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Esther Fitton is raising money for Cancer Research UK
“Esther Fitton's fundraising”

on 29 June 2011

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We are the world’s largest charity dedicated to saving lives through research. Our vision is to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured. Cancer Research UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1089464), Scotland (SC041666), the Isle of Man (1103) and Jersey (247).

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<p><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">I'm a 24 year old BA Film and Media student at Birkbeck College, University of London who lives on the border of Greenwich and Lewisham and I plan to shave my head completely on May 26 at Per Uomo on Lee High Road for Cancer Research UK. After cancer has affected five members of my family I wish to shave my head to raise money towards finding a cure for cancer and to give my hair to the Little Princess Trust to be made into a wig.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #1d0096; font-size: 12px;"> </span></p> <div> <p>Cancer Research UK is the world's leading charity dedicated to beating cancer through research. Join the fight for women's survival is their breast cancer campaign.</p> <p>They support research into all aspects of cancer through the work of around 4,800 scientists, doctors and nurses across the UK, to achieve&nbsp;their vision&nbsp;&ndash; together we will beat cancer.</p> <p>Cancer Research UK is funding around 20 breast cancer clinical trials across the UK that are investigating new ways to prevent and treat the disease.</p> <p>They work tirelessly to support their vision of beating cancer:</p> <ul> <li>They carry out&nbsp;world-class research&nbsp;to improve their understanding of cancer and find out how to prevent, diagnose and treat different kinds of cancer</li> <li>They ensure that their findings are used to improve the lives of all cancer patients</li> <li>They help people to understand cancer, the progress they are making and the choices each person can make</li> <li>They work in partnership with others to achieve the greatest impact in the global fight against cancer</li> </ul> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</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>

Donation summary

Total
£800.00
+ £73.75 Gift Aid
Online
£485.00
Offline
£315.00

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