You might recall that I took on the Great North Run in September in memory of my sadly departed friends Mags and David who passed away over the last 18 months.
Many of you were incredibly kind in sponsoring my little venture which was in aid of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research.
When I crawled over the line, the "running total" (HA - gets me every time) was just over £1,100, and a couple more donations came in shortly afterwards. But I forgot about the Gift Aid.
I was therefore very pleased to receive the following email this morning:
Dear Barry,
I hope that you are well. We have just received the remaining funds from your JustGiving page which has now expired. All of the sponsorship has been transferred safely and securely.
I just wanted to take a moment to express our thanks and gratitude for your support. I hope that you enjoyed taking part in the Bupa Great North Run 2014. We received an amazing £1445.99 in donations (inc Gift Aid) via your page and this will be invested into future blood cancer research. We cannot thank you enough for your efforts and I hope we’ll have you on the team again soon.
If there is anything else that I can help with then please do let me know.
Kind regards,
Jenny Desborough
Sports Events Coordinator
Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Thanks again if you did put your hand in your pocket.
