whizz-kids!!

Whizz-kids, a charity that helps children with a disabilities lead full lives, puts its aim simply as:"... to ensure that every disabled child has an opportunity to be something special…a kid."  Doing that needs money - lots of it. So what better way than to have 2 'whizz kids' - people who have overcome great personal challenges themselves - raise money for them at the Virgin London Marathon in April 2013?

Lorna Rixon is a keen runner. While doing her PhD, running took a lower priority, as did her usual healthy lifestyle. It wasn't long before Lorna found herself overweight, over-exhausted and overwhelmed. It took tremendous tenacity, determination and hard work  to turn her life around while completing her doctorate and working full-time. Lorna is now nearly  32 kgs lighter and regularly runs 25 Km. In her justgiving page, Lorna says:"...I have gone from not being able to run 26 steps on a treadmill, to now attempting to run over a 26 mile marathon. I would now like to celebrate my improved health, whilst raising money for a great cause. "

Jeanne Barrett takes last summer's Paralympics as her inspiration. " It made me to want to do something for kids and  Whizz-Kidz seemed like the right charity to make a difference in at least one child’s life" she says. Coming from a family of 11, Jeanne adds in her justgiving page;"...our family has been fortunate, but when I think of how special kids are in this world, my heart just says YES.  Kids are the future – we need to do what we can to help them."  A one -time dance teacher of children aged 3 - 14, Jeanne knows how vital a part confidence plays in shaping young lives.

Whizz kids running for whizz-kids deserve a whizzing lot of cash. If you are inspired by these two whizz kids as I am, then I hope you will whizz all the money you can can spare to help whizz-kids.

More at:  justgiving.com/Lorna-Rixon and justgiving.com/Jeanne-Barrett