SHINE on Windsor
On one Sunday each September, thousands of people hit Windsor Great Park to raise money for charity, or just to have a fun day out with their families and friends.
SHINE regularly fields a team for the Windsor Half Marathon and, like the children we support through our projects, our runners have a proud tradition of training, improvement and achievement. But don’t worry: athletes of all abilities have taken part in the past and we warmly welcome new faces for the future. All you need is enthusiasm!
2008 Update
After an outbreak of foot and mouth forced the event to take a break in 2007, it was great to be back in Windsor this year. SHINE fielded a team of more than 20 runners, all of whom had put in many precious hours on the road preparing for this event.
Running under a clear blue sky on a remarkably warm September’s day, the SHINE team performed magnificently, turning in impressive performances and times across the board. We are extremely grateful to them all for their stamina, dedication and goodwill.
We will be returning again to Windsor in 2009 so, whether you prefer short – or longer – distances, why not go the extra mile for SHINE and join our team? Give us a call, and we will tell you how to make every mile count.
Case study: Marathon Man
Richard Crosby, a long-standing friend of SHINE, explains how and why he supports our work.
“I know some of the people who set up SHINE, so I’ve been a supporter from its earliest days, taking a table at the first Benefit Dinner and every one since then. In the last couple of years, I’ve joined the SHINE on Windsor team to run the half-marathon. My time last September was actually a little slower than the year before, which was a bit disappointing, but it’s great fun – a really good day out."
“I like the way that SHINE’s focus is clearly defined: it knows what it wants to do and where, it funds projects that make a real difference at a local level and that appeals to me. And my own background is not dissimilar to those of the children SHINE helps, so the idea of giving disadvantaged kids a helping hand through education has always really appealed to me. I know there are lots of bright kids around today who aren’t getting the opportunities I had: in this regard, I think it’s more difficult now than it was when I was growing up, so I think SHINE is exemplary for giving them a good leg up and I’m happy to do more to help in the future.”
