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Virgin London Marathon 2012 · 22 April 2012 ·

Amnesty International UK is movement of ordinary people standing up for humanity and human rights. Some of our campaigns includes refugees, climate change, children's rights, women's rights, and conflict-affected countries. When we unite even the smallest acts of humanity make a difference.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;">Hi Everyone</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;">Well I did it!&nbsp; <strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;">Completed the marathon on Sunday in 4 hours and 37 minutes </span></strong>&ndash; which wasn&rsquo;t a bad effort taking into account a cold, my dodgy knees and that it was only about 30 mins more than my last one 12 years ago.&nbsp; There are a few photos of the day uploaded on this site &ndash; waiting for official ones.&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;">Thanks again to everyone who supported me at the course on the day, and in the last few months of preparation &ndash; and of course for all your donations to Amnesty which gave me a cause to be proud to be running for.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;">If you can find your way to donate a little more to help me hit the target that would be great.</span> </strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;">Details of how to do so are below...</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;">Very many thanks</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;">David<br></span></p> <p><em>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.</em></p> <p><em>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.</em></p> <p><em>You can take action to support human rights around the world through Amnesty without even leaving your keyboard or just learn more about its work by clicking <a href="http://www.amnesty.org.au">here</a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">.</span></em></p> <p><em>Thanks very much.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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