For those of you who\'ve met Andy G, you need no introduction (lol)....for those of you who haven\'t, well you\'re in for some kind of shock. However larger than life he may be :D, Andy is a great bloke with a big heart and he\'d go the extra mile to help out a mate in any kind of trouble. In an effort to go some way to repaying the help and support the\'s given me I\'m making a bit of an appeal here on behalf of a fellow club member and stalwart of the scene...
Andy\'s (substantially) better half Ann is currently training for the 2011 London Marathon. This in itself is an awesome achievement, I\'ve never managed to come close to running marathon distance even when I was young and fit, and Ann also works, looks after the kids (and Andy lol) in amongst training so TBH at the very least she deserves a medal! However, it doesn\'t seem a huge ask that some of you guys could help out with a bit of sponsorship...you need 2k just to get in nowadays, so every little definitely helps
Ann running in a Gold Charity place, with the donations going to Marie Curie Care trust. Anyone who (like me) has seen a loved one pass away from cancer will know what a worthwhile cause this is. So please, think of even just giving a few quid in the context of a £70 tank of V-Power or a £200 bit of bodywork and sponsor Ann whatever you can afford. It\'s easy as clicking a link and following a few on-screen prompts, so no reason not to :).
http://www.justgiving.com/Ann-O-Shea
Cheers, groovers :cool:
Consider it done :D
Adam
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Come on guys, there are people on here spending hundreds on cars every day, spare a few quid to support a massive personal achievement and help those who are a bit less fortunate than ourselves, yeah? :Thumbs-up
Oooo....only just spotted this!! Donation about to be made and good luck to Anne (for keeping putting up with Andy as much as the run!! ;) )
Thanks to nik,adam and jojo for your donations and jojo:Nono! ann is a luck girl to have me i keep telling her every day :cool come on mrc girls and boys marie curie care trust need all are help so they can help others please keep this post at the top :Thumbs-up
Good cause; done my bit too now. I admire anyone willing to have a go at a Marathon. Good luck Ann, running 28 miles to get away from Andy seems a bit extreme though :)
Casey when is the next meet can"t wait to see you again :Hammerthanks for your donation :Thumbs-up
Arrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggg, because of the title I missed this , sorry.
Donation on its way:driving
Quote from: clive;740679Arrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggg, because of the title I missed this , sorry.
Eh!? Should I have said "
DONT look here" like how if it says "wet paint" you just have to touch it? :3Confused Dunno how much more imperative I could have made it......"OI! READ THIS THREAD" maybe :Giggle
Sadly I pick up what I read from new posts titles which is why I can\'t stay away from the I Win thread, gotta rack up my post count somehow :rollin
Seriously though, Ann\'s running for a Damn good cause :Thumbs-up
I did think about what to call it but I decided that if I just said "Sponsorship needed" or "Please donate" people wouldn\'t even open the thread....as seems to be proved by the lack of response anyway. 268 views and ten responses, three of which are mine :confused:. Not a great hit ratio. It\'s a disapointing measure of how very uncharitable our fellow rotary enthusiasts evidently are :(
Quote from: Nik da Greek;740751268 views and ten responses, three of which are mine :confused:. Not a great hit ratio. It\'s a disapointing measure of how very uncharitable our fellow rotary enthusiasts evidently are :(
Nik
Just because people have not posted on here, does not mean that they have not gone straight on to the Justgiving link and donated.
Ann will be able to see how many people have donated and looking at it yesterday she is getting a good response.:Thumbs-up
Yep. I realise that Lisa. Still, it\'s bumped the thread up nicely for today and if it has the bonus of shamefully bullying some people who were wavering into getting their hands in their pockets so much the better :D
Hi boys and girls ann has done the watford half marathon in 2.05 today it was a very hard course and my 7 year old katie done a 1 mile in 9 mins i am a very proud man.Katie done the run for di to give her strengh x
Quote from: andy;740949Hi boys and girls ann has done the watford half marathon in 2.05 today it was a very hard course and my 7 year old katie done a 1 mile in 9 mins i am a very proud man.Katie done the run for di to give her strengh x
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Quote from: andy;740949Hi boys and girls ann has done the watford half marathon in 2.05 today it was a very hard course and my 7 year old katie done a 1 mile in 9 mins i am a very proud man.Katie done the run for di to give her strengh x
Wow Andy, your Girls done good today matey!
Thanks!
Hi MRC, This is Ann, Andy\'s better half!!!
I just wanted to say, even though I have not met most of you I am totally overwhelmed by all of the kind donations and nice comments that have been made on my webpage. Thanks again and for anybody still wishing to donate heres my link:
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Bump we have got £1100 but we still need £900 so if any one has any spare coin throw them this way please thank you :wiggle
Hi all, this is Ann, (Andy\'s better half) just a quick note as a followup to my London Marathon venture. Firstly I apologise that it has taken me so long to get around to doing this but what with both girls having Birthday parties, Royal weddings and so on, I haven\'t had a chance.
Wow what a day it was, the athmosphere and the people were fantastic.
I was totally overwhelmed and emotions were running high! I hit the wall at 18 miles, it was very hot and stifling but soon regained my energy at the 20th, from there on it was magical, although the miles appeared to get longer it was a great feeling to see that finish line. Of course I had to slow down at the 26th to give a cuddle to my very special spectators who waited patiently in the sweltering heat.
I will finish again by saying a Great Big Thank You to all of you for your support and very kind donations, without you, I couldn\'t have fulfilled my dream and successfully raised money for Marie Curie.
Ann xx
:god Well done Ann - massive respect for your acheivement. Perhaps next time Andy will run with you :D