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Colin Stokes is raising money for The Prostate Project
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Virgin London Marathon 2012 · 22 April 2012 ·

We are a volunteer charity supporting world-leading prostate cancer research at University of Surrey and first class treatment at the NHS Stokes Centre for Urology at the Royal Surrey County Hospital. We provide support to sufferers & promote awareness for men aged 50+ to get a PSA blood test.

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<div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I decided to celebrate 15 years since I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer by running 2012 Virgin London Marathon. Not bad at the age of 73! Last time I ran the Marathon I managed to raise over &pound;7,000 for my charity, and this time around I hope I can at least match this total.</span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I am hoping to raise funds for our next exciting project; to build a dedicated Urology Centre at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, already an acknowledged national Centre of Excellence. To achieve this the Prostate Project have to raise &pound;3m in two years and have so far managed to collect &pound;500,000. With my efforts and your generosity I hope that we can contribute in some small way to achieving our dream.</span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Prostate Project&rsquo;s ultimate goal is giving men a better chance of beating prostate cancer.</span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">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.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So please dig deep and donate now. Thanks, Colin</span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> </span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></div>

Donation summary

Total
£4,207.00
+ £555.50 Gift Aid
Online
£2,382.00
Offline
£1,825.00

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