Laura Chandler

Laura's Ultra Challenge Saharan Challenge 2023 page

Fundraising for Naomi House Children’s Hospice (Wessex Children's Hospice Trust)
£2,680
raised of £2,500 target
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Ultra Challenge Saharan Challenge 2023, 11 October 2023
We provide excellence in hospice care to support local children and young adults

Story

Welcome to the maddest challenge yet! 2 days, 2 marathons, across baked rocky trails, through red clay Berber villages, and palmeries, down to the sandy dunes of the mighty Sahara! Training has begun in earnest, though it is currently a little chilly!

Over the next fews months I will be keeping you all up to date with my running antics. Why Naomi House -whilst I worked at Ryeish Green many of the children attended Naomi House- a lifeline to many. Sadly a few benefitted from the Butterfly suite. This week I remember fondly a very special boy called Max who died on December4th 2007, aged 2. 

First challenge of the year completed- the London Winter Walk- a marathon walk around London. We had a chilly but dry day, and the east loop took us round all the sights of London

10th March -A tough marathon completed, my last long training run before my next major challenge- the Easter 50km

Naomi House & Jacksplace hospices provide specialist hospice care to hundreds of life limited and life threatened children, young adults and their families from Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Berkshire, West Sussex, Surrey and the Isle of Wight. Our vision is that every child, young adult and their families receive the care services they need, when and where they need them and for as long as needed. That's why we need your help. Every donation, no matter how big or small, can make a huge difference on good days, difficult days and last days.

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About the charity

Naomi House & Jacksplace hospices provide 24 hour care to more than 360 life limited and life threatened children and young adults from across central southern England. We offer respite, community, emergency, end of life and post bereavement care on good days, difficult days and last days.

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+ £485.00 Gift Aid
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