Flora London Marathon - Matthew Harrison

Matthew Harrison - Edith's Home

Page creator: matthew harrison

Event: Flora London Marathon 2009

Event Date: 26th Apr 2009

About my charity :

City Life Church (Edith's Home)
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute’ Proverbs 31:8

The Edith's Home Project works with total HIV/AIDS orphans in the community of Ngora, a small town in the Teso region of Uganda.

Because of very limited resources, these children are put to the "bottom of the pile" in an already strained family situation. Edith's Home provide sponsorship of school fees and vocational training for orphans and support them psychologically and spiritually. More recently we have set up micro enterprise initiatives to help sustain the project: food storage, farming, business loan schemes and office services. The project began in 2004 and at present supports over 100 orphans within their extended family context.
Charity Registration No 1100602

Fundraising target:	£4,000.00
Donations so far:	£ 4,131.63

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My personal message:

Thanks for all the fantastic sponsorship. I completed the marathon in 3.59.37 and i'm delighted, especially as this efficiently gains the sponsorship of those who stipulated 'under 4 hours'. Brilliant! I'm pondering whether to do it again...

On the left you can see me, Olivia, and Sally the Goat - who I met when visiting Edith's Home.

I'm running the London Marathon on 26th April 2009 for Edith's Home. The charity works with total orphans (children who have lost both parents) in the Teso region of Uganda. Like much of the rest of Africa, it has been deeply affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, leaving many orphaned children living with huge extended families, and being left until last to benefit from any reasonable life opportunities - education, healthcare and love...

Edith's home supports some of these children in three main ways. A support package for primary school age - they get free Ugandan primary school teaching and we support them with the practicalities - mattress, mosquito net, healthcare, paper, pencils, and a uniform. This costs about £5 a month. Sponsoring secondary aged children to go to school, at a cost of £27 a month, and also supporting them with practicalities (a further £14/month). For older orphans we run a vocational school, which teaches sewing, carpentry and brick-laying, and provides small loans to help students get started in business. The vocational school costs around £11.50/month for each of its' 86 pupils.

Edith's Home expected turnover in 2009 is £50,000, with 96% of this spent directly in Uganda. Amazingly this covers all the above work, and pays 16 excellent Ugandan staff - thereby building the local community at many levels. The remaining 4% are our UK project costs - all the UK staff are volunteers.

Find out more at www.edithshome.com

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It's also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Edith's Home gets your money faster and, if you're a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

