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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Inspired by 2 former students – Sam Kemp and Rachel Barnes who volunteered in the Townships in 2010 as a school we have adopted the </span><a href="http://www.calabashtrust.org.uk/"><span style="color: blue;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Calabash Trust</span></strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> as our international charity for this year. We have a special relationship with this charity which is based in both the UK and South Africa. <strong>As a community we can make a real difference to the lives of young people in the townships of Port Elizabeth.</strong> So committed our the </span><a href="http://www.trinityschool.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Trinity</strong></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> students a team is going out this summer to volunteer in a primary school – teaching, developing a netball court as well as raising awareness in the UK. They have raised their own funds and we are going to support the Calabash Trust in the amazing work they are doing.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">In March 2012 we have set the challenge to cover the equivalent distance of <strong>Teignmouth to Port Elizabeth in South Africa</strong>. This is approximately <strong>6000 miles</strong>! We have given ourselves a week to cover the distance by any means that is powered by a human; walk, run, swim, cycle, row etc.. The event commences on Sunday 18 March and our students will have a focus day on Monday 19 March with the event finishing on Saturday 24 March.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">We want to convert miles to pounds and we have set an <strong>ambitious target of £6000</strong> to raise through Challenge Teignmouth.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">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 style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">Thank you for supporting us in our challenge this year.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></span></p>
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