The O’tea’ly Run is raising money for Friends of Alfie Martin alongside the Leeds-based Give a Gift charity. Give a Gift director Rifhat Malik said: “When Shazia came to me with the idea, I loved it.”We were born and bred in Leeds, and we see the Otley runners all the time and it’s brilliant fun.”I’m really inspired because it’s great that we’ve got people from our community coming forward to raise funds for our chosen charity.”Malik said the charity’s mission was especially close to her heart. “I’ve sort of gone through what the founders went through in terms of losing a baby, and I think the vital equipment that they provide in the Yorkshire region, the hospitals in particular, it’s life-saving, amazing work.”So it probably touches a lot of families in many ways. This is just one way of us showing our support. They’re doing some fantastic work.”Friends of Alfie Martin was founded in 2002 by Alfie’s parents, Fiona and Roger Martin. Alfie died three days after being born by caesarean section at Harrogate District Hospital. The volunteer-led charity has raised more than £1m so far, helping thousands of families across Yorkshire.Committee member Jackie Knaggs said being chosen as the charity partner was a “privilege”, but it was also heartening to see something “fun” contribute to Alfie’s “positive legacy”.
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