Have a good run, Chris! I was amazed to see the name of JP Latham in your
team. Iım pretty sure I met him on a visit to IC in ?1979, which suggests
he must be spry for an ³old guy².
Martin
On 10/6/14, 3:15 PM, "Chris Jackson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Dear All,
>
>Sorry for the intrusion and the begging letter below but this is, I
>believe, a worthy geological cause!
>
>Once again, the Imperial College Department of Earth Science and
>Engineering Rockrunnersı are taking to the streets of London to take
>part in the Royal Parks Half Marathon. This year it is this Sunday, the
>12th October. The Royal Parks is a 13.1 mile course through the parks and
>streets of London, starting and ending in Hyde Park.
>
>This year we will be running for a very worthy cause Rockwatch
>(http://www.rockwatch.org.uk/). Rockwatch is the nationwide club for
>young geologists; amongst other things, they (principally volunteers)
>organise trips to sites of geological interest, publish short books for
>teachers on geological sciences and, most excitingly perhaps, take rock
>and fossil specimens to schools in the Rock Busı. Basically, they are
>trying to encourage kids to become engaged with geosciences from an early
>age and they typically exist on small hand-outs from the Geological
>Society. The money we raise would go towards funding fieldtrips (which we
>all know are fun and great learning opportunities), and their
>thrice-yearly magazine. Just think how many future estate agents and HR
>managers we can save
>
>Please visit our JustGiving page and support this very worthy charity -
>every little helps! Hereıs the Justgiving link, it would be great to
>raise some money to support young geologists-in-the-making!
>https://www.justgiving.com/Rockrunners2014/. If websites make you
>nervous, please send an email directly to me ([log in to unmask])
>and let me know how much youıd like to donate.
>
>Thanks and, as always, sorry for cross-posting!
>
>On behalf of the Rockrunners (Tanya Chong, Jack Ashley, Maartje Boon,
>Adam Booth, Harini Hewa Dewage, JP Latham, Tom Phillips, Sarah Dodd, Mark
>Sephton, Mike Streule, Fraser Wigley, Rob Sievwright, Gaurav Bhutani,
>Alex Perrin, Jay Shah)
>
>Chris Jackson
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