Running the London Marathon for Gympanzees
Gympanzees will be the UK's first fully accessible exercise, play, and social centre for disabled and neurodivergent children and young people. This new facility will open in late 2026. Open 364 days a year, 7 days a week this centre will provide endless opportunities for play, exercise and connection, and each year it will support 200,000 children and young people, as well as their families
Project Overview
Sharon Worthy at Sky Mortgages, one of MAB’s valued business partners, is taking on the challenge of running the London Marathon on 28 April 2026 in support of the MAB Foundation. She has also nominated Gympanzees to receive a grant from the Foundation and is using the donations raised from her marathon run to secure match funding for this fantastic project. For more information, please click on the Crowdfunder link above.
Check out the live projects we're supporting
Project Apis
We are Project Apis CIC, a Norfolk-based community organisation using beekeeping to bring people together, support wellbeing, teach practical skills, and help more people connect with nature.
St Joseph's Hospice
St Joseph’s Hospice is an independent charity providing specialist, compassionate end-of-life care to around 150 adults each year across Merseyside and parts of West Lancashire. It supports people with complex, incurable conditions to live their final days with dignity, comfort and as much quality of life as possible
Helping Hands Community Trust Family Outreach
Helping Hands support the development of an early intervention programme for children, young people and families across Oadby & Wigston, Leicester and the wider Leicestershire area.
