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David H Myers Opticians

David H Myers Opticians is raising money for The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust
“Sheryl Doe's fundraising”

on 17 August 2011

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Every week a family in the UK hears the devastating words ‘your child has a rare cancer’. For families facing a diagnosis of retinoblastoma, life changes in an instant. At CHECT, we offer lifelong emotional support, practical advice, and grants to support anyone affected by retinoblastoma.

Story

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Every other year we choose a charity to work for and this year our charity is <span class="chect1"><span style="color: black;">the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust. CHECT </span></span>is a UK wide charity for families and individuals affected by retinoblastoma, a rare type of eye cancer which mainly affects children under 5 years of age. <span class="chect1"><span style="color: black;">CHECT</span></span> offer support and information, fund research and raise public awareness of this rare cancer. We want to raise as much hard cash for them as possible.</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">This year we&nbsp;did a sponsored scavenger hunt in the glorious </span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Lake District</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">,&nbsp; puting brain and brawn to work&nbsp;to raise lots of money for CHECT. Thank you to every one who took part, lets keep the pennies rolling in.</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></strong></span><strong>Thanks for taking the time to visit&nbsp;our JustGiving page.</strong></p> <p><strong>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.</strong></p> <p><strong>So please dig deep and donate now.</strong></p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,034.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Online
£265.00
Offline
£769.00

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