At the the Club AGM it was suggested that it might be a good idea for those Club members running in the Brighton Marathon to raise some money for a local charity. Peter Brett & Cliff Dargonne - both long-standing members of the Club have decided to run for the charity AMAZE and they would encourage any other members signed up to run (and not already committed to raising money) to join them. To make things easier Pete has set up a ‘Just Giving’ page in the Club’s name (http://www.justgiving.com/MartletKayakClub)  with the following information:

‘We’re  Martlet Kayal Club and we have a team running for Amaze in the inaugural Brighton Marathon: please dig deep and donate now.

Martlet Kayak Club is a small but lively club based on the seafront in Brighton.  We provide facilities, equipment and training to promote and encourage participation in canoeing and kayaking. As a local club, we are raising money for a local charity; Amaze. Amaze provide much needed help and assistance to many families of children with special needs and disabilities in the Brighton & Hove area. Amaze is designed as a one-stop-shop giving information, advice and support: their volunteers give practical help in navigating through the education system, claims for benefits and just coping. They also help administer the Compass card scheme which helps with subsidised access to many local leisure facilities.

Adam is one such child with special needs. As a lively, fun-loving boy he is no different from many children; but, with a chromosomal disorder, his development follows its own path. Adam’s parents Pete & Jacquie have found the support Amaze provide to be so very useful and they hope that you can join in helping to give something back.’

Pete hopes that other runners will sign up and run for Amaze. If you’d like to do so please contact him at peter.brett@cityoflondon.gov.uk and he can add your name to the team listed on the site. Team members can then fundraise using their own name on the Just Giving sign in http://www.justgiving.com/ or ask people to go directly to http://www.justgiving.com/MartletKayakClub  (n.b. the Martlet Kayak Club bit is case sensitive).

If you are not a runner then please consider supporting the Club members who are taking on this considerable challenge by visiting the Just Giving site and making a donation.

As well as raising money, this will also help to raise the profiles of both the Club & the charity - particularly if anyone is thinking of running in fancy dress! Also, any ideas for updating the the Just Giving site with a photo or two are also welcome - just email Pete.