Going for Gold!

 



David at the Marathon!



Hi, I'm David Hopkins.  I did the Reading Half marathon. The marathon was 13 and half miles it took me 2 hours to do it. I trained a lot for it for a few weeks before the big day. I am doing the marathon to raise money because I am going to Uganda with the Scouts. We will be building things like a chicken house and building a kitchen for their school, and we are going to paint the school. I have made some money towards the cost of the trip. It will cost me £3000 to go. I have had 5 injections so far to protect me against diseases like Malaria. We are going to do some Foundation Studies fundraising after Easter so please support us.

I am looking forward to this trip because I saw Uganda on the TV on Red Nose Day. The people there were suffering and my Scouts were going to Uganda for a trip so I thought I would help them. On the trip I’ll get to climb Mount Elgon and camp out in the Uganda safari.   Written by David Hopkins (Pathways Entry 3).  Edited with SP.