Display Name	Date	Amount	Tax Bonus	Comment
Susan Scott	13/05/2009	£10.00	n/a
Glyn Davies	01/05/2009	£10.00	n/a	Well done Matt
Ade	28/04/2009	£20.00	n/a
Rich G	26/04/2009	£20.00	£5.64	See, I got there in the end. Just make sure you're quicker than me dude. Good luck.
John and Gail O'Neill	25/04/2009	£20.00	n/a	we will be praying for you!
THE Browns	25/04/2009	£50.00	£14.10	Send a postcard
Pam &rus	25/04/2009	£2.00	£0.56	This time !!! We were short by 60p
Pam & Russ	25/04/2009	£33.00	£9.31	Wayo ... Well done reached the target! See you tomorow
Charles and Irene Robertson	25/04/2009	£50.00	£14.10	Good luck!
Andy & Paula	24/04/2009	£25.00	£7.05	Ah Ha... you'll be fab. X
Luke & christelle	24/04/2009	£50.00	£14.10	Go go go!
Anon	24/04/2009	£150.00	n/a	Good luck Matt!
Pip and Mandi Strevens	24/04/2009	£25.00	£7.05	Enjoy!!
Ian C	22/04/2009	£30.00	£8.46	Good luck Mr Matt - very impressive
Alex Walker	22/04/2009	£20.00	£5.64	Good Luck Matt!
Nick & Tamsin Evans	22/04/2009	£50.00	£14.10	very proud of you for doing this, we love you xx
Paul Woodman	21/04/2009	£50.00	£14.10	Enjoy the race! Well done.
Tom and Sian	21/04/2009	£10.00	£2.82	Good luck, hopefully see you somewhere on the course....
paul & Sally	21/04/2009	£30.00	£8.46	good luck and look out for Thom on the marathon!
Yorkies	20/04/2009	£50.00	£14.10	well done Matt
Dave and Wendy	20/04/2009	£20.00	£5.64	You're a hero. Run like the wind (well, actually pace yourself and go careful, but that doesn't sound as encouraging!)
Belinda Thomson	20/04/2009	£20.00	£5.64	Good luck, and look out for fellow runner, Katie Greaves
Sue B	16/04/2009	£10.00	£2.82	Good Luck (I am a friend of your Mum and Dad's!)
Nick Bakker	15/04/2009	£10.00	£2.82	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fainting_goat
Mike and Julia Jolley	14/04/2009	£26.00	£7.33	Don't forget your nipple plasters!
Anonymous	14/04/2009	£52.40	£14.78	Isaiah 40:31 - run and don't grow weary
Samuel Munkstedt	14/04/2009	£10.00	n/a	Good luck!
Rach Smith	14/04/2009	£20.00	£5.64	Go Matty go!!
Craig & Bethany	14/04/2009	£20.00	n/a	Run boy run! We hope it goes well on the day Matt.
Helen Stephens	08/04/2009	£20.00	£5.64	Well done & very good luck to Alfie's favourite babysitter! (& thanks for your help on Flybe to Jersey!)
Sally Brown	07/04/2009	£10.00	£2.82	Good name for a goat....! Best of luck, you derserve every success.
Ian Smith	07/04/2009	£25.00	£7.05	Well done from Ian and Carol
The Pitts	05/04/2009	£15.00	£4.23	Well done Mr H
'Tricia and Emlyn	05/04/2009	£20.00	£5.64	At least you don't have to run to Uganda!
Anon	02/04/2009	£21.23	n/a	Good job Matt!
Uncle Andrew	01/04/2009	£100.00	£28.21	What did the goat taste like?
Pitman Family	01/04/2009	£20.00	n/a
Charlie B	30/03/2009	£10.00	£2.82	Matt, you're such a fabulous person, good luck to you (hope it's not too painful!) x
Grace Ffion Wickins	30/03/2009	£20.00	£5.64	Matt Matt Matt Matt Matt Jasper!
Caroline Moore	29/03/2009	£26.00	£7.33	Keep on running!
Anon	28/03/2009	£150.00	£42.31	Love you Matty! Enjoy yourself...
Beth Harrison	27/03/2009	£100.00	n/a	Run frit, as Burglar Bill said. We're right behind you (in spirit).
Dave and Katie	25/03/2009	£50.00	n/a	Yes to the champ!
Team Mystery	25/03/2009	£400.00	n/a	Go Matt!
Dan Jolley	24/03/2009	£26.00	n/a	a pound per mile!! happy running...hope those knees hold up!!
Alice Mavrogordato	23/03/2009	£10.00	£2.82	Go Matt Go!! Come on everyone else- sponsor Matt.
Jack Giles	19/03/2009	£20.00	n/a	Best of British Matt!
Kate & Pete Rudge	15/03/2009	£26.00	£7.33	Go Matty!
Peter and Ruth Bean	08/03/2009	£100.00	£28.21	Rather you than me
Donna Robertson	07/03/2009	£20.00	£5.64	Good luck .. great cause
pete and gill jolley	05/03/2009	£25.00	£7.05	go go lycra matt!! Edith's home looks very good cause. Run well!!
Joel Payne	02/03/2009	£25.00	£7.05	i love marathon runners
John & Sue Thorneycroft	02/03/2009	£25.00	n/a	Thanks Dr. Matt for opening our eyes and ears to Edith's Home
Zoe & Phil Barritt	02/03/2009	£200.00	£56.41	We love you Matty! Very proud of you!
The McPerkells	28/02/2009	£100.00	£28.21	Sick! (In London speak, not in your cross-country way.)
Gillian Arthur	28/02/2009	£50.00	£14.10
Nicci Colebrook	28/02/2009	£10.00	£2.82	Good luck, Matt xxx
Mandy Dickinson	27/02/2009	£10.00	n/a	Your a legend!
Lizzie	27/02/2009	£100.00	£28.21	Very best of luck - looking forward to photos of that stylish finish!
Tom N	27/02/2009	£10.00	£2.82	Run Forest run...
Tim & Pippa Ensor	20/02/2009	£50.00	£14.10
Emma	18/02/2009	£100.00	£28.21	Go Matty go! Don't let those knees give you stick!
Louise	17/02/2009	£10.00	£2.82	Good luck Matt - hope the training is going well!!
Ian & Carrie	17/02/2009	£20.00	£5.64	Keep working on the nausea!
Grandma Joyce	14/02/2009	£50.00	n/a	good luck
John and Alba	14/02/2009	£100.00	£28.21	well done Matt a great cause
Alfie Swinton	09/02/2009	£50.00	n/a	Go Matty! You're my best friend and my HERO. xxxx

*Total donated online:	£3,017.63
Amount raised offline:	£1,114.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£565.63

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