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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I hope you're sprinting it...? Donation by Paul Carvill on 28/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Good luck both...! Donation by @steverumsby on 28/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Go boblet! Go mum! Donation by Emer McCourt on 28/05/09 |
£25.00 |
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Go baby go! Donation by Alfie on 28/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Best of luck (to you both!) Donation by Rax Lakhani on 28/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Here's to boblet the football fan - good luck! Donation by dcorfan on 28/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Great Tweets... Best of Luck! :) Donation by Darren Goldsmith on 28/05/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Please not to be starting the contractions in the walking. Donation by Rik Ferguson on 27/05/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Bonkers, but beneficial Boblet. Boing Boing! Donation by @wildelycreative on 27/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Enjoy the race - if you repeat it next year, I'll be happy to sponsor you again! AND - you are a girl!!! Donation by DavidWhe on 22/05/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Donation by @davorg on 03/04/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Good luck in June and all the very best for July Donation by Simon - Y'Mum's Gardener on 31/03/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Have fun ... go Twitter ... love your tweets :-) Donation by Stephen Baugh on 15/03/09 |
£50.00 |
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impressed by Boblets sassy approach Donation by paulpod on 05/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Hi Jemima, So pleased your Mum sent me the link to this. Congratulations on your expectancy & good luck with the run. You are an inspiration. M x Donation by Miranda Sykes on 03/03/09 |
£5.00 |
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Boblet's starting early! Donation by Charlie Kiss on 03/03/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Well done Jemima! We are both very impressed. Donation by Maurice & Marlene Smith on 03/03/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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Good luck. Donation by @Danny_Jackson on 03/03/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Wish you All a great run...main thing enjoy it Love Pam Donation by Pam Harrison on 02/03/09 |
£10.00 |
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Boblet for the Win! Donation by @jon_bedford on 02/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck... Get Mabel setup and I'll give another 25! Donation by disapprhere on 02/03/09 |
£25.00 |
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Good luck, great cause Donation by @beatpoll on 02/03/09 |
£80.00 + £22.56 Gift Aid |
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Is this the new pay-per-tweet twitter service? Good luck! Donation by @nmeth on 02/03/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Twitter follower. I will probably ask for a return donation and/or a RT when I run the Berlin Marathon in September (Charity tbc). :-) Donation by Mirko on 02/03/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Walk like the gentle breeze! Donation by Caitlin (@Niltiac) on 02/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 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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