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S.O.S Canoe Challenge

Benjamin Moody is raising money for Support Our Soldiers
“canoeing the UK's longest river, the river Severn ”

on 15 January 2012

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The aim of Support Our Soldiers is to promote the efficiency of armed forces personnel serving overseas by the enhancement of morale and provision of welfare. This is done primarily through sending goodie boxes year round.

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<p> <div style="font-family: &#39;times new roman&#39;, &#39;new york&#39;, times, serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: justify;"><span class="yui_3_2_0_15_1326726401452191" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt;">HELLO!</span></div> <div style="font-family: &#39;times new roman&#39;, &#39;new york&#39;, times, serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="yui_3_2_0_15_1326726401452193" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt;">Early, on the morning of February the 1&nbsp;I plan to start my fundraising event.</span></div> <div style="font-family: &#39;times new roman&#39;, &#39;new york&#39;, times, serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="yui_3_2_0_15_1326726401452195" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt;">I wish to raise &pound;3000 + for the charity Support Our Solders, S.O.S. www.supportoursoldiers.co.uk</span></div> <div style="font-family: &#39;times new roman&#39;, &#39;new york&#39;, times, serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="yui_3_2_0_15_1326726401452197" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt;">I am canoeing solo some 154 miles of the river Severn and plan to start at pool quay Welshpool and finish at Sharpness, this is a journey that should take around 4 days to complete.&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="font-family: &#39;times new roman&#39;, &#39;new york&#39;, times, serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="yui_3_2_0_15_1326726401452199" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt;">I am doing this, firstly show my huge appreciation towards our service men &amp; women and to raise money for the charity S.O.S so they can keep making the morale-boosting efforts they do to all our soldiers. They really do make a big difference; &nbsp; and secondly, my inspiring young brothers Pte Thomas Moody of 2 Mercian, currently on his second tour of afghan and Pte Joshua Moody, also of 2 Mercian, currently awaiting a specialist knee opp as the first was unsuccessful.</span></div> <div style="font-family: &#39;times new roman&#39;, &#39;new york&#39;, times, serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: justify;"><span class="yui_3_2_0_15_1326726401452201" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt;">I, myself, am currently waiting for a selection date as I am joining the Royal Signals to work in comms and Intel.</span></div> <div style="font-family: &#39;times new roman&#39;, &#39;new york&#39;, times, serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="yui_3_2_0_15_1326726401452203" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt;">I wish for us Brits to be proud of our soldiers, honoured to know them and touched by their heroism, bravery and professionalism as soldiers doing their jobs, following orders, and dying.... all to protect us, our proud country and its interests.</span></div> <div style="font-family: &#39;times new roman&#39;, &#39;new york&#39;, times, serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="yui_3_2_0_15_1326726401452205" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt;">Please help me, help them, they're out there trying to help us!</span></div> <div style="font-family: &#39;times new roman&#39;, &#39;new york&#39;, times, serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: justify;"><span class="yui_3_2_0_15_1326726401452207" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.5pt;">Benjamin Moody. X</span></div> </p>

Donation summary

Total
£800.00
+ £173.75 Gift Aid
Online
£800.00
Offline
£0.00

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