<p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page!</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">Hello! &nbsp;As some of you know I am flying out to the Philippines for 3 weeks in July this year joining a charity called<span style="background: white;"> Mercy in Action.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">To raise money for this I've decided to run the <span style="color: #953735; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #953735; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;">Milton Keynes 1/2 Marathon</span>. The money raised will be used while I am out there, (not for my trip costs); making shelters and buying materials needed to do kids work etc.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">I've been practicing...but realize it is quite a challenge! My aim is to complete under 2hours (any financial time challenges, welcome!)</span><span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">&nbsp;</span> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #17375e; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #17375E; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white;">'Mercy in Action is committed to seeing those who have been abandoned, neglected, abused and forgotten, helping them find meaning and purpose in life. By focusing on education, shelter, friendship and encouragement, they will be set free to live lives that fully express all that they were truly intended to be'</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white;">.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white;">&nbsp;</span></span></span>For more information please see... &nbsp;&nbsp;<a style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; cursor: pointer; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" href="http://www.mercyinaction.org.uk/"><span style="color: windowtext; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.mercyinaction.org.uk</span></a></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">Every penny you give will be warmly and gratefully received by them.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">Thanks so much!</span></p> <p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </p>