Local man to run London Marathon for DENS, backed by Hemel-born JamStorage

Our colleague Jake Hill is running the London Marathon on Sunday 25th April 2027 for DENS, the Dacorum charity that supports local people facing homelessness, poverty and social exclusion. Jake is aiming to raise £2,500 for DENS’s vital work, which includes its day centre, foodbank and emergency accommodation.

Jake has been part of the JamStorage team for four years. He’s a keen runner and a member of Dacorum Athletics Club, and you’ll often find him at races around Hertfordshire. His fundraising is already well under way, and his next challenge is a little different: on Friday 20th November, he’ll swap his bed for cardboard and a sleeping bag at the DENS Sleep Out at The Dock in Kings Langley.

He won’t be doing it alone. JamStorage’s directors, Matt Williams and Justin Yates, are long-standing supporters of DENS. Back in 2019, when we were still JamVans, our team delivered 500 cardboard boxes to the Sleep Out for participants to sleep on, and we’ve volunteered at the event, handing out cardboard, every year since. This year, as well as volunteering, Matt and Justin will be sleeping out right alongside Jake to support him.

JamStorage will also be running in-house fundraising for the rest of the year to help Jake reach his target, getting the team involved in the local community and sharing his journey to the start line on our Instagram, @jam.storage: https://www.instagram.com/jam.storage

Every bit helps. Just £150 could give someone with nowhere else to turn a meal, a hot drink and a safe night in DENS’s emergency Crash Pad.

You can read more about Jake’s challenge here: https://jamstorage.com/jake-london-marathon-dens/ Anyone who’d like to support him can donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/jakehill

Find out more about JamStorage here: https://jamstorage.com/

We wish Jake, Matt and Justin the best of luck. The rest of the team will be there handing out cardboard next Friday. See you there!