TfGM Fundraising

An update from Lewis Jones
I’ve a love/hate relationship with running and haven’t done a race for a few years … so what better reason to dust off the old trainers for very worthy causes.
 
I’ll be running the Manchester 10k on Sunday 18 May – in what looks like a rare sunny day in the city – for GM Blood Bikes and the Alzheimer’s Society. As well as being TfGM’s chosen charities, they’re both causes really close to my heart with family links and experience of both.

I’m aiming for under an hour!
 
Both charities provide vital support to our communities and your money can go a long way to making a difference. For example:

• £3 could cover fuel costs for one delivery of urgent blood to a local hospital
• £15 could pay for a companion call to someone who is feeling alone and isolated.

If you’d like to sponsor me, please put LEWIS somewhere in the comments, so that our fundraising team can keep track of my donations. Big thanks for your support and please spare a thought for me as I (hopefully) limp across the finish line.

An update from Peter Walley
At the end of April, I am running the Manchester Marathon raising money for Greater Manchester Blood Bikes, and Alzheimer’s Society. After completing a few half marathons, and deciding those experiences weren’t punishment enough, I have naively/bravely/foolishly taken the plunge on what is likely to be my one and only marathon.
 
Raising money for some worthy causes is providing the required motivation to keep me going on those long training runs and any donations to these incredible causes will make a positive difference.
 
Greater Manchester Blood Bikes is the only blood bikes charity operating in Greater Manchester that transports Blood, Plasma, Samples, Vaccines, Donor Breast Milk (DBM) & any other urgently required medical items to hospitals and healthcare sites 24/7, 365 days a year. In 2024 alone they responded to 4,214 call outs. They receive no formal funding and only operate on donations and the work of their volunteers.
 
Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading support and research charity for people with dementia, their families, and carers. They believe that life doesn't end when dementia begins. And this gives comfort to many people, like me, who have had firsthand experience of someone close to them living with dementia.
 
If you’d like to sponsor me, please put Peter in the comments, so that our fundraising team can keep track of donations. Thanks in advance for your support, it really is much appreciated!

An update from Adam Meadows:
I’ve previously raised money for charities such as Cancer Research UK & Manchester Children’s Hospital in local and international races and although they often aren’t close to my heart in a personal story, I find it massively rewarding to race for a better purpose than a picture with a medal (also good).
 
So, when the opportunity arose to raise money for GM Blood Bikes and Alzheimer's Society at my hometown marathon, it seemed like too good an opportunity to miss & one that will motivate me to train in the cold months!
 
I first got into running like many during the covid lockdown looking for fresh air and to lose some Deliveroo weight. After a few runs, I soon signed up to a half marathon in Manchester in 2021 to raise money for Manchester Children’s Hospital but mainly to make me accountable so I would complete the training and race. I managed to raise £1,300. After completing the race & having some rest I haven’t stopped enjoying running, most recently running the Stockholm Marathon last June & Great North Run in Newcastle in September.
 
I hope you can sponsor me to assist these great causes and the fantastic work they do.
 
Please put ADAM somewhere in the comments, so that our fundraising team can keep track of my donations. Thank you in advance for your support!