Half Marathon - for Age UK Plymouth

Hi, I'm Liz and on May 20th I will be running the Plymouth Half Marathon to raise money for Age UK Plymouth. Inspired by the youth of my children (pictured with their school's challenge half marathon medals!), I thought it was about time I got fit again for a good cause. So why am I doing this? I started volunteering with Age UK Plymouth as a Trustee in 2015 and now I Chair the Board of Trustees. I have seen first hand how the work of Age UK Plymouth makes a real difference to people's lives. Whenever I visit our dementia centre I am overwhelmed by the atmosphere - there is banter, there is music, there is fun. When I attended our Memory Café I watched in awe as experienced carers took those new to the group under their wing providing empathy and practical support over tea and cake. One fact that we can't run away from is that each day we all get just that little bit older! And at some point along the way we may need some help. Age UK Plymouth is a local charity working in the community to support older people, their families and carers. We provide advice and information, we enable independence, we combat loneliness and we boost wellbeing. Your donation, whatever the amount, will help us to continue to provide: - day care services - specialist dementia day care services - our free information and advice service - our active living centre - our 'help at home' service - carers support. We want everyone to be able to love later life. Your donation will be greatly appreciated and will make a real difference.