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Three brothers from Hednesford in Staffordshire aged 9, 5 and 3 will be running the BUPA Junior and Mini Great North Run this weekend to raise money for TreeHouse, the national charity for autism education. Joe, the oldest, was recently diagnosed with autism and when given the option of choosing which charity to run for, he chose TreeHouse.
The race takes place on Saturday 19 September and Joe will be
running the two mile course; and younger brothers Will (3) and Ben
(5) will be running for one mile. As their parents Sarah and Alan
put it, “that's a marathon for their little
legs!”
Sarah and Alan added: “We are so proud of Joe, Ben and Will
for taking this challenge on for TreeHouse. We have been training
together in the local park and we’re all ready to go now! Joe
has Dyspraxia as well as autism so this is an even bigger challenge
for him.”
Hannah Barham from the TreeHouse Fundraising Team said:
“We are thrilled that Joe, Ben and Will chose to run for
TreeHouse. They money they raise will make a huge difference by
helping us make sure the one in 100 children with autism in the UK
get the education they need. So please sponsor them by going to
their justgiving
site and join us in wishing all three brothers the very best of
luck!”
