With only two weeks to go until this year’s London Marathon, one of FBC’s members – Mark Grainger -needs your help.

Mark is running the marathon in support of Khushi Feet, which raises money and awareness for children living on the streets of Kolkata. Mark says:

I’m running the London Marathon because I feel passionately that we should ensure children everywhere receive a good education. It’s not known how many street children there are in Kolkata but it’s estimated there could be as many as 400,000! Many are forced into lives of begging, and in some cases prostitution, and live day to day not knowing where their next meal will come from.

Khushi Feet funds are used to support GNCEM – an organisation providing education and meals for these children at their street schools and hostels. Anything you can give will be a great boost to Mark and help him reach his fundraising target of £2,000.

How to sponsor Mark:

If you can afford £1 then the easiest way is to text FEET29 £1 to 70070. Just £1 will feed a child at the street schools for a whole week.

If you can afford more then you can sponsor Mark on his Virgin Money Giving page

Whatever you can afford to give will make such a difference to the lives of street children in Kolkata.

You can alos keep up to date with Mark’s training progress by following him on Twitter @Mark_HJGrainger. Tweet him some encouragement using #TeynhamTortoise!