Patrick Harwood

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Fundraising for British Heart Foundation
£4,052
raised of £2,500 target
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Event: Great North Run 2023, on 10 September 2023
In memory of Moira Harwood
Join Team BHF at the famous Great North Run in 2023 and help raise funds to power life changing science into heart and circulatory disease.

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Thanks for visiting my page. I'm raising money for the British Heart Foundation and I'd be so grateful for your support. 

We unfortunately lost our mum in April 2022 due to Giant Cell Myocarditis, which is essentially a rare cardiovascular disorder that occurs for unknown reasons. It came as an even bigger shock to me and my sister as it happened on my mum's birthday. It was, and still is, a very difficult pill to swallow as my mum has already missed key events such as my wedding, watching her grandchildren grow up and seeing my sister buy her first house. My sister and I have raised many questions about what could have caused it, but have been told that there is no way of ever knowing. This has obviously caused a lot of frustration and I want to raise as much money and awareness as possible to avoid other families going through what we have. 

My plan is to take part in 10 events between April 2023 and April 2024 (with the final event ironically being on what would have been my mum's 60th birthday) to fundraise. The events are:

Manchester Marathon – 16.04.2023 - COMPLETE ✅️

Great Manchester Run – 21.05.2023 ✅️

Tatton Park 10k - 10.06.2023 ✅️

Tough Mudder North West – 09.09.2023 ✅️Great North Run – 10.09.2023 ✅️

Rochdale 10k – 08.10.2023 ✅️

Tatton Park 10k - 16.12.23 ✅️

Great North West Half Marathon - 18.02.24 ✅️

Manchester Marathon - 14.04.2024 ✅️

London Marathon - 21.04.2024 ✅️

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Join Team BHF at the famous Great North Run in 2023 and help raise funds to power life changing science into heart and circulatory disease.

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British Heart Foundation

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Far too many of us have felt the pain of losing someone we love. With your donations, we power groundbreaking cardiovascular research to save and improve lives, bring hope to families, and keep hearts beating across the UK.

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Total raised
£4,052.00
+ £903.00 Gift Aid
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£4,052.00
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£0.00

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