William Laven

William's Just Giving for Action for Stammering Children

Fundraising for Action for Stammering Children
£1,150
raised of £1,000 target
Pushing your hidden super powers in the workplace, 28 February 2020
We provide specialist help and support to transform lives of children who stammer

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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

In April this year, I am running the London Landmarks Half Marathon! If you know me, the only time I run is at Waterloo Station catching the train. I’m ready for the challenge and I’m really enjoying the training for it.

I really want to raise awareness about stammering as it is so close to my heart and sadly it’s not spoken about that frequently. Action for Stammering Children did YouGov poll and it came back with that 25% of adults between the age of 18-24 think it is acceptable to make fun of someone with a stammer. 

I want to inspire young people to not be afraid about going into the workplace but even holding back because of their stammer. You look at Ed Sheeran, Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, King George VI, they all have stammer but it didn’t stop them. 

I attended the Michael Palin Centre, the summer of 2016. This course completely transformed my stammer and my confidence, the therapy that they taught me and the belief that they gave me really inspired me. I am also a Stambassador for the charity as well. I want to say a massive thank you to them by running a half marathon for them.

Even if it is £1, £5 or even £20 anything will make a huge difference.

If you would like to find out more about Action for Stammering Children, you can watch this video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bFCOowaLyk

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Action for Stammering Children: https://actionforstammeringchildren.org/


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About the charity

Action for Stammering Children is the UK charity for children and young people who stammer, their families, and the communities who support them. We’re here to make sure that every child who stammers has the support, respect and confidence to live the life they want to lead.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,150.00
Online donations
£1,140.00
Offline donations
£10.00

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