26 April 2017

Finchley Progressive Synagogue (FPS) member Lindsey Block completed the London Marathon on Sunday, raising more than £4,000 for the Karen Morris Memorial Trust.

Karen Morris was the sister of Lindsey’s best friend, Debbie, and well known in the Liberal and Reform Jewish youth movements. She died in September 1998, just one year after being diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia.

The Karen Morris Memorial Trust was set up by her mum, Sylvia Morris, who this year was awarded an MBE. It has raised almost £2million towards setting up homes at leukaemia hospitals, so that families can be together through dark times, and providing complementary treatments.

Lindsey is very involved in the charity and FPS members have raised money for it on many occasions.

Lindsey said: “As a trustee, I get to regularly read moving testimonials from guests who have stayed in one of Karen’s four Homes from Home across the country. Messages from patients, and families of patients; some who made it, and some who didn’t, but all forever grateful for the services that the Trust provided.

“Running the marathon was my way of helping to ensure that Karen’s book of life stays open to support others.”

You can still sponsor Lindsey by visiting www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Lindsey-runs-the-marathon.

You can find out more about the Karen Morris Memorial Trust at www.kmmt.org.uk.