Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Anyone who knows me will know just how passionate I am about "Contact the Elderly". My father was a volunteer driver for over 25 years and when he sadly passed away, I decided to step in. I have been a volunteer driver and host for six years now and last year joined CtE as a staff member managing and developing groups in North London. Over the years, I have had the privilege of meeting some really lovely, genuinely warm and truly inspirational people - volunteers and older members alike. I have had so much fun and heard some wonderful life stories (some sad but mostly really funny and eye-opening!)  It is so rewarding to see so many smiles and happy faces on the faces of our older members who would otherwise be very lonely and isolated without their once a month Sunday outing meeting and making friends of all ages over a cup of tea and yummy cakes. (Not for nothing have I managed to put on over a stone in the past year!!). Anyone who knows me will also know how much I HATE running (old school buddies will no doubt remember me serially bunking off PE lessons and cross-country with the pathetic excuse of forgetting my kit every single week!) so this is going to be a real tough challenge for me. However, it is really worthy cause and if you sponsor me (no matter how small the amount - any donations gratefully received!) I can guarantee that your money will go towards helping CtE to alleviate the problem of lonliness and isolation amongst older people in the nicest possible way - by inviting them to tea and making new friends. As well as making some lonely, older people very happy, you will also be helping me to reduce my rapidly-expanding waistline and have a laugh watching (or imagining) me limp towards that Finishing Line!! :-) :-) :-)

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.

So please dig deep and donate now.  Many, many thanks. I KNOW I can count on your support. Better go and start my training.....LOL Izzy :-)