9 256 euros !

Please spread the word around you, and for benevolents, here comes the map and the information on the 3 events next week.

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Christian, Joce and their friends are featured in le Dauphiné Libéré, in an article speaking about the Challenge, below (in French) :

article-dauphine-25mars2010

During the weekend where we ran something like 30 to 40 K (for the training), we have reached 7 325 € of donations !

Thanks to you all for your encouragements, and spread the word about this challenge !

Many of you have asked how they could help us. Here are the answers :

• You can donate, and encourage other people to donate.

• You can help us on one event of the following :

1. On Saturday 10th of April, in the morning, organizers of the Paris Marathon organize “the Breakfast Run“, on the eve of the Marathon. This is a small-only-for-fun competition for families and children. The Autour des Williams association will be present make-up stands, games, drawing parties, etc. We need you to help us as a benevolent on that event. Please contact : Pauline Delpierre, paulinedelpierre@yahoo.fr

2. On Sunday 11th of April, during the Paris Marathon, a big group of supporters will be present at KM 36 : join them and clap and cheer at the marathon runners. The group will be present from 11:00 to 14:00 with 150 T shirts for those who wish to get them… Contact : Pauline Delpierre, paulinedelpierre@yahoo.fr

3. On Sunday 11th of April, the Autour des Williams association organizes an after-marathon party in a beautiful space not far from the finishing line. We need benevolent people to help to organize the party (starting 11:00 AM), help during the party (from 12:00 to 16:00 PM) and cleaning up (after 16:00). Contact : Pauline Delpierre, paulinedelpierre@yahoo.fr

Please, contact us if you plan to be present (contact : Pauline Delpierre, paulinedelpierre@yahoo.fr), we are trying to set everything up in advance.

No, these are not the first 5 kilometers of the Paris Marathon (which, like all marathons, measures 42 kilometers and 195 meters)…

This means we just passed the 5 000 € donations line, as can be seen.

Please spread the word : you can donate for a specific runner, or donate  for the event. Every euro counts (and, for French citizens, ensures a  66% tax deductibility).

Please note : no runner gets the money ; your donations go directly to the Autour des Williams genetic syndrom association.

This was a fruitful weekend, with Jean-Baptiste, Maria, Laurent and Christophe who all got more encouragements in the form of donations… and the late coming of our friend, the long gone absentee, Pierre-Antoine, aka P-A !

Encourage him on the Donations page, to prevent him from changing his mind

It has been only a few days since we began to contact friends, and still, we have reached 3 274 euros collected !

Please spread the word about this Challenge for children, and consider coming to encourage us on April 11th !

Ready, set, go : the first donations began to flow, with 2 135 € collected in a few days !

Follow the results on the Donations Page !

The new Donations page for the Paris Marathon is now fully functional ! You can donate either by clicking on the orange button  “Faire un don / Donate” (top right of page), or by clicking here !