INSPIRED #6
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GEORGE RUNS<br />
AWAY WITH IT<br />
2017 WAS AN AMAZING YEAR FOR 11 YEAR<br />
OLD AMBASSADOR GEORGE MATHIAS<br />
Inspired by his little brother James, whose<br />
life Alder Hey saved as a baby, George has<br />
raised over £50,000 for the hospital by<br />
running a mile for every month that he has<br />
had James in his life.<br />
His amazing efforts were recently recognised<br />
on a national stage when he won the Good<br />
Morning Britain Young Fundraiser of the<br />
Year at the 2017 Pride of Britain awards.<br />
George, from St Helens, received his award<br />
from X Factor’s Louis, Nicole, Sharon, and<br />
Dermot alongside Good Morning Britain’s<br />
Ben and Susanna at a star studded awards<br />
night in London. He was then invited to<br />
Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister.<br />
George explained his motivation to<br />
fundraise saying, “Because Alder Hey<br />
saved James’ life, I just wanted to raise<br />
as much money as I could. I was coming<br />
up with different ideas and I came up<br />
with the idea of running one mile for<br />
every month I’ve had James… from the<br />
day he pulled through he’s been a pain in<br />
the neck, but he’s still my best friend!”<br />
On 1st January 2017, George ran<br />
his first mile. To date he has run an<br />
incredible 100 miles, drafting in a host<br />
of celebrities including Jason Manford,<br />
Beth Tweddle, John Bishop, Steven<br />
Gerrard and Leighton Baines to join him<br />
along the way.<br />
6 George runs away with it
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