Fundraising Heroes

Mario De Crescenzo and Stephen O’Grady

Mario De Crescenzo and Stephen O’Grady braved the heat and ran 50km (just over 31 miles) over the South Downs in aid of New Hope. Mario is a transformation coach and a New Hope volunteer and Stephen is a former New Hope service user.

Mario said: “For the last two years or so I’ve volunteered at New Hope. I have to say, my journey with New Hope has been a truly valuable and nourishing experience and I’ve witnessed some amazing life transformations thanks to the great work that New Hope does.”

Stephen, who is now a successful artist, explained why he wanted to raise money for New Hope. “I’m running this Ultra Marathon to raise as much awareness and money for New Hope as possible as they literally saved my life.” The friends raised over £2,900! What an amazing achievement!