Have you noticed how cancer always picks on the sweetest people?
I'm an eight-month old foetus temporarily called 'Boblet', and I'll be doing the Race for Life at the Eden Project in June. My Mum will have to it do with me as I haven't actually been born yet, but I'm keen! Early indications are that I love the gym because it sends me to sleep, so I might just sleep my way round the Eden Project too.
My Mum, Jemima Kiss, first did Race for Life in 2006, partly to get fit, partly to raise money for Cancer Research and partly to do something positive in memory of some very close, special people that I'll never get to meet. She raised, thank to some very generous last-minute donations, £684.62.
In 2007 my Grandma came too and together they raised £801. And In 2008, ably assisted by their gorgeous mascot Mabel, they raised £1,081.32 - almost entirely down to an amazing show of support from Twitterers. My Mum and my Grandma were two of the biggest fundraisers at the Eden Project, thanks to all of you.
This year, my Mum is absolutely determined to make it the 5km around the Eden Project for the fourth year running even with extra baggage - ME! So she'll be walking this time (or being wheelbarrowed - whatever it takes!) but still wants to bust her own fund-raising target of £1,000. If each one of her Twitter followers gave a quid, that would be £8,700. I think I heard her say that £2.82 is the minimum donation justgiving will accept but still, for less than the cost of a pint, you can do something good today to help fight a truly horrific disease.
Don't forget to tick the Gift Aid box - it won't cost you any extra, but means the government will chip in an extra 25%.
OK - the Eden Project, 7pm on Sunday 7 June 2009. Let's do this!
PS
By the time I make it into the world in July, Race for Life will be done and dusted. But go on - make my Mum proud.
UPDATE!
Mum had to move house, which meant she's had to switch races and do the one in the City of London on 31 May instead. Not that it makes much difference to me, of course. Grandma and that thing that barks are still going to do the Eden Project race, so we'll still have one foot in Cornwall. Go Mums!
Raised:
133%
Raised so far: £1,330.00
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Fantastic effort - appropriately twittified for posterity Donation by @alexhoye on 31/05/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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congratulations JK, g'ma, mum and mabel! Donation by @aleksk on 31/05/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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Well done, great time! Donation by @mssres (Matthew) on 31/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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All the very best, Miss Kiss! x Donation by @paul_a_smith on 31/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Hope it's been fun for you and your mum! Donation by @brooksmeister on 31/05/09 |
£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid |
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Well Done -You're not allowed to Whale Fail! xx Donation by @Bass_ on 31/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Best of luck to you and bun! Donation by Miche Doherty on 31/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck! And a very worthy cause indeed! Donation by @ElrikMerlin on 31/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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good luck boblet, god speed Donation by @katiemoffat on 31/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Run, Boblet, run Donation by Ian Douglas on 31/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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On behalf of the NewsCred team, good luck to all of you, especially Boblet! Donation by @newscred (Shafqat Islam) on 31/05/09 |
£10.00 |
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Hope it goes well! Donation by Zoe Margolis/@girlonetrack on 31/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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In this heat? Phew! Best of luck x Donation by @Nicky_Savage on 31/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Good luck! Donation by @bobertd on 31/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Good Luck - it's a great cause you're doing this for Donation by Bev Nicholson on 30/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Good luck Boblet and Team Kiss ;-) lots of love x Donation by @jopkins on 29/05/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Good luck! Donation by @eardrums on 29/05/09 |
£5.00 |
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good luck! commendable,love to give more but no income. Donation by @coltseaversPS on 28/05/09 |
£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid |
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Brilliant! Hope you & the lil' one have a great time. When you're done, fancy joining me on the 365challenge for CRUK? www.365challenge.co.uk Donation by Colin @365er on 28/05/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Twitter used for good, I like that a lot. Donation by @nattars on 28/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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best of luck to you both x Donation by @stevecla on 28/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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I'm amazed you are doing it - good luck!! Donation by @martyndore on 28/05/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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A 2fer! Who wouldn't support that? Donation by @fredharrison on 28/05/09 |
£50.00 |
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as an avid follower of you on Twitter how can I refuse + a cause very close to my heart - good luck Donation by @Ellen_Carroll on 28/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Good Luck Donation by RossBoy on 28/05/09 |
£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid |
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Dartington posse rule! Donation by @chrisandharvey on 28/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck Boblet (and Mum)! Donation by @mokuska on 28/05/09 |
£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid |
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heard about this on Twitter - good luck! Donation by Bryony on 28/05/09 |
£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid |
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Good luck! Donation by @funkstop on 28/05/09 |
£5.00 |
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Best of luck! Donation by @citizensheep on 28/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £1,325.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £5.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £1,330.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £281.87 |
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