To celebrate the NHS turning 75, I am taking on a year's worth of challenges for Guy's and St Thomas' Trust raising awareness and money for Evelina Children's charity because my family and friends have received incredible care here. I will be:

• Running London Marathon (26.2)
• Swimming the distance of the English Channel (22 miles)
• Cycling (100 miles) 
• attempting my first Triathlon!

FREE WAYS TO SUPPORT MY CHALLENGE:

🛍 If you are shopping online, you can support me at no extra cost. It's simple: 

1. Visit my page: www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/sammcguire

2. Sign up 

3. Shop till you drop!

Just some of the retailers to choose from: 
    - Uber/ Uber Eats
    - Deliveroo
    - ASOS
    - Amazon
    - Argos
    - Booking. com, TUI website and many more holiday sites!
    - Trainline/ Coach services 

4. You shop and the brands donate at no extra cost!

🌏 Share this page with your family, friends and colleagues. Encourage them to sign up and shop through my Easyfundraising page - it would mean the world to me! 

How else can you help?

🎵 Pick a song for my marathon playlist - write your song choice and make a donation on my page and I will think of you!

🎂 Could you hold a bake sale for me at your company or school? Any local clubs you attend that you could help me sell raffle tickets at - let me know!

Why?

Each year Evelina London can send a team of Kidney transplant patients known as Evelina VIPS (very important Penguins) referring to the hospitals Urology and Kidney department, to compete at the British transplant games, thanks to the generous charity support.

The incredible event marks a return to fitness for so many children and provides important peer and family support. A transplant is not a cure, it's lifelong treatment and the children will be regularly attending the hospital for the rest of their lives. The goal is for children to feel supported and encouraged to reach their full potential, overcoming obstacles such as long term illness, multiple hospital admissions and operations.

By donating to my page, you can help send them to the games! 

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Your support makes a huge difference and means the world to me. Thank you for continuing to support me through my crazy challenges!

www.justgiving.com/fundraising/smcguire
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/sammcguire678

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Lots of love Sam xxx

P.s Read more about how Evelina's young explorers can now walk with dinosaurs, swim with turtles, or even soar into outer space with VR technology: evelinacharity.org.uk/stories