Paul, Phil and Mark · @Walk4Louis
18th Apr 2014 from TwitLonger
..................Please Read our very touching story , If you have children could you ever imagine life with out them now? 17 women a day give birth to either a stillborn baby or a baby who dies very soon after birth. 4Louis provide memory boxes so bereaved parents can have a memory of their much loved child with them forever.
I am writing this e-mail to you today to ask if you would be able to offer your help and assistance to our cause. My name is Paul Taft (walk4louis) and with my friend Mark Deleon and 3 other friends we have formed a group and we are affiliated to a charity called 4Louis (reg. charity number 1137843). 4Louis is a charity set up in the North East of England to provide help and support for families of stillborn and neo-natal death babies by providing Sweet Dream Keepsake Boxes to hospitals throughout the UK free of charge. Each year myself and Phil take on a long distance walking challenge and to date we have completed 4 such challenges and in doing so have raised over £20,000 for the charity. To find out more about Walk4Louis and 4Louis please visit www.4Louis.co.uk.
Walk4Louis was established in 2010 to help raise money for a charity in the North-East of England called 4Louis. In 2009 the founder Kirsty McGurrell lost her 1st baby shortly before her due date and had to go through the ordeal of given birth to a sleeping angel. Through the little help and support that was out there Kirsty set up 4Louis to give help to other bereaved parents of sleeping angels. To hear Kirstys heart wrenching story please visit www.4Louis.co.uk . Walk4Louis's mission is to complete 1 long distance charity walk a year to help raise money for 4Louis.
In April 2010 the guys completed their 1st walk, walking 191 miles from Sunderland Hospital to the SANDS Memorial Garden at the National Arboretum at Alrewas nr Burton Upon Trent in 5 days. They managed to raise £1000.
In May 2011 they completed a Coast 2 Coast walk, walking from Blackpool to Sunderland a distance of 164 miles taking them 9 days. They managed to raise £4500. In May 2012 they took on a ‘Grand Challenge’ and walked from London to Tamworth following the route of the Grand Union Canal and managed to raise £12,750. To read more about there exploits please visit the website http://www.4louis.co.uk/walk4louis .
On the 11th May 2013 the guys took on on their next challenge 'An Angelic Amble North'. They walked from York to the Angel of the North in Gateshead walking along the north-east coast of England. They completed the challenge over 8 days covering a distance of approx 140 miles. They raised £2,058 for the charity and spread the awareness of the charity across more of the UK. So please show your support to the guys.
This year we are planning to walk Hadrians Wall , we will be starting our walk on 24th June 2014 at Bowness On Solway and finishing on 27th June 2014 at Wallsend and we were wondering if you would be willing to sponsor our walk for this fantastic charity .
Thank you for taking the time to read this we look forward to hearing from you soon , to sponsor our walk click the link and donate http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=walk4louis