Benjamin Newell
Team Bam
Fundraising for West Ham United Foundation
Story
Ben, Alastair and Michael are taking part in the Big Half Marathon in London, as part of 200 runners organised by Dave Cregan, raising money for the Tower Hamlets Virtual School in partnership with the West Ham Foundation.
Dave is the Headteacher at the Tower Hamlets Virtual School which oversees the education and well-being of all the children in the care of London Councils. This year, Tower Hamlets Virtual School are partnering with the football team West Ham United with their 'Give It A Go' enrichment programme, aimed to provide life changing experiences for children, broadening horizons and boosting their ambitions to be the best they possibly can.
You can support the Tower Hamlets Virtual School and the West Ham Foundation by sponsoring Ben, Alastair and Michael for this worthy cause as they form part of of Dave Cregan's organised runners. Your money will go to support the Saturday School and Summer School programmes at The West Ham Foundation, providing staff, premises and amazing opportunities for every child in the Virtual School's care. The programme gives children the much needed support and opportunities to engage with key adults who can offer help and advice.
Children in care are recovering from trauma. Due to this they are the most underachieving group in the UK schools system. We want to help change that and your support can improve the chances of children who need assistance to succeed.
The Big Half - https://www.thebighalf.co.uk/ is the new London half marathon which will be run on the 4th March 2018.
Make a donation for your favourite runner here (Probably Michael. Or Alastair. Ok then, Ben too).
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. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
If you want to see us run on the day, let us know and we can advise you on one of the charity organised stops.
Thanks for your support!
Ben, Alastair and Michael (Team BAM)