Thanks to the mods for allowing me to post this here. I know you all have hearts of gold underneath that tough exterior!
>>The Professional Drivers Foundation is approaching its fourth year and we now have no doubt whatsoever that there is a need for a lorry driver’s charity.
Almost all the funds we have raised have been donated from lorry drivers and their families to help colleagues in need. Last year in particular, we found ourselves in demand more than ever before. This has left our funds extremely low.
In response to our appeal for individuals to raise funds by completing sponsored events, Steve Jackson has stepped forward to quite literally ‘Run the Gauntlet’ for the Professional Drivers Foundation!
Steve Jackson is Brett’s Logistics Planning Manager, and being desk based, is making a super human effort on behalf of the PDF.
Steve used to be a lorry driver many moons ago, and it’s still a vocation dear to his heart.
In view of this he is preparing to step out from behind his desk and hit the road not once, but twice and run TWO Half Marathons for the PDF.
His first challenge will be to complete the Great North Run in September, followed by the infamous Run the Gauntlet event, held in Ireland in November.
Run the Gauntlet is widely acknowledged as Ireland’s toughest half marathon due to the elevation changes on the course through The Gap of Dunloe between the beautiful Lakes of Killarney.
Visit Steve’s page at :www.justgiving.com/stevejackson2012
For more information and to encourage Steve to train on a daily basis, please sponsor him and encourage him to make the supreme effort required to complete these two events.
He needs to see his efforts will be worthwhile.
The amount you can afford isn’t important as every little helps to encourage Steve to turn out and train on a daily basis. It is essential for him to see that target rising every cold and dreary day he pounds the local roads in an effort to get super fit.
www.justgiving.com/stevejackson2012
Remember, every penny goes to support lorry drivers in need of help.
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Thanks
Pat
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do you have details of the charity please pat. maybe let us know what the money gets used for etc.
i ask because my father and father in law used to drive abnormal loads till early retirement and both grandfather were in the profession as well. if i can show some info to my dad im sure he'll come up with some way of giving or raising money.
Nick
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Here we are Nick
www.pda-uk.org/
There is also more about it on Steve's Just Giving page.
If you need to have a chat about it, by all means give me a call tomorrow or during the week on 07909 995615.
It is me who mans the PDF phone;)
Pat
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sorry for late reply. been in hosp for a day and night.
have passed on the info to relatives and will look at it myself when feeling less tired.
nick
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Hope you are ok nyx.Brother is in hospital at the moment one more week of chemo.He is very tired I ring him again tonight.Take care.
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Thanks nyx2k, but don't worry about this, just concentrate on feeling better yourself at the moment.
Get some rest, if you can.
Pat
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i just felt extremely ill one minute and on my own so called an ambulance. live close to a hospital so was in quickly. it was a blood clot but luckily no more damage just more pills to take.
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Sorry to hear that, Nick. Glad you got it sorted quickly, though.
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All the best from me for a swift recovery.
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thanks for the kind words.
if i am to depart this world in the next 12 months ish I'm in the process of starting a motoring bucket list. new thread will follow soon.
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If driving an artic is among that bucket list, nyx2k, we can see you manage to do that on Saturday 21st July!
Pat
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that sounds like a good idea pat. will check holiday dates but i think we go away the week after that.
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Firstly best wishes to nyx2k - hope you feel better soon.
Pat, would it be crass to ask if the runner will be stopping part way for a full English??
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:)
We had trouble motivating him to go out and train last night after his hard day in the office, but it was torrential rain.
I know a couple of you have said in past years they would have liked to have come and spent a day driving various lorries, but didn't know it was on so the date for 2012 is Saturday July 21st.
If you're interested, just send me an email for more details.
Pat
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Run the Gauntlet - nyx2k
