Doing it for Haiti

I do not normally run for charity. In fact I am sometimes mildly irritated by the way that charitable collection dominates certain large running events. People ask “What are you running for?” as if it is compulsory to collect money. I am usually running to stay fit, stay sane and achieve some spurious sense of accomplishment.

However… one cannot help be moved by the plight of the people of Haiti. Indeed many of us have already been moved as demonstrated by the massive sums raised by the DEC appeal. Yet we all know that once the immediate emergency has been dealt with there will be a massive job of reconstruction to be done and there will be a need for more money at a time when Haiti will no longer be in the news.

So I have decided to ask people to sponsor me to do the Coventry Way Challenge with the proceeds going to Article 25, the architecture charity who are beginning to get stuck in to supporting reconstruction in Haiti, as they did following the earthquake in Pakistan. You can sponsor me online via my JustGiving page.  See the link on the right.

If you have been reading this blog you will appreciate that the Coventry Way Challenge is just that (a challenge) for me. But knowing that every kilometer I run is bringing more support to the desperately unlucky people of Haiti will spur me on. Please be as generous as you can.