Team Meg well on the way to target

Thanks to those who donated today to Team meg! we have already raised $240 please go to the link http://www.everydayhero.com.au/team_meg to donate towards the wonderful cause CPEC.

I am trying to raise as much money as I can by entering in the 2010 St George Melbourne Marathon. Please click on this link to visit my fundraising page to find out all about it. Please dig deep to sponsor me. It only takes a few seconds.

Meg & I travel to CPEC (Cerebral Palsy Education Centre) every week for Meg's therapy! It's a 5 hour journey door to door from Bright in NE Victoria and we stay away from home for 3 nights a week so Meg can spend 2 mornings at CPEC in their world class specialist Cerebral Palsy clinic.

It really is the best in Australia! CPEC have government funding to the tune of $5000 per child that attends the clinic. This leaves a shortfall of $11,000.00 per child. It is through fundraising activities such as the Melbourne Marathon that mean that none of the families that attend the centre have to come up with $11,000 each year, when their lives have already been turned upside down with the news that their child has Cerebral Palsy and the implications financial & emotional that come with caring for a disabled child. Your support is invaluable and we hope that you will give generously.

Please spread the word and send this to as many people as possible.
Thank you very much.

You can visit my fundraising page at http://www.everydayhero.com.au/team_meg

Couple of facts –

· While CPEC are the official charity of the Melbourne Marathon, they do not receive a percentage of the runners/walkers registration fee. Our principal money from the event comes from supporters like you who raise money for us.
· This year it will cost nearly $1,700,000 to run our children’s education services. We only receive around $450,000 from the State Government. The rest of the money comes from our own fundraising and donations. The final short fall has to be met by parent fees.

Again thank you for making the effort to raise money to support nearly 100 kids who attend our world renowned education programs. It is your support that will ensure that we can continue to afford the programs and services for our babies and school aged children.