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Ben Runs London 2012

Benjamin Hill is raising money for The Forward Trust
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Virgin London Marathon 2012 · 22 April 2012 ·

The Forward Trust supports services and programmes that inspire and empower people to break the negative cycle of addiction or offending, transforming the lives of individuals, their families and society in general.

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<p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">42.195 kilometres is a long way to run. I'm doing it partly for the challenge, partly because I like running, and partly to raise money for RAPt, which is where you come in.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; background-color: #ffffff;">RAPt is an extraordinary charity. They don't help cute kids or fluffy animals. They help people with addiction problems. They are committed to&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 19px;">preventing crime and destructive behaviour, and helping people reach their potential. As well as other services, they are the largest provider of intensive drug treatment programmes in prisons. You can read more about their work here:</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.rapt.org.uk/">http://www.rapt.org.uk/</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 19px;">&nbsp;</span>&nbsp; <span style="font-size: 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">and read more about the efficacy of their interventions here</span>:&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/may/11/abstinence-based-approach-prisoners-drug-addiction?INTCMP=SRCH">http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/may/11/abstinence-based-approach-prisoners-drug-addiction?INTCMP=SRCH</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br> <br> <span style="line-height: 19px;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Please give what you can :)</span></span></p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"></span></span></span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,617.26
+ £273.82 Gift Aid
Online
£1,367.26
Offline
£250.00

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