Event: The All Stars Charity 'Fun' Run (Sunday 25th April 2010)
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Amount raised so far £690.00
Fundraising target £1,500.00
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Aimee's Personal Message:
Hi All,
Thank you for visiting my fundraising page.
Most of you will know that for the last 8 months or so I have become a regular at the All Stars Boxing Gym on the Harrow Road. I also have the privilege of being their club doctor. The club does an amazing job, not just getting people like me into shape, but much more importantly, with local young people. The All Stars offers them a really positive environment in which to learn the discipline of boxing and cultivate skills and attitudes which will hopefully stay with them for life.
The club has been in its current premises since 1981 but due to a significant rent increase, is being threatened with closure this June. Without the All Stars, hundreds of young people now, and in the future, will be deprived of a place to go and people to support them. The potential consequences of this for them and the surrounding community are obvious.
So, I will be doing my bit to try and earn the club some cash and hopefully keep them going....
I will be taking part in 2 events:
1 - The All Stars sponsored run: on 25th April, we'll be running for 2 hours round Paddington Rec running track (that's 400m). Please sponsor me per lap or as a total. It may not be the marathon but I am pretty sure it will hurt. And have less interesting scenery...
2 - The Etape Caledonia: on May the 16th I'll be cycling 81 miles round the hills of Perthshire (2k ascent total).
Please, please consider sponsoring me for either.... you may attach any stipulations you wish (within reason!).
Aimee is raising money for All Stars Boxing Gym And Youth Club:
Since being established in 1974 the All Stars Boxing Club has become an institution within the local community, embodying the skill, disclipine and comradery which is essential in team boxing. The club has produced champions on a regional, national and international level and continues to increase its reputation within the boxing world. However, aside from its sporting accolades, the club has managed to achieve another great success that came about as a product of its' existence.
Although creating a competitive boxing squad was the initial goal of founder Isola Akay MBE, something else was realised whilst on this journey to success. For many of the young people involved, including those who did not end up representing the club in boxing, All Stars became something stable in their lives as well as a place to escape the negativity of life in volatile surroundings. If you are familiar with the Harrow Road area you will know it is a place of contradictions, situated closely to an abundance of wealth yet riddled with high rates of drug-related crime, violence and gang culture. Amongst this the All Stars stands defiant, offering the youth a safe environment where not only boxing is taught, but also the skills of discipline, respect and self-worth can be learnt to be carried on throughout life. The profound and lasting effect All Stars has had on people is what makes it unique, more than a boxing club and a necessity in the community.
Having realised the social impact and potential of the club, we welcome our responsibilities and want to push this side of All Stars further to maximise the good we can achieve in our community. Whether this means branching out into other sports, or including educational and vocational aspects, the All Stars will broaden its horizons so that even more of todays' youth can become a part of our family.
Charity Registration No: 281810
Donations
19 donations made so far
Display Name
Date
Amount
Gift Aid
Message
Rimsky Vidal
26/05/2010
£20.00
£5.64
Save the AllStars...!
Henry Lee
14/05/2010
£20.00
£5.64
Good luck for the bike ride!
Hope that the weather is ok.
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Mark Brand
05/05/2010
£50.00
£14.11
Well Done Di Marco! When are we going to see you in action in the ring?
Trystan Lewis
27/04/2010
£20.00
£5.64
Good running/cycling!
Elaine Burns
27/04/2010
£20.00
£5.64
Good luck with those hills!
Henry Lee
24/04/2010
£20.00
£5.64
Keep on Running!!!!!!!!
Hobbers
23/04/2010
£10.00
£2.82
Is it *really* going to take you 2hrs to run 400m? Crikey, I thought I was slow!
Good on you for your work in the community!
Dominic King
23/04/2010
£15.00
£4.23
Run Aimee Run...!
The Caseys
23/04/2010
£20.00
£5.64
Go Pie Girl! xxx Love from Victoria and James
Dan and Lisa
23/04/2010
£20.00
£5.64
Good Luck Aimee
Harriet Reid
22/04/2010
£25.00
£7.05
any chance of a fancy dress stipulation??
Christian Haffner
22/04/2010
£20.00
£5.64
jujurowe
22/04/2010
£20.00
£5.64
Good luck Doc - I'll be there with pom poms - u star xxxx
Mike diMarco
20/04/2010
£200.00
£56.42
Dear Aim 20 laps and save the legs for cycling
Josh Burrill
20/04/2010
£40.00
£11.28
Please make sure that before, during and after photos are posted to keep us all entertained, and quietly embarrassed because i'd collapse half way.
Lexy di Marco
19/04/2010
£30.00
£8.46
Hope you raise enough! Good luck. XX
Chris Nicolay
19/04/2010
£20.00
£5.64
What a great place. Just don't dislocate your shoulder or any other anatomy on these events!
Lucy (ARK)
13/04/2010
£50.00
£14.11
Mike O'Brien
13/04/2010
£50.00
£14.11
Aimee, I'll sponsor you £50 on the condition that you take me boxing training at some point (self-defense against the wife). Best, Mike
Total online donations £670.00
Total offline donations £20.00
Total raised so far: £690.00
Total Gift Aid: £189.01
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Since being established in 1974 the All Stars Boxing Club has become an institution within the local community, embodying the skill, disclipine and comradery which is essential in team boxing. The club has produced champions on a regional, national and international level and continues to increase its reputation within the boxing world. However, aside from its sporting accolades, the club has managed to achieve another great success that came about as a product of its' existence.
