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Help End Human Trafficking! 750 mile challenge

Alasdair Woods is raising money for STOP THE TRAFFIK
“Running”

on 5 October 2011

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STOP THE TRAFFIK prevents modern slavery and human trafficking through our intelligence-led approach. Our mission is to create a world where no one is bought or sold by dismantling the traffickers' business model.

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Please join my facebook group about the challenge including weekly updates: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/169583043126666/">http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/169583043126666/</a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">600,000-800,000 men, women and children are trafficked across international borders each year. Approximately 80 per cent are women and girls. Up to 50% are minors.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br></span></strong><em><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2005</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br><span style="font-family: Calibri;">One of the main reasons that so many women and girls are trafficked is because they lack an education. Your donation will specifically go towards a scheme run by The Salvation Army in Tanzania that provides residential care and education for vulnerable girls. Visit </span><a href="http://www.freedomticketforlife.org/projects/tanzania.aspx"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">http://www.freedomticketforlife.org/projects/tanzania.aspx</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> for more details!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Over the next 8 months I will run 750 miles in total to raise awareness and funds for Stop The Traffik (http://www.stopthetraffik.org/) and The Salvation Army (http://www.salvationarmy.org.uk)</span></span><a href="http://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/"></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. This will be done by running to and from campus each day &ndash; around 3 miles each way, including the&nbsp;challenging Widcombe Hill. By donating you will really encourage me to keep going and that what I&rsquo;m doing is worthwhile.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">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></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£911.00
+ £95.00 Gift Aid
Online
£661.00
Offline
£250.00

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