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<p>Me a runner? Don't think so: that's what I would have thought a year ago. But not now!! I can run and it feels amazing. </p>
<p>I've challenged myself to run 10 miles - yes MILES - in the New Forest run on 10th July.</p>
<p>My training is going well. The run isn't affiliated to any particular charity, so I thought I'd choose to raise money to help those less fortunate than us. So, can you spare a pound or two please?</p>
<p>Let me tell you a little about the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">DABW Foundation</span>:</p>
<p><span style="color: #33cccc;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It was created by a few friends to lessen the plight of vulnerable and forgotten underprivileged children, mainly in Africa.</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All activity is carried out <span style="text-decoration: underline;">in memory of</span> a beautiful and significant human being, namely Dorothy Wood, a Trustee who sadly died before being able to see the results that the charity’s work yields.</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">During its 3+ years of existence, it has provided funding for the following projects in a remote village called Kanyenda in rural Malawi, Africa.</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #33cccc;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<em><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></em></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><em><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A Fresh Water Well, which was responsible for there being no new cases of childhood Cholera in the village just 6 months after it was commissioned.</span></strong></em></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><em><span style="color: #33cccc;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Improved facilities at the local school (890 children), with locally manufactured desks, chairs, benches, white boards + easels, books and prizes for students that came top of their class.</span></strong></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><em><span style="color: #33cccc;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A Maize Grinding Mill, for the village community to have a small business enterprise and to reduce the great distances the women had to walk to get the maize (corn) ground into flour which is the main ingredient in every meal. Once a day.</span></strong></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><em><span style="color: #33cccc;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Installation of mains Electricity to the village for various uses but mainly for the next project which is:</span></strong></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #33cccc;"><em><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></strong></em><!--[endif]--><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><em>A Health Clinic, to help the village and the local community with its many health issues, as the nearest hospital is a 3 hour walk away, by night. It is just too hot in the day</em>.</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is very difficult not to spoil the children with gifts etc, which we have tried to do on many occasions but it is not the solution. We are teaching them how to fish and not giving them fish. . . . . If you see what I mean.</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So please think carefully about your donation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We really do need to help these little ones out. They all currently live lives of quiet desperation, in total silence without complaint.</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">Being a charitable Trust, all monies donated are spent directly on projects</span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> improve these kids’ lives. </span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There is a lot more info and pictures on our website, www.dabw.org</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Enjoy the rest of this amazing day.</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">AND</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Thank you</span></span></em></strong></span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #33cccc;">, from all the beautiful African children that you may meet</span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Registered Charity Number<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1 1 1 6 2 8 8</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: navy;">WE Care More Than Others Think We Should</span></p>