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<p><span style="color: #666699;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. </span><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;"> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #666699;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;">This year to raise money for the </span><strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;">Berwick-Upon-Tweed Chemotherapy Day Unit </span></strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;">my challenge is: </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><span style="color: #808080;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;"><strong>"</strong></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;"><strong>3-in-3</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;"><strong>"</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;"><strong> </strong></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;"><strong>3 Half Marathons in 3 Weekends</strong></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;">Bath 11th Mar - Liverpool 18th Mar - Wilmslow 25th Mar</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #666699;">As many of you will know this means a lot to me personally having sadly lost my step-dad to cancer in 2010. In comparison to his battle with cancer, my challenge really isn’t that much of a challenge, but I’m hoping to raise as much money as I can to make the tough times a little less tough for cancer patients in the Berwick area. Any money you can donate will be greatly appreciated.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #666699;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;">A little background on the Berwick Chemo Unit: Berwick-Upon-Tweed is my home town, located in rural north Northumberland (not Scotland!). Opened in 2008, </span><strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;">Berwick Chemotherapy Unit</span></strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;"> is a nurse led unit that provides treatment for cancer patients in Berwick and the surrounding area. Without this service, local patients have to make a 110 mile round trip to receive their treatment in other hospitals. For my family and many other local Berwick people dealing with cancer, this local facility was a god send, reducing the time, stress and cost associated with driving 55 miles before and after treatment. The money I’m hoping to raise will go towards maintaining and improving the facilities of the unit so other patients and their families can benefit from being treated locally. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #666699;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;">Thanks very much and if anyone needs me in March, I'll mainly be running! </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #666699;"></span><em><span style="font-family: ' COLOR; font-size: 11.5pt; color: #333399;"><strong><span style="color: #666699;">Julie</span> </strong></span></em></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #666699;"><em><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;">Please note, Northumbria NHS Trust ensure all funds raised on this site are directed to the Berwick Chemo Unit by allocating a unique “project” code to all donations</span></em><em><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;">. </span></em><em><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;"> </span></em></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #666699;"><em><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;"> </span></em><em><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Once you donate, they'll send your money direct to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed where applicable. So it's the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></em></span></p>
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