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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">I have now completed my challenge but any further donations will be greatly appreciated. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">The Scotland Coast to Coast race was one of the hardest and most incredible experiences of my life. To cut a long story short - I ran, I cycled, I ran, I kayaked, I ran, I cycled some more, I ran a lot more then I kayaked to the end. I am working on a full race report and if you make a donation I'll email it to you. Of course there are better reasons to make a donation and some of these are outlined below.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">The Burmese junta spends less then 44p per person, per year on education. They have every reason to fear an educated and thus empowered population. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">Speaking on this issue Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said "The future of my country lies in the hands of the younger generation. Under the present military government the whole educational system is neglected and higher education is virtually non-existent with the frequent closure and repressive control of the universities".</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">For a donation of 50p you will know that you have invested more in the education of a Burmese student than the authorities in their own country. Scholarships from Prospect Burma offer hope of a better future to the thousands of bright young people who are desperate to complete their education. Unfortunately there are thousands of applicants for every available scholarship. Let’s see if we can help to provide a few more.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Prospect Burma gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure Gift Aid is added to your donation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">Thanks again,<br>Ewen</span></p>
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