This April Scott Osborn will be donning his trainers and running the first ever Brighton Marathon. The route will take Scott through the city, along the coast and back again before he finishes his epic 26mile journey at the famous Brighton Pier. And he won’t be alone, he is one of 12,000 runners who are hoping to make history, achieve personal goals and raise considerable sums for charity by taking part in this event.
- Scott's still smiling even after the rain and hail.
Scott, who works as a freelance IT consultant based in Ipswich, has decided to get involved in the Brighton Marathon to raise funds for the charity Quest4Change, an international grassroots charity working in Africa and South America, fighting poverty and the destruction of the environment.
Scott has been training hard in preparation for the big day and faced the elements down in Brighton over the weekend whilst running a Half Marathon in the driving rain and hail. But this hasn’t put Scott off, far from it, he’s ready for the challenge, so we asked him, what is his reason for running for Quest4Change?
“We live such a comfortable and easy life in the West and it’s very easy for us to forget some of our less well-off relatives, I believe Quest4Change is trying to readdress this balance. I'm looking forward to running with thousands of people and all the enthusiasm and energy that brings. But I have to say I’m dreading those last 4-6 miles when the 'Wall' of running low on energy is starting to seriously kick in!!”
- New homes being built in Peru
Scott is aiming to raise £600, 100% of which will directly go to the projects the charity supports, like the work they do with children in the shanty town of Villa Maria, Peru. For over 14 years now Quest4Change has been working to improve the lives of these children, they have provided over 200,000 children with activities to keep them off the streets and away from the lure of drugs and crime. They have also established a primary school where over 100 children receive a free or subsidised education and their most recent project is tackling the appalling living conditions many of the poorest family’s experience, by building low cost housing for those worst off.
- Children working hard at the Quest school
Now not all of us are like Scott and have the desire and determination to run 26miles to raise funds for charity, but all of us can support him from our arm chairs by donating anything from £5-£500 to his fundraising appeal, it’s cost £15 a month or just £180 a year to give a child in Villa Maria an education, and for just £500 you can help build a new home for a family. Your support will make a real difference in their lives and will boost Scott as he hits the wall at mile 20.
If you would like to support Scott please visit his online fundraising page http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ScottOsborn
To find out more about this project and how you can get involved visit www.quest4change.org or call Heather Rayment on 01273 777206 e-mail heather@questoverseas.com
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