tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387700152012-02-16T20:20:55.236-08:00Granting thousands of diverse and incredible 'wishes', Starlight brings hope and happiness into the lives of ill children & their families. Follow me as Starlight grants my wish - to run the London Marathon, and raise money for kids.Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249984611947606440noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38770015.post-83620230975312757142007-02-21T08:43:00.000-08:002007-02-21T08:48:14.435-08:00To my recent sponsors:<br /><br />£20.00 - Mr. Bruce<br />£20.00 - Miss Cresswell : "Run Forest, run!"<br /><br />Their crazy generosity has helped bring my total up to: £185.00. Woo-ha!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38770015-8362023097531275714?l=starlightmarathon.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249984611947606440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38770015.post-48645417704952430742007-02-13T04:57:00.000-08:002007-02-13T05:22:57.976-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4339/103/1600/970672/starlightbanner2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4339/103/1600/970672/starlightbanner2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />...to the following people for sponsoring me! More to come (hopefully!)<br /><br />£20.00 - Mr. Ball: "Will it be a photo finish for our photo editor?"<br />£20.00 - Mrs. Hartman: "Have a great run......gloria"<br />£10.00 - Ms. Protzman: "Go, Running Megan, go! I love you and am so proud of you!"<br />£20.00 - Ms. Simpson<br />£50.00 - Mrs. Retka: "love you"<br />£25.00 - Mrs. Larson: "In honor of her wedding"<br /><br />This brings the grand total up to: <span style="font-weight: bold;">£145.00! </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38770015-4864541770495243074?l=starlightmarathon.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249984611947606440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38770015.post-1170171762448350712007-01-30T07:24:00.000-08:002007-01-31T07:40:28.140-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4339/103/1600/970672/starlightbanner2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4339/103/400/764241/starlightbanner2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />While not <em>quite</em> the glass slippers I imagined, my running shoes will, this April, provide me with a great opportunity to help serious & terminally ill children get their wishes granted, thanks to the London Marathon & Starlight charity.<br /><br />Starlight grants wishes for children like Hannah (right), <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4339/103/1600/330815/starlight---hannah.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:3 7 5px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4339/103/320/222839/starlight---hannah.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a> who suffers from leukemia. As a Holby City fan, Starlight granted her wish to meet the stars of the show, spend a day on set, and experiment with all the goofy medical props.<br /><br />Other children have enjoyed swimming with dolphins, visiting Lapland, or getting a computer - all things that help bring joy & hope into the lives of each individual child.<br /><br />Yes, a magic little wand & pink tutu is not the only guise of wish-granters - fashionable though it may be - nor is fairy dust the only method.<br /><br />You can bring out your inner-fairy-godmother, too, <a href="https://secure.paradisii.net/Starlight/payment_details.asp">by sponsoring me!</a> (Please note, you have to scroll down to select my name).<br /><br />Many thanks to you, in advance...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38770015-117017176244835071?l=starlightmarathon.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249984611947606440noreply@blogger.com0