A Run Up the Empire State Building
Why would two Chilton Foliat residents and Pewsey Vale Running Club members, John
Summers and Keith Smibert, find themselves in New York in early February 2010..?
After two months of intense training they were there to participate in the annual
Run Up the Empire State building race, which take place every February in New York.
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John and Keith running through
Chilton Foliat
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Presenting the £2,600 cheque at Brize Norton
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Help for Heroes Charity Donation
Chairman Mark Anderson, Treasurer Rob Lister and other long standing members of
Pewsey Vale Running Club were proud to present a cheque for £2,600 to the charity
Help for Heroes at the end of a successful racing year.
Help for Heroes was founded by Bryn and Emma Parry in October 2007 out of a desire
to help the wounded servicemen and women returning from Afghanistan and Iraq.
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The message of the charity is simple: “We are strictly non political and non
critical; we simply want to help. We believe that anyone who volunteers to serve
in time of war, knowing that they may risk all, is a hero. These are ordinary people
doing extraordinary things and some of them are living with the consequences of
their service for life. We may not be able to prevent our soldiers from being wounded,
but together we can help them get better.”
This brings the total amount to over £10,000 that the club has donated to Help 4
Heroes and a number of local charities this year. Local beneficiaries of the
club's fund raising in 2009 have included the Marlborough brand of Riding for the
Disabled, the Pathfinders voluntary organisation in Swindon that helps young people
with physical disabilities to particiapate in sporting activities, and Prospect
Hospice that provides end-of-life care for people in and around the Marlborough
area.
In recent years the club has raised around £40,000 for good causes from the races
it organises. Please see the section Races to find out when our next charity
event is being held.
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2010 Membership Now Due!
2010 membership fees are now due so please send your £15 annual membership fee (made
payable to "PVRC") to:
The Club Treasurer
1 Vale Road
Pewsey
Wiltshire
SN9 5HG
Memberships are due by the end of January each year, after this date you cease to
be affiliated to Pewsey Vale R.C.
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