Established in 1986, Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity provides vital practical and emotional support to families who have a child with a terminal illness. Regional Family Support Workers provide care in the families’ own homes through diagnosis, treatment and beyond bereavement. Families can also take a much needed respite break at one of our two Rainbow Houses in Surrey and Northumberland. We aim to maintain a sense of normality and keep families together through traumatic times with no time limit and we rely on voluntary donations to raise £2.3million each year.

Using your place in the 2011 Virgin London Marathon will really help the families we care for. Runners in the 2006 marathon raised over £80,000 for Rainbow, which gave 57 families a vital respite break together. With your help we can smash that target in 2009!