Updated on Dec 4th 2011 at 10:05 PM from the JustGiving API

Really pleased with my progress, I have lost 6 pounds for my Justgiving charity LEAP...only 22 more llb's to go

Thank you for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

A few years ago I met an amazing, inspiring and humble man, Tunde Banjoko (watch the video), the founder and CEO of LEAP. I spent the afternoon with him and some of his dedicated employees. I left them that evening feeling really emotional and moved by the work they were doing. 

I unexpetedly met Tunde again this week at an evening reception and got talking about a variety of things, including LEAP and life in general. When we met that evening Tunde looked a little startled when he first saw me and politely asked "have you put on some weight?" to which I answered "yes" and quickly blamed it on the excesses of corporate life. Tunde then openned up to that fact that he had been wanting to loose some weight for a long while. We quickly realised that this would be a great opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.

(1)  Raise some significant funds for a charity we both love which is struggling to survive during this period of austerity.

(2) Loose about 2 stones each to return to our former glory and to fit into our suits

Raising a  £2500 will contribute to helping about 40 people.

So please help me to help others by donating.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.