One of the wonderful things about working for a charity is getting to know people who care about the cause. Care enough to do something challenging and sometimes daft in order to raise money or just make people aware.
Paul Dickinson is one such person. His day job is financing small businesses by getting them the bank loans they need to start or expand. You’d expect to find him in a smart suit but, for the third year in a row, we find him in running gear on a Sunday afternoon in February, slogging ten miles for BRACE. Paul lives in Weston-super-Mare and his event of choice is the Weston Tough Ten. If you’re not a regular athlete, ten miles through muddy woodland and over sand in winter is a tall order.
Paul said afterwards, "I did it! 941st this year but I did a much better time, 25 minutes quicker than last year!"
His fundraising page is here if you want a look.
Paul said afterwards, "I did it! 941st this year but I did a much better time, 25 minutes quicker than last year!"
His fundraising page is here if you want a look.
I know Paul has strong reasons for supporting us. Alzheimer’s has caused suffering in his family. It’s personal.
We have a growing list of runners, cyclists and others entering sponsored events, not all of them young or fit. Many of them come with heart-rending stories about what dementia did to their mum or their granddad. All of them have discovered the curious alchemy that converts sweat and commitment into money and then into painstaking scientific research. We salute them.
