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GuernseyDance 2011

Carolyn Barnie is raising money for Headway Guernsey
“Carolyn Barnie's fundraising”

on 30 January 2011

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Headway Guernsey supports islanders and their families who are living with a brain injury. We provide a wide range of services that bring people together in a supportive and positive environment. All funds raised stay in the Bailiwick and help local people.

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<p><span style="font-size: small;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Thanks for visiting&nbsp;the GuernseyDance&nbsp;fundraising page.&nbsp;</span></p> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">"GuernseyDance" is a mass dance event which&nbsp;took place on Liberation Day - Monday May 9th 2011 &ndash; between 12:00 to 17:00hrs.</span></strong></p> <p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Arial;">Have you seen the T-Mobile dance advert which took place in Liverpool Street Train Station in London? Well this is what we&nbsp;re-enacted, but with a slight difference :-)&nbsp; 400-500 people turned up and danced a 4 minute routine twice, in celebration of their freedom, whilst raising funds for a local charity, Headway Guernsey.&nbsp; My good friend, Deborah, also flew over especially and danced to raise money and be a part of the day!&nbsp; </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c;">The Island's Dance Academies, Cheerleaders, Majorettes and Secondary School&nbsp;Drama/P.E. teachers&nbsp;taught the routine to their students.&nbsp; I <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;">travelled to Guernsey to teach&nbsp;half of the dance routine a week running up to the event, free of charge.&nbsp; </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;">The&nbsp;aim was to involve as many students and teachers,&nbsp;staff and management from local businesses as possible.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;">Also featuring in the event were the UK dance group &ldquo;PERIDOT&rdquo; &ndash; the reigning UK Hip Hop Champions for 2008 and 2009 and who have performed on BBC3&rsquo;s &nbsp;&ldquo;Move Like Michael Jackson&rdquo; competition, Britains Got Talent <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>2010 and on the recent MOBO Awards amongst many others!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;">My trip also involved a crazy interview on BBC Radio Guernsey, where I had to teach the presenter 'live'.... on air!!&nbsp; a few of the moves :-) Superb fun!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;">Please sponsor me and the dancers&nbsp;for a very worthy cause and </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;">Mercer Limited, my employers, will double up to &pound;300 that I raise.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;">&ldquo;Headway Guernsey&rdquo; have been and continue to be very instrumental in aiding my stepbrother, Manny Helmot; recover from head injuries during a serious cycling accident some years back. (He is in one of the photos with me)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;"><strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;">Money raised will help fund the cognitive modules which focus on the re-attainment of skills through retraining and developing coping strategies. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span></span></strong></strong></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;">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 so it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate.</span></p> <p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;">So please dig deep and donate now.&nbsp; Thank you so much...</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;">Carolyn Barnie and all the dancers!&nbsp;:-)</span></p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;">Thank you taking the time to read and consider this. Your support is greatly appreciated.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p> </p>

Donation summary

Total
£488.00
Online
£488.00
Offline
£0.00

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