Challenger Profile
Name:
Paul Dunning
Challenge Date:
21/06/2019
My Challenge:
To bring hope to children living in extreme poverty by running 26.2 miles through rural Rwanda. The money raised will fund the building of homes for Rwandan mothers and babies through Compassion's Child Survival programme. £3,249 is enough to build a house for one family and hence that is my target. Thank you for your help and support.
TOTAL
Donations:£4,000.10
Donations
Target:£3,249.00
Children
Sponsored Target:12
Online Total: £3,975.10
Offline Total: £25.00
Gift Aid: £819.28
At 45 years old I've challenged myself to run my first marathon - in the hills of rural Rwanda.
Why?
For the past year I have been attending various groups and events speaking about the work of MAF, a charity who bring hope to the most isolated and vulnerable people using aviation and technology. Being involved with this work has sparked a genuine interest in understanding the plight of communities living in extreme poverty.
I haven't personally witnessed what people face in the developing world. When I'm sharing about poverty in a youth group, church or WI meeting my message would be so much more effective if I could speak from personal experience.
My family and I sponsor a 6 year old boy called Crisford, who lives in Ghana. We write to him and love to receive letters back. I am seeing how the work of Compassion UK is making a huge difference in his life and many other children's lives around the world. Through this challenge I want to raise support which will enable more lives to be transformed.
I would love it if you could take a few minutes to look at the Compassion UK web site. There you can read about some of the children that desperately need a sponsor. It would be fantastic if you could sponsor a child who is living in poverty. It costs £25 per month (83p per day) and your giving will change a child's life forever. It doesn't just change the child's life; it has an effect on the whole family and community.
I'm in no way a seasoned runner, and I know that completing a marathon in the hills of Rwanda is going to be a massive challenge for me. I'd appreciate your support. The money raised through this challenge will fund the building of homes for Rwandan mothers and babies through Compassion's Child Survival programme. £3,249 is enough to build a house for one family and will radically change the future for this family! Please consider making a donation to the work of Compassion UK, and help me reach my target of £3,249 and 12 sponsored children.
Donations
Donation of £50.00 by Ian Fowkes
Fantastic achievement Paul! What an inspiration! ๐๐ช๐ป
Donation of £10.00 by Mary Ann
Donation of £10.00 by Anonymous
Well done Paul, what an incredible achievement. Jo
Donation of £30.00 by The Parkington family
Way to go fella! X
Donation of £10.00 by Sam Friday
Well done Paul!
Donation of £20.00 by Sharon & Dave Moore
Great cause, run by a great and wonderful man. You did good Paul. Love from your proud friends xx
Donation of £100.00 by Sarah Symonds
So proud of you doing this Paul!
Such a worthy charity.
Well done mate xxx
Donation of £10.00 by Becs
Huge congratulations Paul! What an amazing achievement :-D
Donation of £20.00 by Matt and Rachel Wagner
Donation of £10.00 by Anonymous
Amazing challenge Paul. All the best x
Donation of £20.00 by Allyson Edwards
Hope your marathon goes really well.
Donation of £20.00 by Lucy Martin
Hope all goes well tomorrow!
Donation of £20.00 by Chris Tatton
Donation of £10.00 by Anonymous
All the best for Thursday. Itโs a great thing youโre doing Paul.
Donation of £20.00 by Pauline Ryan
Paul wishing you a great run from all the Ryan's including Rachel and Jonathan xxxxxxxx
Donation of £10.00 by The Tapps
Inspirational and totally bonkers. Much love to you xx
Donation of £10.00 by Amy Walters
Youโre awesome Paul! Wishing you all the best for Thursday. Youโve got this!
Donation of £20.00 by Emma and Dom
Good luck Paul x
Donation of £10.00 by Heather Davies
Smash it Paul ๐โโ๏ธ
Donation of £30.00 by Anonymous
Donation of £20.00 by The Hayward Family
Well done Paul - have been watching your progress through your training with admiration. Enjoy the marathon and we canโt wait to hear all about it!!
Donation of £20.00 by Anonymous
Donation of £10.00 by Rachel Oliver
All the best Paul
Donation of £15.00 by The Purkiss Gang!!
Go Paul!
Youโll be awesome ๐
Lots of love
Linda and the gang x x
Donation of £10.00 by Ben Greenfield
Good luck Paul - you're a brave man!
Donation of £10.00 by Abi
Great job Paul, top cause! Wishing you all the best!
Donation of £10.00 by John Lawrence
Donation of £20.00 by Rachel & Jamie
We will be praying for you as you complete this challenge!
Donation of £20.00 by Anonymous
Wow, what an amazing thing to do!
Donation of £20.00 by Heather
Well done Paul, for all your hard training so far. Not only will you be a blessing to those who are helped by the money raised but praying that you will be blessed in abundance by the experience itself.
