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ZIP WIRE 3RD MARCH - OLD TRAFFORD

GAVIN BOSE is raising money for Francis House Children's Hospice
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ZIP WIRE · 3 March 2012

Francis House supports more than 435 families of children, teenagers and young adults with life-shortening or life-threatening conditions. We need over £5.8 million in charitable donations each year to continue to provide our services. Thank you for your support.

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<p><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">&ldquo;Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself&rdquo;</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Franklin D. Roosevelt</span></p> <p><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">"Very good quality, very strong.&nbsp;&nbsp;Great for drying washing, even heavy sheets"</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(anonymous) bloke from market who provided the wire.&nbsp; His stall is no longer there.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.francishouse.org.uk/userfiles/file/Francis%20House%20-%20Olympic%20Zip%20-%20Poster.pdf"><span style="color: #800080; font-size: small;">http://www.francishouse.org.uk/userfiles/file/Francis%20House%20-%20Olympic%20Zip%20-%20Poster.pdf</span></a></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please help me raise as much money as possible when on 3rd March&nbsp;I partake in&nbsp;a 190 zip wire across Manchester United Old Trafford football grounds.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is&nbsp;Theatre of Dreams, or if you are a City fan or me the <em><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Theatre of Nightmares.</span></em></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Francis House, a local charity&nbsp;which is doing great work&nbsp;for children and young people with life threatening conditions and the necessary support and short-term rest for their families.&nbsp; Please donate what you can,&nbsp;help provide care and dignity when precious time is short.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">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.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£170.00
+ £20.00 Gift Aid
Online
£130.00
Offline
£40.00

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