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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2012 will play host to one of the greatest displays of endurance, skill and determination known to man. The Olympic Games will be unable to compete with such a display of camaraderie, endeavour and will power (needed to stay off the lattes and sausage rolls). For come April 2012 <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Claire, Matt, Jibu</strong> and <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Conrad</strong>, otherwise known as the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">'Hot-on-our-Heels' </strong>team, will be undertaking a <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gruelling 100km</strong> trek across the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sahara Desert</strong> in the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">blistering heat</strong> of southern <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Morocco</strong>. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We will be driven on by the knowledge that our friends, families and colleagues have shown their generosity and clicked the link below to donate funds for the vital work of <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Barnardo’s</strong>. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #1f497d; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Barnardo's</span></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #1f497d; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> believes in children regardless of their circumstances, gender, race, disability or behaviour. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #1f497d; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Whatever the issue, from drug misuse to disability; youth crime to mental health; sexual abuse to domestic violence; poverty to homelessness; Barnardo's believes we can bring out the best in every child. We run almost 400 local projects around the UK, working directly with over 100,000 children, young people and their famillies every year. </span></span></p>
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<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: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For more information on the task ahead of us: </span><a title="click here" href="http://www.barnardos.org.uk/int-saharadeserttrek-itinerary.pdf"><span style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">http://www.barnardos.org.uk/int-saharadeserttrek-itinerary.pdf</span></span></a></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-family: Calibri;"><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’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’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: #1f497d; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></span></em></strong><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: #1f497d; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p>
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