Run the Leicester Half Marathon for Legs4Africa

August 18, 2015

So… You wanna be a LegEnd and run the Leicester Half Marathon for Legs4Africa? You want to challenge yourself and make a difference to some of the poorest communities in the world? That’s great! Here’s the deal

What we need from you…

  • We want you to join our team and change people’s lives.
  • We want you to run 13.1 miles on October 25th in Leicester.
  • We want you to raise £150 which will pay for your entry and provide the money to export ten prosthetic legs to some of the poorest communities in the world.

What we’ll give to you…

  • We will give you the moral and technical support to run half a marathon.
  • We will give you sponsorship forms to collect money from your friends, family and coworkers.
  • We will give you the amazing new Legs4Africa t-shirt to run in to show the world just how cool you are.

Ready to join the team and change some lives?

Download your sponsorship form here.

Set up your Just Giving page here

 

About the author

Name: Oliver Kennett

Amputee, Isaac, with a prosthetic leg.

Overcoming amputee stigma | Isaac’s Story

Overcoming amputee stigma | Isaac’s Story

Twenty years ago, Isaac was walking to buy water when he was knocked down by a car. In an instant, an ordinary errand became the event that would define the
Prosthetist Oumie at Exceed Worldwide in Cambodia

Why do we train prosthetists in Cambodia?

Why do we train prosthetists in Cambodia?

Oumie rarely has the need to leave The Gambia, and now she is flying thousands of miles to Cambodia. She has been inducted into the Exceed Worldwide’s Department of Prosthetics
A teacher showing people how to make children's prosthetic feet

Teaching prosthetic technicians to build children’s feet

Teaching prosthetic technicians to build children’s feet

STAND recently funded training of The Gambia’s National Rehabilitation (NRC) Clinic team to make their own children’s prosthetic feet. Longini Mtalo, a Prosthetics and Orthotics educator formerly of the Tanzania
Our Docu-series will inspire you...
Image

Marcia lost her leg to diabetes, and now she is able to work again and enjoy her family.

*You can unsubscribe at any time. We’ll never share your details. Read our data policy to learn more.