Marcus Brooke, MD of Sonifex Ltd is running the Great North Run and Great
South Run for a charity which is particularly special to him. Funds can be
donated at :
http://www.justgiving.com/marcusbrooke
Brooke commented: "I'm running to raise money for a new Children's Hospital
which is being built near the grounds of the John Radcliffe Hospital (JR) in
Oxford, UK. My daughter Georgia had open heart surgery at the JR and
unfortunately, during her recovery from the operation, she had a stroke
which left her paralysed on the left side. She's made a miraculous and
almost total recovery, a lot of which can be attributed to the fantastic
care which she received at JR."
"Georgia was admitted to the main hospital because there is no children's
hospital in Oxford currently. However, the Oxford Children's Hospital
Campaign are building a new children's hospital near JR and need charitable
funds to build it."
The new hospital will be a purpose built centre of excellence for children's
services bringing local paediatric care facilities together under one-roof.
50% of the project is being built entirely from charitable donations and so
far, they have raised £7.7 million pounds. They need £15 million to complete
the project in Jan 2007.
The Great North Run is a half marathon in Newcastle on the 18th Sept 2005
and the Great South Run is a 10 mile run in Portsmouth on the 9th Oct 2005.
Brooke added: "Some people might not regard these as long distances, but for
someone who hadn't run more then 4 miles before starting this training, it
is quite a challenge ! Also, both the runs are shortly after IBC so I'm
looking forward to some of the comments I'll receive at the show. Plus, I'll
have to take it easy on the alcohol at the exhibition - a sober IBC will
make a change !"
Donations can be made at http://www.justgiving.com/marcusbrooke and donating
through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. The Oxford Children's
Hospital Campaign receive your money directly and, if you are a UK taxpayer,
an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.
Alternatively, cheques made out to the "Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign"
can be sent to Sonifex Ltd.
