Anna Popplewell, who played Susan in the first two Chronicles of Narnia films, will be running in the London Marathon a week from this coming Sunday. She is raising money for a British Charity called Shelter that helps the homeless. On her JustGiving.com page, Miss Popplewell says,
I am not athletic! However, I am going to attempt to be athletic on 26th April 2009 and run the London marathon in order to raise money for an extremely worthy cause. Shelter is a brilliant charity that targets homelessness in the UK and, particularly homelessness amongst children. One in seven children in Britain are either homeless or living in either overcrowded or poor conditions, and nearly 1.7 million households are on waiting lists for a social rented home.
Sounds like there is more to the girl than just “nylons and lipstick and invitations.”
You can help sponsor Anna by visiting the web site and making a secure contribution. Click here.
For an article on OxfordMail.com about Miss Popplewell and some others running in the Marathon for charity, click here.
