Members of London Ambulance Service staff are limbering
up for the fundraising run of their life in April when they will be
taking part in the Virgin London Marathon in aid of
MERU.
The charity, which is based in Epsom and covers all
of London and the South East, designs and manufactures bespoke
equipment for children and young adults with disabilities, when
there is no other mainstream solution available on the market. The
Service is hoping to raise £25,000 over the next two years for the
organisation which was chosen by staff as the Chief Executive’s
charity.
Chief Executive Peter Bradley said: “The marathon runners are a
credit to the Service and I wish them the very best of luck both
with the event and their fundraising efforts. We’re looking forward
to working with MERU over the next two years and I know that the
money raised by our staff will make a real difference to the lives
of the children and families that the charity works with.”
MERU Chief Executive Susan Brumpton said: “To be chosen by the
London Ambulance Service as its charity is a wonderful opportunity
for us. Their efforts are very much appreciated by our staff, our
volunteers and the children we help. We wish all the runners every
success and will be cheering them on as they take part in the
marathon!”
Anybody wishing to sponsor the marathon runners as a group can
make a donation by visiting www.justgiving.com/lasmarathon
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Notes to editors
- For a hi-res photo of the marathon runners
with MERU, or for more information about this news release please
contact the communications department on 020 7921 5113
- Picture caption: L-R Arron Bonning, Mark
Wright, Rod Bryant, Susan Brumpton (Chief Executive, MERU), Gary
Robertson, Amy Laws, Scott Windley, Romana Skotzen
- For more information about MERU, please visit
http://www.meru.org.uk/ or call 01372
725203
- Follow the ambulance service on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/ldn_ambulance
Full list of staff running the London
Marathon:
- Arron Bonning, Tottenham
- Rod Bryant, Newham
- Luke Collyer, Homerton
- DixieDean, City & Hackney
- Roberta Evans, Hertfordshire university student and Waterloo
relief
- Steven Kime, Waterloo HQ
- Amy Laws, Pinner
- Jackie Neenan, Bow
- John O’Keefe, Bow
- Lynn Pearson, Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)
- Gary Robertson, West Ham
- James Rouse, Shoreditch
- Ian Scott, Deptford
- Romana Skotzen, Tottenham
- David Tunstall, Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)
- Lorna Turner, Greenwich
- Scott Windley, Becontree
- Mark Wright, Oval
- Paul Young, Bromley