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St George's School ABF sponsored walk

Sally Jackson is raising money for Army Benevolent Fund
“Sally Jackson's fundraising”

on 7 January 2011

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #800080;"><strong><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">WELL DONE to all the walkers - we all did it and we did it with style!&nbsp; </span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #800080;"><strong><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">&nbsp;</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">A MASSIVE thank you to all our sponsors - you were amazingly generous and we have exceeded what we ever hoped we might.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">But if you have come on this page to sponsor us - please still do so - there will never be enough.&nbsp; THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #003300;"><span style="color: #800080;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #003300;"><span style="color: #800080;">Jackie Watts,</span> <span style="color: #003366;">Kath Wright, <span style="color: #000080;">Susanne Jennings, <span style="color: #00ff00;">Laura Sandell, <span style="color: #ff0000;">Helene Goldup, </span></span><span style="color: #333399;">Alison Brown, <span style="color: #800000;">Jane Grassick, <span style="color: #ff6600;">Jill Marsh, <span style="color: #3bde20;">Sarah Beeley, </span><span style="color: #ff9900;">Helen Barton, <span style="color: #0000ff;">Claire Williams, </span><span style="color: #808000;">Rachel Lines, <span style="color: #99cc00;">Wendy Linighan, <span style="color: #cc33c6;">Lisa Waller, </span><span style="color: #008000;">Laura Lingham, <span style="color: #339966;">Wendy Cunnington, <span style="color: #e8172b;">Carmel Turner, </span><span style="color: #00ff00;">Liz Smith,<span style="color: #008080;">&nbsp;<span style="color: #33cccc;">Wendy Barber, <span style="color: #0000ff;">Sarah Hyams,&nbsp;<span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: #00ccff;">Julia McNaught, <span style="color: #ff0000;">Lipi Miah,&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #666699;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #003300;"><span style="color: #800080;"><span style="color: #008000;"><span style="color: #00ff00;">Adam Muriss, </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #800080;">Pam Bainbridge, <span style="color: #cc99ff;">Lorraine Kyriacou, <span style="color: #ef0fcb;">Christine Ironton, <span style="color: #ff6600;">Gill Hall, <span style="color: #41e618;">Gill Holland,</span><span style="color: #ff00ff;"> </span><span style="color: #339966;">Laura Bailey, <span style="color: #ef0f49;">Andrea Kratzer, </span><span style="color: #c4773a;">Heather Greenfield, </span><span style="color: #008080;">Sally Jackson.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #003300;"><span style="color: #003366;"><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="color: #333399;"><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><span style="color: #808000;"><span style="color: #99cc00;"><span style="color: #008000;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="color: #00ff00;"><span style="color: #008080;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: #00ccff;"><span style="color: #666699;"><span style="color: #800080;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="color: #ef0fcb;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="color: #008080;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">On Friday&nbsp;25th March, the above staff from St. George's School will be walking 19.28km for the Army Benevolent Fund.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">Why 19.28km? A colleague said that he would<span style="font-family: Arial;"> run 10 metres for each of the UK service personnel who have been killed or wounded in Afghanistan.&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">This is an inspirational feat but a more realistic one&nbsp;was by walking it (although it has been rumoured that this is the average distance covered on a day out shopping!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We feel it is a fitting way of raising awareness of the sacrifice of our armed forces, and raising money for those servicemen and families who now need help.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">The Army Benevolent Fund, the Soldiers' Charity, has for many years been supporting the wounded and bereaved, most recently through its "Big Curry Days". Since 2009 it has been a major focus for our fund raising efforts, and&nbsp;St George's has raised more funds for the ABF than any other school in the UK.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">Your donation would help!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">Thank you</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;">&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£3,685.00
+ £795.23 Gift Aid
Online
£3,450.00
Offline
£235.00

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