With the help of my son (cycling alongside on training runs yelling  inspired pieces of motivation "like daddy you've got a big belly" and "run faster slow coach"), I am coming out of retirement to run the Royal parks Half Marathon in support of Making the Leap.

Making The Leap is a societal change charity that transforms the futures of young people from less-advantaged backgrounds in the UK by providing training to raise their aspirations and develop their skills, confidence and outlook to choose and succeed in a career.

They work directly with young people in London and use what they learn in their delivery to raise awareness of the importance of social mobility among UK businesses and organisations and encourage them to take action to improve it.

Inspired by this amazing work, Howard Kennedy employees selected Making The Leap as their Charity of the Year for 2022-24 to support though giving, fundraising and volunteering. If you are a Howard Kennedy employee, please connect your own fundraising page to this one- or use it to make a donation!

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