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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">This year’s event is taking place on <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sunday 22<sup>nd</sup> May</span></strong> at Whitelee Windfarm, one of Projects Divisions major ongoing contracts - Europe’s largest windfarm site situated on Eaglesham Moor, just outside Glasgow. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">There will again be the option of walking or cycling a specially selected 8 mile route.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The event is being held in memory of our colleague Stuart Wilson who sadly passed away last year. Stuart’s family is pleased to support this fundraising event and have chosen the Accord Hospice as the nominated charity for this year:- </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">ACCORD provides specialist palliative care to over 750 patients and families each year</span></span> <span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">This care is provided by a multi-disciplinary team of over 50 health professionals who are supported by teams of 25 non-medical staff and over 350 volunteers</span></span> <span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">It costs £2.75 million each year to provide this specialist care of which ACCORD have to raise £1.75 million from their supporters (£4800 per day).</span></span> <span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Facilities include: 8 bed In Patient Unit, Day therapy Centre (up to 15 patients per day), Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Complimentary Therapies, 5 Community Nurse Specialists, Social Work and an Education department working closely with the University of the West of Scotland and local care Homes.</span></span> </li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Go to</span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;"><a title="http://www.accordhospice.org.uk/" href="http://www.accordhospice.org.uk/"><span style="color: #800080;">www.accordhospice.org.uk</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">for more information.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">With support from <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">YOU</span></strong>, family and friends, we look forward to working together to make this event more successful than last years. </span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;"><strong>SO PLEASE DIG DEEP AND DONATE NOW!!!</strong></span></p>