KES Teacher Completes London Marathon to Raise Funds for Motor Neurone Disease Association in Memory of Father

On Sunday 23rd April, KES teacher and Head of Year 7, Danny Gay completed the London Marathon in a fantastic time of 3 hours 39 minutes. Mr Gay ran the marathon in memory of his late father, aiming to raise awareness and funds for the charity Motor Neurone Disease Association. With a goal of £3000, Mr Gay raised £4662 in total. 

Danny Gay said:

“My Dad was fit, healthy and active. He loved his family and football was his passion. He would, as a youngster, take me all around the country to play and as I became older this continued and he loved watching me play.

 

After Dad’s death myself, my brother, friends and family completed the 3 peak challenge for MND in June 2017, raising £10k. That challenge was very much a team effort in memory of Dad. Five years on from this, I feel it’s now time to take on a personal challenge in memory of Dad and to raise awareness and money for MND.”

Principal of KES, Sarah Hartshorn said:

“We are so very proud of our very own Mr Gay for a such an amazing accomplishment. As a community, we have supported him every step of the way. It is such a wonderful cause that he has supported in memory of his father.

 

Danny shows such dedication in all that he does; being able to celebrate with him on Monday morning as a school community was wonderful. Despite the aches and pains he still managed to get to the top floor to teach his classes!”

Mr Gay said:

"I’m so proud of this great school and the support staff, students and parents have given me over this journey. I really wanted to make everyone proud and feel part of this marathon journey, I may have run the miles but without the support from everyone it would mean nothing to me or my family.”

To donate to Danny Gay's fundraising campaign and find out more about his story visit the JustGiving website here.