Wednesday 3rd September
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Report written by Jen Stoneham
Our task this evening was a bit different to the gardening sessions we've had for most of our Group Runs this summer. We found ourselves instead trying to drum up participants for the Portsmouth Coastal Marathon. A fab local charity, The Elizabeth Foundation, have kindly been given four charity spaces by Believe and Achieve, but they are yet to find runners to take them - enter GoodGym!
We enjoyed a windy but scenic tour of Portsmouth city centre, with new routes and areas being discovered by some members of the group. We visited Community Centres, supermarkets and Gyms, where we distributed posters and flyers. Top campaigner was Richard, who had all but convinced a gentleman at Box Fitness to take a place whilst we there!
We rounded off the evening with a cheeky drink at the Guildhall Village to toast our good work. Nice one, guys!
The Elizabeth Foundation is the UK's largest single provider of pre-school education to children with all levels of deafness. We help deaf children learn to listen and talk, with the assistance of their hearing technology. Our Family Centre is based near QA hospital, and we support children and families face to face from Portsmouth, the South, and beyond. We also have an audiology test facility on site. In addition to this, we provide an online programme to support families and professionals living too far away to access our services.
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