£1200 raised for PMR charity!

[MalloryMoss]

Hi All

Just wanted to share the amount raised by my fellow athlete friend Andrew Morrison who ran 50k at the weekend, his feet were battered and very sore, he said

"my feet look like a scene from a horror film and running past my house at 44k I really wanted to stop but know we're making a difference for people like you was epic"

I'm humbled and honoured that he chose us over all other charities. Here is a link to his story and the amount raised.

If the Admin team could thank him separately I'd really appreciate it.

Thank you

justgiving.com/page/andrew-...

[jessiem]

Well done to him!

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

Congrats to Andrew.. and many thanks to him. Have tagged Fran_Benson and SophieMB in this reply.

[MalloryMoss in reply to DorsetLady]

thank you DorsetLady

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to MalloryMoss]

Guess you’re the friend he refers to on his JG page… what a great friendship you have.

[MalloryMoss in reply to DorsetLady]

I am, we’ve had the same coach for a few years and been on training camps together alongside others that have donated. I feel very special and quite emotional for such a kind thing to do. The coach has left the door open for me to go back one day and that’s my intention, he’s inspired me 😊

[123-go in reply to DorsetLady]

It would be great if a letter/poster of some kind could be emailed to all who took part so that we can copy and forward to our donors (filling in personal details and funds raised ourselves) to make it more ‘official’ or would that be too much to ask?

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to 123-go]

No good asking me guv! I ‘m just a member of charity/forum like most on here.

Have to bring that up with the charity ladies -Fran and/or Sophie.

[123-go in reply to DorsetLady]

Not exactly asking- more thinking aloud 🤔.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to 123-go]

Agree it would be nice.. but I know Fran only works part-time.. and they have a very small admin staff anyway.

[Rugger in reply to DorsetLady]

The charity does have a 'Certificate of Appreciation' that is sent out. I received one after PMRGCAuk Awareness week in June, after sending donations raised at 3 groups to which I belong. It was sent as an attachment to an email, so could be forwarded to donors, or printed out. If the charity staff are made aware of the money raised, I'm sure they would be happy to acknowledge it - and maybe they do.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Rugger]

Okay - that good to know…

[123-go in reply to Rugger]

Something like that would be just the thing. The charity will have received donations from JustGiving. I can’t wait to hear the total!

[123-go in reply to DorsetLady]

I know: they are brilliant. I praised them in my write-up 💖.

[Fran_Benson Partner in reply to 123-go]

Yes we send an email and certificate of appreciation to people who fundraise for us. Our Marathon in a Month participants will be receiving these later this month. We have to leave it a little while as we're still receiving money through the JustGiving pages and through cash sponsors...

[123-go in reply to Fran_Benson]

Thank you- that’s great!

[Sophiestree]

Fantastic. What a lovely friend too

[jsk10]

a lot of goodness could be done with the money. Thank you.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Brilliant - thankyou very much Andrew!!!

[piglette]

Absolutely fantastic, well done and thanks.

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[Grammy80]

Wonderful, wonderful, Andrew.🍻Here is to healing feet....thanks 💞💞🫂

[Canarylady]

well done and thank you

[AmberGamble]

Wow that really is wonderful and so generous of him to work so hard for the charity that helps so many of us!

I’ve just done the Marathon in a Month challenge for PMR/GCAUK and find it helped me in many ways too, which was a bonus!

I actually found the awareness raising just as valuable as the funds to help improve understanding of these ‘invisible’ conditions. Most friends greet me with oh you look fine/great/so much better than you did etc, not realising how much of a struggle this all is.

Bravo Andrew👏

[whitefishbay]

Well done and thank you to Andrew.

[Blearyeyed]

What an amazing act of generosity.....he must have felt like he could empathize with how we feel by the end of it too.

[Bella59]

Well done Andrew ,hope your feet feel better soonThanks for choosing PMR/GCA UK.

[Fran_Benson Partner]

Hi MalloryMoss! I'm just back from holiday and the first thing I did this morning was to check in with Andrew's page to see how he'd got on and then I sent him a certificate of appreciation.

We are so grateful to him for choosing us and raising such a fantastic sum and awareness of the charity. His efforts, and those of all the fundraisers and sponsors, make such a difference to what we can do.

Fran

[MalloryMoss in reply to Fran_Benson]

That’s brilliant thank you! I’m sure he will appreciate it. 😊

[Progfan]

How kind!!! A huge thanks to Andrew.