16:38 Rachael Brown 23, Terene Stevens 41, Simon Purcell

Dom Graham,
35
Bushey Mill
Lane
Mr Graham’s brother, Nicholas, who passed away in 1999, had multiple
disabilities and received respite care at the Trust as a child from 1986 to
1993. “The Children’s Trust is a very special charity to me for everything it
did for my brother and my family,” explains Dom. “When Nicholas was
alive, the Trust did an excellent job of providing respite care, allowing my
parents a break from the 24-hour care that he required. It was often hard to
get adequate respite care but the Trust never failed.” Dom plans to host
fundraising events, including several nights of live music, in the lead-up to
the marathon and credits his mum, Diane Graham as being his fundraising
side-kick: “She’ll be rattling the tin for me,” he says. “Mum does a lot a
charity work so she’ll be a good support in my fundraising effort. “I’ve really
upped my training now with the new year. It’s a struggle to get out of bed
for a pre-work run but it’ll all be worth the effort.”
The
Children's
Trust
Tadworth
Geoff Cainer,
67 and son
Jonathan
Whitefield,
Greater
Manchester
67 year old grandfather and local cab-driver, Geoff Cainer from Whitefield,
has embarked on a gruelling training regime, running 5 or 6 times a week,
interspersing longer runs with shorter, fast runs and hill sprints and building
up his endurance. He also visits the gym regularly.“My wife Carol works for
PROJECT SMILE and I’m very aware of the amazing work they do with
children who need a lot of special care and attention. These kids have all
sorts of difficulties – some are physically disabled, some have learning
problems, some have chronic illnesses or a combination of all of these. It
puts a huge strain on their families and means the kids can’t enjoy the kind
of things others take for granted. This will be my 6th full Marathon, and it’s
going to be extra special because my son, Jonathan, who lives in Australia
is coming over to run it with me. He’s been a personal trainer in Sydney for
almost 5 years and I only get to see him about once a year. It’s the first
Marathon we’ll have run together in almost 10 years."
The FED,
Project Smile
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