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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Rifles Regimental Trust “Care for Casualties Appeal” for the Fleet Half Marathon and the Virgin London Marathon.</span></strong></span></p>
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<h4 style="margin: 0cm 0cm auto; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">You get a triple runner bonus on this page! </span></h4>
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<h4 style="margin: 0cm 0cm auto; background: white;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">Yes, Tanya is doing both the </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fleet Half Marathon</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> and the </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Virgin London Marathon</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">, Michael is doing the </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fleet Half Marathon</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"> carrying his kit on his back and Cathy is running the </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fleet Half Marathon</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">, her first, all in aid of this very worthwhile cause. </span></span></h4>
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<h4 style="margin: 0cm 0cm auto; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: #000000; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Care for Casualties is the appeal attached to Michael’s regiment, The Rifles. The appeal gives the severely wounded, their families and the families of the fallen of The Rifles the support, the inspiration and the means to rebuild their lives and make the best of their futures. </span></h4>
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<h4 style="margin: 0cm 0cm auto; background: white;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;">The Rifles is a family regiment and over the past 3 years, with </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">54 men Killed in Action and over 290 seriously wounded they have suffered more than most.</span></span></h4>
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<h4 style="margin: 0cm 0cm auto; background: white;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In the words of the Colonel Commandant, General Sir Nick Parker KCB, CBE:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">"</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Through supporting this appeal you will enable the Regiment to respond when called upon to do so, to the needs of the bereaved, the injured and their families, all of whom have served and suffered, and it is now our turn to serve them."</span></span></h4>
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<h4 style="margin: 0cm 0cm auto; background: white;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">So, please dig deep and donate to a charity that we ourselves have reason to be grateful to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></h4>
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<h4 style="margin: 0cm 0cm auto; background: white;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’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’s the most efficient way to donate - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></span></h4>
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<h4 style="margin: 0cm 0cm auto; background: white;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">If you fancy cheering us on, the </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Fleet Half Marathon, Hampshire,</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> is Sunday 20 March and the </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Virgin London Marathon</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> is Sunday 17 April. </span></span></h4>
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<h4 style="margin: 0cm 0cm auto; background: white;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="http://www.careforcasualties.org.uk/"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">www.careforcasualties.org.uk</span></a><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></h4>