Musician Tom set to run London Marathon
Musician Tom Cameron is to put himself to the test running for the Camden Society in this year's London Marathon on 22 April 2012. Aiming to raise £1,500 to help us develop more community music sessions for people with disabilities in our day services in Camden, Southwark and Tower Hamlets, Tom has begun some heavy duty training.
His first ever marathon, Tom decided to run for the Camden Society through a personal contact who runs some of our music sessions. As Tom says, "My friend Jim told me about the music work he took part in and I was touched by his stories and inspired that music could be used in such a positive way. I'm hoping to play at the next Great Escape festival - Maybe we could work on a song together?! I hope that the money raised can be of use for all involved and that I can actively take part in upcoming events in some way. I'm aiming to run in less than 4 hours. I must be mad!"
We're delighted that Tom has chosen us as his dedicated charity and look forward to building support for Tom in the weeks to come, not to mention getting our banners out by the roadside on the big day. We're also extremely pleased to have an opportunity to develop our music sessions as they offer great benefits in supporting people with learning disabilities with communication and self-expression.
Support Tom's fundraising campaign
Keep Tom motivated as he trains to complete the mammoth 26 mile race. Please visit Tom's Just Giving page where you can read more about our music sessions and make a donation to support what will undoubtedly be a tremendous effort for an inspirational cause.
Text a donation
Support Tom the quick and easy way using your mobile phone.
Just text the code MUSO12, together with the amount that you'd like to donate to 70070. You can still add Gift Aid which means that The Great Escape will receive an extra 25%.
As an example, if you would like to donate £3 you would text:
MUSO12 £3 and send the text to 70070
You can choose to donate £1, £2, £3, £4, £5 or £10 using a text message. Once you've sent your text, you will get a text back that will give you the option to use Gift Aid. You'll also have the chance to sign up for regular Camden Society news and updates.
When you make a text donation, it will either be deducted from your mobile phone credit or added to your mobile phone bill - and you won't pay any VAT on your donation.
Thank you for your contribution to Tom's fundraising campaign. We hope you'll join us to cheer him on on 22 April at our vantage point in Bermondsey - we'll post the details shortly.
