for a world free from meningitis and septicaemia.

Story

Way back in 2019 I decided to challenge myself to complete the London Marathon, since then COVID hit and changed those plans slightly, I have so far completed 2 virtual London marathons, the actual London Marathon in 2023 and ride London and will be taking part in swim serpentine in September (last year's was cancelled due to the Queen's Funeral) so that I can get the London classics medal. The inspiration for completing the marathon come from watching my friend Kelly run the marathon in 2019 and she is completing the classics with me. I am doing all this for the meningitis research foundation  as when Elliot was only a few weeks old he was taken to hospital with suspected meningitis, the Jenny Lind department at the Norwich and Norfolk hospital were excellent with him and their quick work meant that the enterovirual meningitis that he had was treated as effectively as possible enabling him to be very lively  7 year old he is now so I want to help them achieve their goal of defeating meningitis and septicaemia wherever they exist. 

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About the campaign

Run the 2023 London Marathon for a world free from meningitis and septicaemia.

About the charity

Meningitis Research Foundation

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RCN England 1091105,SC037586, Ireland CHY 12030
Meningitis is deadly; killing and seriously disabling in hours. Small children and young adults are high risk, but all ages can be affected. Globally 1,000 people die daily. We fundraise to invest in research, campaign for vaccines, provide symptom information and support those already affected.

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Total raised
£5,410.97
+ £108.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,789.46
Offline donations
£3,621.51

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