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Cats Protection West Midlands Fire Walk · 26 March 2011

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We share our lives with cats. They bring happiness to millions of us every day. Yet too many cats don’t get the care and kindness they deserve. At Cats Protection we stand up for every cat to make life better for cats and the people who care for them.

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<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; behavior: none; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong style="behavior: none; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Gill Sans MT';">WHAT IS FIREWALKING?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Gill Sans MT';">Firewalking is the act of walking barefoot over a bed of hot wooden coals. A combination of pine, ash and oak is burnt and then broken down into a smooth red hot path of embers. The lane itself is between <strong style="behavior: none; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">15-20ft</strong> long and<strong style="behavior: none; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> 2-3ft</strong> wide. During the course of the burn down the temperature of the fire reaches over <strong style="behavior: none; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1236&deg;</strong> Fahrenheit and when it comes time to walk on the coals the fire lane will be burning at a core temperature of over <strong style="behavior: none; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">800&deg;</strong> degrees Fahrenheit.</span><strong style="behavior: none; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></strong></p> <p style="behavior: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">We are the UK's leading feline welfare charity. We now help more than 215,000 cats and kittens every year, through our network of over 250 volunteer-run branches and 29 adoption centres.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Our work does not stop there, however: we also provide an array of cat care information via our publications, website and Helpline; promote the benefits of neutering to prevent unwanted litters from being born and becoming the abandoned cats of tomorrow and seek to educate people of all ages about cats and their care</span></p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>

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£85.00
+ £23.97 Gift Aid
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£85.00
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