Emily Gabrielle

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Fundraising for Mencap
£170
raised of £50 target
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Event: 2010 Bupa Great Manchester Run, on 16 May 2010
Mencap

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We help people with a learning disability to live their lives as they choose.

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This year I am madly attempting the Great Manchester 10k run again - AND hoping to beat last years time! I've decided to raise money for MENCAP this year.

As many of you will know I currently work with young people with severe and profound learning disabilites in London. They truly are the best bunch of kids I have ever known and often face impossible challenges. Just like other teenagers without disabilities they experience teenage angst, crushes, tantrums and humour. Most importantly like any other teenagers many of them have hopes and dreams for the future. For some this is getting a girlfriend, for others going to college and for some to live as independently as possible. Unfortunately for some students this can be difficult and society can put lots of barriers in people's ways.

MENCAP work with people with a learning disability to change laws and services, challenge prejudice and directly support thousands of people to live their lives as they choose, in a variety of ways:

  • They support people with a learning disability to get a job or take a college course, or we can help them find a place of their own to live in.
  • They offer advice about things like respite care, individual budgets or transport services.
  • They run residential/day care services and leisure groups that are so important to so many people with a learning disability, and their families and supporters.
  • They support people with a learning disability to be part of their local communities.
  • They lobby the government to change laws so that more and more people with a learning disability can have control over their own lives.

     

    Learning disability is a lifelong diagnosis for the person affected and their families. We all know people in our own lives who either have learning disability or have a family member with learning disabilities, and so we all know the challenges that can present.

    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. If everyone who reads this donates the cost of a pint (£2.50) I can raise over £100.

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    About the charity

    Mencap

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    RCN 222377
    Mencap wants a world where people with a learning disability gain an equal right to choice opportunity and respect. We believe that support for the families and carers of people with a learning disability is vital to achieving our vision

    Donation summary

    Total raised
    £170.00
    + £28.21 Gift Aid
    Online donations
    £120.00
    Offline donations
    £50.00

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