"I am only able to attempt this event
because of my ever loving and supportive
extended family & friends. I also do it
because of them. They have had faith in
me no matter what I have tried to do in
life and have never judged me whatever
the outcome; no-one more so than my
wife, Dee. They have instilled in me a
belief that I can do this.





I am also blessed with two incredible
daughters who, like all children, deserve
to be given the best opportunities, the best
support, no matter what life throws in
their path. I often wonder what would
happen if they should ever be in need of
organizations such as KIDS or Day of
Difference; what if those organisations
didn’t exist? SO I proudly do it for those
who give their time to these organisations,
for my children, and for all those children
these two Foundations will help.

And I may have a screw loose………….."

~Paul Anthony Roper 2007~
Marathon des Sables
2008