<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><strong><span style="color: #1c1c1c; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">What is it?</span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">On Sunday 11 March 2012 a team of JCB employees will swim the English Channel, the equivalent of </span><span style="color: black;">Shakespeare Beach, Dover to Cap Gris Nez, France.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">22 miles which for swimming pool challenges is 1416 lengths of a standard 25m pool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I'm one of the volunteers swimming 1/8 of the way on my own!!!</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">The team have also registered to take part in the London 2012 Gold Challenge and in addition to the 1416 lengths the team will swim a further 596 lengths making a grand total of 2012 lengths!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #2f2f2f; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">All the money raised will go to the NSPCC "Reaching Out For Children in Staffordshire" Appeal which JCB is supporting as a company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="color: #2f2f2f; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Helv;"> This appeal reaches out directly to vulnerable children in Staffordshire. </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="color: #2f2f2f; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Helv;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="color: #2f2f2f; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Helv;">It would be great if you would support me in this endeavour. </span></span></span></span></p>