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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">It's a </span><span style="color: #ff0000;">MASSIVE challenge!!! I'm so very excited and so very, very nervous. . . . From an acorn idea, a HUGE oak tree has evolved!! Mount Kilimanjaro . . . here I come!</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">I'm raising funds for both Cancer Research and the Meningitis Trust with the climb booked for September 5th. </span><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Follow my training progress on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/JoanneAllenKilimanjaroClimb">http://www.facebook.com/JoanneAllenKilimanjaroClimb</a>!</span></span>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">There has been SO many loved ones taken away from us due to cancer. I think everybody knows somebody who has been affected by it. It's such a horrendous disease that can strike any of us at any time, sometimes so aggressively that the poor soul just doesn't stand a chance! We HAVE to do as much as possible to help pay for the research that will save so many lives. PLEASE HELP!!</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">My Meningitis Trust weblink is : <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/Joanne-Allen-MeningitisTrust">www.justgiving.com/Joanne-Allen-MeningitisTrust</a></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">I'll be updating my page with photos from my weekend training treks and posting progress reports, so even if you only donate the cost of a beer (or wine!) each time you see the pics, it'll be greatly appreciated.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">Joanne x</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #333399;"><em>p.s. 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.</em></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #333399;"><em>So please dig deep and donate now.</em></span></p>
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