Donation of £10.00 by V Cerra
Donation of £100.00 by Trevor and friends
Donation of £10.00 by polly humphries
Good luck Paul! For an amazing cause, hope all goes well x
Donation of £10.00 by Charlotte Tollast
Donation of £10.00 by Anna
All the best Paul! Hope it goes well!
Donation of £100.00 by Mike Bell
Donation of £15.00 by Su Bailey
Wishing you the best of everything for your Marathon Paul!
Donation of £25.00 by Anonymous
Donation of £10.00 by Adam Pope
Enjoy every step. You've trained hard, now for the fun bit. Well done mate.
Donation of £20.00 by Helen Hay
Amazing challenge. Hope you enjoy it and have a fabulous time.
Donation of £10.00 by Paul B
Break a leg! Actually, on second thoughts...
Donation of £25.00 by Kevin Rall
Every step is a step of faith! :-)
"The music of a marathon is a powerful strain, one of those tunes of glory. It asks us to forsake pleasures, to discipline the body, to find courage, to renew faith and to become one's own person, utterly and completely."
-George Sheehan, running author
Donation of £100.00 by Anonymous
So proud of you mate; you have shown resilience, will-power and determination in this project. Always be your running buddy, love those early mornings. Go Paul Go!
Donation of £20.00 by Anonymous
Donation of £10.00 by Ian Oliver
Go Paul!
Donation of £20.00 by DC
Donation of £400.00 by Alex Finlow
Total madness - but good on you- have a great time
Donation of £50.00 by Anonymous
Donation of £20.00 by Steven Biggs
This is so awesome mate. Well done.
Donation of £25.00 by Alan and Barbara Foxon
Donation of £50.00 by Sarah Yeboah
God bless you & God bless the recipients of this gift ๐๐
Donation of £20.00 by Anonymous
Donation of £20.00 by Tony Naunton
Donation of £20.00 by Holly & Dom
Donation of £50.00 by Anonymous
Go for it, Paul. Well done!
Donation of £25.00 by Simon Dunsmore
Don't over work the teats
Donation of £10.00 by Richard Chambers
Donation of £100.00 by Adam Shapter
Good luck Paul. Inspirational challenge, especially at your age!!! Adam (aged 43.8) ๐คฃ๐๐
Donation of £100.00 by Anonymous
Well done Paul - great efforts for an amazing cause!
Donation of £20.00 by David & Tricia Holley
Go Team Dunning!! You are an inspiration ๐๐๐
Donation of £20.00 by Marcus kent
Sorry its not more mate, you should be super proud of yourself! Good luck!
Donation of £20.00 by Andy and Gail
Well done for what youโve achieved so far and we wish you all the best for a successful outcome over in Rwanda. Those kids will be so blessed by all your effort
Donation of £30.00 by Katie Humphries
Good luck Paul x
Donation of £100.00 by Holly & Dom
Donation of £50.00 by Juliette
Thanks for being such an encouraging fellow runner in our own little milestone of C25K. The least we can do is sponsor you. Go Paul.
Juliette, George & Natalie :)
Donation of £50.00 by Anonymous
Donation of £20.00 by Anonymous
Donation of £45.00 by Alan B.
God go with you all the way. Have a great albeit gruelling adventure.
Donation of £500.00 by Kingsnorth Community Cafe
Donation of £10.00 by Viv
Recommend loud singing to ward off mountain gorillas lurking around those hills! You are far braver than me. Sounds amazing!
Donation of £100.00 by Ida Woodger
Best of luck Paul!
Donation of £10.00 by Jo Crotty
All the best with your preparation and the marathon itself. Well done x
Donation of £10.00 by Tracy Davies
Donation of £99.00 by Martin
Those early mornings will pay off Paul....even if itโs not for you. Well done. Brilliant effort
Donation of £22.00 by Anonymous
Donation of £50.00 by Anonymous
Donation of £10.00 by Paul Dunning
Donation of £13.00 by Hinges and Brackets Customer Collection Pot
Donation of £20.00 by Mr Paul C Dunning
Donation of £10.00 by Tricia
Way to go Paul you awesome dude!!!!
Donation of £613.10 by Quiz Night!
Donation of £10.00 by Linda
Good luck Paul!
Donation of £13.00 by Hinges and Brackets Collection Pot
Donation of £10.00 by Hinges and Brackets Customer Collection Pot
Donation of £20.00 by Rosemarie Wilding
Donation of £30.00 by Joel Dunning
Donation of £10.00 by Hinges and Brackets Customer Collection Pot
Donation of £20.00 by Gary & Jenny Colvin
Blessings on this great challenge.
Donation of £25.00 by Colin Bott
Well done Paul for taking this on. This is a massive challange and your legs will be feeling it......but you do have the advantage of being able to walk on your hands. Would love to hear that you have managed to do a short section like that.
Great cause, helping to change those young lives. All the best From the Bott's
Donation of £15.00 by Mike and Jo Riley
Amazing! Well done Paul. Really hope the training goes well and look forward to updates xx
Donation of £20.00 by Adam Shapter
Good luck