A group of 10 really dedicated TeamHelps friends are racing around Silverstone in March….on foot!

They are training for this 13.1 mile race in an effort to raise money for the charity and to support the work being done this year in August.

We decided to run the race so that we would each be personally challenged (boy did we get that right!) and so that it would give us each the constant reminder of who we are trying to help. If you’re able to sponsor a runner – with supportive words or a fiver, it would hugely appreciated! Running in this winter weather has been quite the challenge.

Good luck to Richard, Rob, Kerry, Lucy, Jane, the Birnie clan ….(oh and me too please-I’m freaking out!!)

For the last two years we have worked with Helps International, a charity based in the US and Guatemala. The infrastructure and support that they provide has been invaluable.

For our UK based crew however, it has been a nagging desire for us to be a charity in our own right. For the benefit of broader work in Guatemala as well as to be able to maximize contributions that are UK based.

The charity commission has worked with us for the last few months and helped us with our official registration. We are now charity number 1127612. Our next step is to register with HMRC to register for GiftAid so that we can set up a justgiving.co.uk account. Stay tuned!