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Woolly Hugs is a charity established by a group of Mumsnet users. They knit / crochet handmade blankets and other items for families experiencing difficult times.

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Run Woollies, Run!

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 28/04/2013 13:24

The continuing story of how Team Woolly Hugs does running. All newcomers very welcome!

Our first fabulous runner, PiggyPlumPie has been there, done that and quite literally has the tshirt (gorgeous btw) and we are looking forward to more runs taking place round the country, and further afield maybe?

We are doing this to support the Billie's Blanket Project being run by the Woolly Hugs community, see here This project was launched as a tribute to beautiful Billie, our lovely MrsDeVere's daughter, who devastatingly died at 14 from leukaemia. We launched this at the time of her 21st birthday. In Billie's name, and through World Child Cancer we will send little blankets to children who are suffering from cancer, and who really need a Woolly Hug and to feel loved and looked after. Our first batch has already gone to Malawi, the next will go to Ghana and Bangladesh.

We are helping raise funds so that alongside Billie's Blankets, we can send a donation to World Child Cancer. Money is so scarce, they really have so little. There will be other fundraising events this year, but we are RUNNING!

These are where the 5K runs will takeplace, they are all over. But even if you run round the block and someone sponsors you to do so, it all counts!

Our Just Giving Page is here. Donations are welcome at any time, huge thanks for those already in. At this moment we are up to £1,116.33, where will be be when this thread is full?!

Enter established events soon to avoid disappointment. Let us know when you are running so we can cheer you on, and please use this thread for support, and general running things, the support here is awesome and we love Piggy's idea of tying a woolly bracelet on to run, then we are all with you as you go. Smile

MNWoollyHugs on Facebook - come and find us, you can still remain anonymous Smile

For novices....Woolly Hugs Guide to Running

  • Put down your woolly wool,crochet hooks and needles.

  • Find your trainers, these are sort of soft bouncy shoe-things that go on your feet.

  • Find something loose and comfortable to wear, and no we don't mean a caftan.

  • Open front door and go outside.

  • Put one foot in front of the other with speed and determination!

YOU are RUNNING!

The children that WCC support need all the love and comfort possible. So please, in memory of a sparkling young girl who always thought of others, we'd love you to help us help them.

As ever, thank you so much for your support.

Thinking of Billie and her family Xx

Knotty and Pistey

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5madthings · 15/06/2013 13:46

Wow fabulous sponshorship!! I am collecting mine and have about £200 so with that and mousefaces and biwis we must be nearly at £3000?!! Shock Grin

Mouseface · 15/06/2013 14:40

5mad - my total includes the JG page, as well as my paper form, sorry Blush, I intend to kick ass this week and push for help with the October one too!! :) xxx

Mouseface · 15/06/2013 15:00

Right, DH is panicking a wee bit, I've told him the original deal he made with me was if I got to £250.00 in sponsorship, he'd match it. Now I have rather more Grin he's gulping lots so I've told him that £250.00 is fine as his sponsorship and not for him to match it £ for £ as he'd said.

I hope that is okay with everyone, he is self employed, not a millionaire and I thought the fact that he's given £250 in the first place was awesome, so I've capped him at that.

Sorry if that's upset anyone, I hope you all understand?

It's just that doesn't suit the ashen look he turned as he read through my running total Grin

Sorry and thank you xxx

RatherBeOnThePiste · 15/06/2013 15:26

Bless your heart Mousey Smile How could you ever upset us?!

It is an extraordinarily generous thing for him to give £250, blimey, that is awesome, tell him he is a star, and do something to put the colour back in his cheeks Wink [arf]

What is rather fabulous though is that you have shot past £250! You are brilliant well done you. You know when we first looked at this, we read that it costs about £400 for a specialised children's cancer nurse for a year, and I keep seeing the money in that way. The money we raise will help so much. Thank you Xx

Thank you to everyone Xx

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 15/06/2013 15:27

and if you apologise once more, then I won't post your prize for the Guess the Weight of the Woolly Hug. and

Smile
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Mouseface · 15/06/2013 16:31

Okay, sor............ Grin xxx

BIWI · 15/06/2013 23:45

quails at stern Pistey

RatherBeOnThePiste · 16/06/2013 06:39
Grin
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Mouseface · 16/06/2013 12:38

Afternoon lovely Running Woolly Hugs :)

Just wanted to post and say thank you so very, very much for all of your support and for re-tweets, posts on your FB pages etc....

My sponsor money is way above what I thought I'd ever get.... I wanted to get £500. I hoped I'd get at least half of it but didn't really get anything until these last few weeks!

Only five more sleeps until the big day. Huzzah! Grin

CoffeeandChocolateplease · 17/06/2013 20:16

Do you have room for another runner? Smile Have just signed up for the Plymouth 10K, not till November the 3rd though so have plenty of time to train. Am doing the race for life this weekend, so I need to have something else to aim for!

MrsDeVere · 17/06/2013 20:47

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CoffeeandChocolateplease · 17/06/2013 21:04

If I'd have known I'd get a snog I would have signed up earlier!

MrsDeVere · 17/06/2013 21:14

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5madthings · 17/06/2013 22:59

Yay well done coffee welcome :)

I have signed up for another 10k in October Shock

See what you lot have made me do!! You have given me the running bug!

BIWI · 18/06/2013 08:59

You are mad, 5madthings Grin

RatherBeOnThePiste · 18/06/2013 10:11

Woooooohoooooooooooo CoffeeandChoc! Huzzah!!

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 18/06/2013 10:28

Just finding out if there are more places on the London run, I know MOS was asking, we might get a bigger team [ThumbsUp]

and

Check out our lovely Mousey

Just hoping the weather will be OK for her as here tis forecast to be shite on Friday Sad

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Mouseface · 18/06/2013 22:03

Alreet lovelies? :)

Nemo is poorly. Sad He has a horrid bug - pukesville. Like I had last week.......

Hopefully, he'll be with me on Friday. He's great at bouncing back!! Grin

I'm off to Bedski to find out what kinda night I'm in for. Lots of love to you all for your support. It means the WORLD TO ME BECAUSE I'M BROKEN!!

Be back tomorrow with a Nemo update, hopefully he'll be ok.

xx

Mouseface · 19/06/2013 15:57

£700.00+

That is all Grin

RatherBeOnThePiste · 19/06/2013 16:11
Grin

So happy!

Actually coming on to ask what size running vest everyone went for?

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BIWI · 19/06/2013 16:11
Flowers
Mouseface · 19/06/2013 19:14

Medium, they didn't have 'skinny with giganormous norks' Grin

RatherBeOnThePiste · 19/06/2013 19:28

oh arf

So they won't do Limited Norks but Extra Long to cover Arse?

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Mouseface · 20/06/2013 14:42
Grin
Mouseface · 20/06/2013 16:40

One more sleep!!! Grin