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Ailsa Gibson-Sheridan
Let's smash the kilometres!
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This October 13, I'm running my very first marathon which is 42.195 kilometers. That's the equivalent of running from Melbourne to Lilydale. Eep!
As part of this, I would like to raise money for SecondBite. Food is a subject that is very dear to my heart, and the idea of people not having enough to eat distresses me greatly, particularly as we do in fact produce enough food to feed everyone. That's where SecondBite step in, the little legends that they are. They collect food that would otherwise go to waste, such as direct from farmers, markets, supermarkets, restaurants, and take it back to a central point for it to be distributed to a variety of organisations that need it. Hungry people get to eat, and food doesn't get wasted. Winning all round!
If you can't stomach the idea of running 42.195kms, you should support me! I'll run for cash, so name your price! Since There was a big delay in actually fundraising, I'm planning on giving it me more time to convince you to part with your hard earned cash by making it interesting! Some ideas include:
- A dollar a kilometer
- $5 per energy gel I'll have
- $10 for each day I can't walk afterwards
- $20 per blister I get afterwards (I don't get many so you're on a winner there)
- The km I hit the wall is the amount you donate (eg 36 km is $36)
- $5 per day until I go for my next run
- $50 to stop me hassling you!
- $100. Because you're an incredibly generous and wonderful human being.
- Or whatever you can afford :)
I've set a target of $420 because I like the idea of $10 per kilometer SMASHED, but I reckon we can aim higher. Let's do it!
**Note: I was going to fundraise for ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) but they're not an official Marathon partner so it was taking too long to set up. You can find out more about them here though: http://www.mecfs-vic.org.au/
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SecondBite
SecondBite is committed to making a positive difference to people by identifying sources of nutritious surplus fresh food and produce that would otherwise go to wastes and facilitating its safe and timely distribution to agencies and people in need . SecondBite redistributes surplus fresh food to community food programs around Australia. Food is donated by farmers, wholesalers, markets, supermarkets, caters and events. This high quality surplus food is redistributed to community food programs that supply people who are homeless, woman and families in crisis, youth at risk, indigenous communities, asylum seekers and new arrivals. SecondBite has an established research team that is committed to furthering our understanding of food insecurity in Australia, and we continue to develop programs that provide long term preventative solutions to the issue of food insecurity in Australia.
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