Fundraising stories

'I completed the Yorkshire Marathon in October in a time of 3 hours 55 minutes. I spent the few months before it out running, but it was not enough and was a major mental and physical challenge on the day. I ran for PID UK to raise money and awareness for primary immune conditions

The first weekend in July 2017, Daryl and his friend David took on the Cotsworld Way 100k Challenge to raise funds for PID UK.  The trek took place over two days from Bath to Cheltenham. Daryl’s daughter was diagnosed with Hyper IgE syndrome in 2015 and it is because of this diagnosis that Daryl

In May 2017, the 4 Non Blondes cycled 250 km from London to Amsterdam and raised over £8,500 for PID UK.  This is their story told by Helen Smith who is one of the 4 Non Blonde team. The 4 Non Blondes are formed A couple of weeks into January 2017, 3 friends and

"Last year my good friend Sandeep said how he wanted to run a marathon... after me calling him foolish we started to think about this, what could he do so that he had to go through with it. So we came up with fundraising for PID UK. Sanders asked me to help the fundraising

I took part in the Manchester Run with my brother, Kev, in May this year. Our uncle, Chris Madden had suffered with immune deficiency for many years and sadly passed away in November 2015. We decided to run for PID UK in his memory and to raise money to support other families that have

“My best friend, Drew Tyne has suffered with immune deficiency all his life and growing up with him (or not growing up) I have witnessed first hand, all the good work that the charity has done to improve the quality of his life. So in order to support the charity and raise awareness, I

Catherine Guy and Lucy Marsh ran the Vitality London 10,000 10K for PID UK in May 2016. Here is what Catherine had to say: 'We ran the Vitality London 10,000 10k race and raised some money to say thank you and help PID UK with the great work they do to help support people

There are a million good reasons to raise money for charity – but I feel particularly inclined when it comes to PID UK. I lost my Dad to a PID in 1984, at a time when there were undoubtedly fewer resources available to PID sufferers. The vulnerability that PID sufferers have to live with

On the 30th July approximately 30 employees of Baxalta set off from Staines and cycled 240 miles in 3 days reaching the base of the Eiffel Tower on the third day. The Baxalta London to Paris Cycling Challenge benefitted several charities of which PID UK was one. PIDUK is set to receive £2,720 from

I am running the GREAT NORTH RUN 2015 this year which is my first time doing it and I want to raise as much money and awareness for PIDUK. I think it’s an amazing charity and I want to help support other people and families that are diagnosed with immune deficiency. I will be