Walk for Life - Crusaid

Hi. I hope this is alright, James. It IS important and it IS in SE1 :-)

On Sunday 1 June, I am taking part in Crusaid's 'Walk for Life'.

It's a 10km sponsored walk through central London - starting and ending in Potter's Field - to raise money for people living in poverty and affected by HIV & AIDS in the UK and Africa. It's a great day out too, and a fantastic opportunity to take in the sights, keep fit and raise money for a good cause. Oh, and it's also Europe's largest fundraising walk for HIV & AIDS.

I have a solid background in both Theatre and Charity Management [the latter brought me to Rotherhithe in 1987] and I helped organise and took part in one of the very first 'Walkathons' in 1989. Then,and in subesequent years, we raised well over £3m and funded the One Small Step Gait Lab, at Guy's Hospital, for children with Cerebral Palsy. [It's in the basement]I raised £300 in 1989, and did the walk as Dame Edna. This year, for Crusaid, I hope to raise at least £1K. I'm over halfway there!

But it's not enough!

To sponsor me, please click on:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12194957794&ref=ts

or

http://www.walkforlife.co.uk/public_individual_sponsorship.php?ID=959

No amount is too big or too small!

Thank you. See you there!

Philip Wood

And now, live from Barcelona.......but with my heart in SE1......please sponsor me! Thanks.

And now, returned to SE1, and hoping that bringing this back to the top of the list will jog a few people's minds - and purse strings :-)

Please sponsor me!

Gracias.

Many thanks to those who have sponsored me for Sunday's walk - my total is close to £700.....

But it's not enough.....

Please help me to achive my target of £1k.

Even after the day itself, you can still sponsor me. [see above for the links ]

Thanks folks - see you there......

I did the Walk for Life and, with Gift Aid, raised £726! Nay bad for a semi-oldie, lol.

Thanks to those who contributed.....it's still not too late!

http://www.walkforlife.co.uk/public_individual_sponsorship.php?ID=959

Thanks to [email protected] for the extra refreshments, much enjoyed!

good luck
we could really do without the shouting from the male and female voices starting at midday though ...

Er...thanks for good wishes.....the event was 4 days ago! Not sure what the problem is with people showing enthusiasm and raising much needed funds for people with HIV/AIDS in UK and Africa. Nor do I wish to get into a row about it, as it seems, to me, to be rather petty and detracting from the main issue.

Have a nice, peaceful day :P

Ok, now settle down :P - I've raised £912....20p [inc.Gift Aid] for Crusaid and it would be great to make it £1,000!

So - please feel free to donate the price of a pint [or a sherry, lol] to this great Charity!

Simply follow the link:

http://www.walkforlife.co.uk/public_individual_sponsorship.php?ID=959

Thanks, folks!

Philpotts24 wrote:

Nor do I wish to get into a row about it, as it seems, to me, to be rather petty and detracting from the main issue.
Have a nice, peaceful day :P

I'm so glad you don't want to get into a row about it, so next year when you are given the use of Potters Field without charge, could you have the courtesy to not start loudly shouting over amplified speakers at noon disturbing our sunday peace in an area that suffers almost every day from ambient noise - not to mention the noise from construction over the past 20 years and continuing.

It may be petty to you, but I assure you it is distracting for us...

Right on, comrade! For once I agree with Kellandj.

By the way it's unlikely that HIV causes AIDS - http://rethinkingaids.com