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Iain Shaw is raising money for The Fragile X Society

Participants: Iain Shaw, Daniel Shaw, Denis Carroll, John Orritt, Carol Davenport, Dave Peake, Scott Virgo, Jo Macleod, Angus Macleod, Jane Gomm, Vivienne Aston, Nicki Clegg, Nick Clegg, Steve Barrow, Joe Barrow & Jim Gara

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Bristol 10km 2012 · 20 May 2012 ·

The Fragile X Society is the only charity dedicated to individuals and families living with Fragile X syndrome - the most common cause of inherited learning disability. We are continually working to improve the quality of life for all people impacted by Fragile X.

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<p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; 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; line-height: 19px; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Thanks for visiting the Shipham Fragile Runners fundraising page. We're a group of runners (and wannabe runners) who after a drink in a pub hatched a plan to run the Bristol 10K, the rest as they say.... is history!</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; 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; line-height: 19px; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">We've joined together to raise money for the&nbsp;<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; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Fragile X Society.</strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; 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; line-height: 19px; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; padding: 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; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"></strong>Fragile X Syndrome is the most common known cause of inherited learning disabilities. It can cause a wide range of difficulties with learning, as well as social, language, attentional, emotional and behavioral problems&nbsp;and we're proud to have Daniel Shaw who suffers from Fragile X Syndrome running on our team.</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; 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; line-height: 19px; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">You'll see our team fundraising target on the right and any donation you can afford can really help us smash this goal to enable the Fragile X Society:</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; 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; line-height: 19px; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; padding: 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; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Provide support and information to Fragile X families and those who share and understand their concerns and needs.</strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; 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; line-height: 19px; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; padding: 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; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Educate and inform the public and professionals about Fragile X in order to raise awareness and understanding of the syndrome.</strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; 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; line-height: 19px; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; padding: 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; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Encourage research into all aspects of Fragile X and publicise the results.</strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; 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; line-height: 19px; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Remember: Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never share them with anyone or send you unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. They'll make sure Gift Aid (an additional 28%) is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer, too. That means more money goes to the charity, faster, with JustGiving.</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; 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; line-height: 19px; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">So please dig deep and donate now.</p> </p>

Donation summary

Total
£2,454.00
+ £458.50 Gift Aid
Online
£2,269.00
Offline
£185.00

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