MND

[meeks]

The link should read

It should read www.justgiving.com/whitleybayfcrunnersMarkTaylorFund


Fellow fans,

I am doing the GNR in September (for the umpteenth time) and have only bothered to run once for charity but this year I have the best possible incentive to do it - for MARK TAYLOR'S FUND!

I make no apologies for posting this straight after the London Marathon however there is no substitute for striking while the iron's hot!

I will be 'plodding' along the 13 miles from Newcastle to South Shields on the 19th September and I have set up a 'Justgiving.com' page - you can access this at www.justgiving.com/whitleybayfcr ... TaylorFund in order to donate safely online to the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

However, not only am I looking to boost Mark's fund individually, I am also looking to add any interested runners on to my Justgiving team which I have named 'Whitley Bay FC Runners Mark Taylor Fund'. If anybody knows someone that already has an entry (they are now closed) and is not yet running for a charity and they would like to be part of the team please get them to e-mail me and I will add them to the page as Team Members and they can send out the Justgiving page link to their friends, family and colleagues as well in order to generate even more money for Mark's fund.

It would be a great help as well if anybody reading this could send the link to their contacts as well so that I can maximise the number of donations.

My e-mail address is [e-mail] for anyone wishing to contact me individually.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide,
Duncan Howell
AKA

Brill

[howaythebay]

Just to clarify for all Wroxham folk. Mark Taylor was a member of the Whitley squad who played in the 2002 Vase Final but missed out through injury. He played last year at Wembley, but that was his last game and after a lengthy lay off he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease earlier this year.
This is a real tragedy for a young man in his mid 20's and everyone at Whitley Bay was devastated by the news.
We, and many other Northern Lerague clubs, have been fund raising to support Mark as his condition deteriorates.
Just one example of the support is the decision by the League that all proceeds from the raffle at the League Cup Final tomorrow (in which Whitley are not taking part, unfortunately) will be donated to Mark's motor neurone charity appeal.

[Duncan Howell]

Well done Wroxham and commiserations on yesterday's defeat.
Can i extend a thank you to Roger Eastaugh and Paul Maxey for their very kind donations to Mark's fund.
Paul, it was nice to meet you at half time yesterday to hand me your donation personally.
Good luck to everybody at Wroxham for next season - maybe we will meet again in the Vase!
Finally, please visit our site for the Mark Taylor Fund - Mark was the player who struggled up the Wembley steps to share the honours in receiving the Cup with our Captain Leon Ryan.
We need as much money as we can get!
All the best from Duncan Howell
Whitley Bay FC Great North Runner for the Mark Taylor Fund.

www.justgiving.com/whitleybayfcrunnersMarkTaylorFund