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Barrie Howes is raising money for British Heart Foundation
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BHF - Everest Base Camp Trek 2012 · 15 March 2012 ·

Far too many of us have felt the pain of losing someone we love. With your donations, we power groundbreaking cardiovascular research to save and improve lives, bring hope to families, and keep hearts beating across the UK.

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<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hi </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some of you will know that I was lucky enough to have the chance to trek to Machu Picchu in Peru in 2008, after undergoing major heart surgery in 2006.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was an experience of a life time and will be with me for a long time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was also fortunate to have the backing of some good friends, colleagues and local businesses to raise over &pound;4,000.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">After such an experience, I have had itchy feet to take part in a similar trek and more importantly, raise further funds for The British Heart Foundation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">The trek I would like to take part in is 13 days to Everest Base Camp, Nepal, for The British Heart Foundation in March 2012. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To take part in this adventure I need to raise &pound;4,000, from which I will pay 50% myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm fundraising for the BHF to help beat heart disease and urgently need your help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every year, thousands of people die prematurely from heart disease and it remains the UK's single biggest killer and for the increasing number who survive, life can be frightening and hard.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£5,100.47
+ £1,205.12 Gift Aid
Online
£4,925.47
Offline
£175.00

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