RCVS Trust Librarian battles Hastings half marathon

Brendan McDonagh, RCVS Trust Librarian, plans to raise funds for the RCVS Trust by taking part in the Hastings half marathon on Sunday 12 March 2006.

Relatively new to the Trust, Brendan is following in the tradition of other fundraising Trust activities which have had a sporting theme, such as the successful Tour de Vets, and more recent, Bike Uganda.

It is Brendan's first run of this kind, but he is determined to raise his own "special goal" for the Trust - £750. He is asking for your support in the form of a sponsorship pledge.

Brendan enthuses "Before Christmas, I couldn't contemplate running more than a couple of flights of stairs, but now that my training has started in earnest, I am feeling confident that I can complete the course in good time. My real challenge now is to reach my £750 sponsorship target and with the support of the wider veterinary profession, I really hope I can achieve, or even exceed, my goal!"

The RCVS Trust is a small and mightily ambitious charity funding innovative educational and animal welfare projects in the UK and overseas. By way of example, it is currently funding training programmes for veterinary surgeons in the Middle East, Africa and Central America, as well as a newly launched £750,000 Residency programme in the UK.

Sponsor Brendan online now. Or, send a cheque made payable to "RCVS Trust" to RCVS Trust Library, 62-64 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2AF.