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Alex's Foodbank Run Page

Beccy Lang is raising money for Trussell
“315km solo run”

on 14 October 2011

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We’re an anti-poverty charity & community of food banks, working together to ensure no one in the UK needs a food bank, while providing practical support for people left without enough money. (Please note we're unable to forward funds onto individual food banks, funds raised here go to Trussell)

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Alexandra Panayotou, extreme endurance athlete, will face her toughest endurance challenge yet from 13-15 October as she attempts a 315km non-stop solo run in aid of The Trussell Trust&rsquo;s UK foodbank network. Arriving at Norwich City FC&rsquo;s Premier League match against Swansea City, the runner hopes to raise funds and awareness for The Trussell Trust as increasing numbers turn to foodbanks for help.</span><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br><span style="font-size: small;">On&nbsp;Thursday 13 of October at 11.45 am Alex set off running from Salisbury Cathedral. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>She is now running&nbsp;solo for 315 kilometres without sleep or rest all the way to Norwich City FC&rsquo;s Carrow road stadium, where she will arrive on Saturday the 15 at around 3.45 pm at half-time during the Norwich City &ndash; Swansea City match.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br><span style="font-size: small;">Alex will be carrying a symbolic food item in her pack, which she will deliver to the representative from the Norwich Foodbank, and she will be carrying NCFC&rsquo;s mascot &ldquo;Captain Canary&rdquo; on her pack.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: small;">Alex hopes to raise thousands of pounds for the foodbank network to help open more foodbanks and feed more people in crisis here and right across the country.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please sponsor Alex on this epic challenge, and help the Trussell Trust Foodbank Network to reach out to more desperate people in crisis here in the UK.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">Go Alex!!</span></span></p>

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