<p> <p style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 19px; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">We are a group of families with children serving in the forces. By&nbsp;</span><strong style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">December 2012</strong><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">we hope to have raised &pound;2500 for&nbsp;</span><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><strong style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">ABF</strong></span><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">&nbsp;through a variety of fundraising events and donations. (We&rsquo;ll keep you updated throughout the year)</span></span></p> <p style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 19px; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><br style="margin-bottom: 10px;"></span></span></p> <p style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 19px; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><strong style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">ANY amount is gratefully received so whether that be &pound;1 or &pound;100 we thank you in anticipation.</span></strong></p> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="intro"> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;">The Army Benevolent Fund is The Soldiers&rsquo; Charity and was founded in 1944. It gives lifetime support to serving and retired soldiers and their families by providing financial assistance.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;">They currently raise &pound;7 million a year to meet applications for assistance which has risen by 30% over the past two years. As a result of Current Operations it is anticipated that the requests for assistance will rise significantly to &pound;14 million a year by 2015.</span></p> <p> <p style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 19px; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></p> <p style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 19px; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #993300; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid (an additional 28%) is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </p>