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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Latest update</span>: On 12 and 13 May, I successfully completed the 32 mile walk! I will shortly be uploading some photos of my progress, so you can see some of the highlights of my journey.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">A big thank you to everyone who has donated to my fundraising efforts. Every penny will help to make a difference for children in Cameroon. Your generosity helped to keep me going all the way to the end, even when my legs and feet were telling me it was time to stop!</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">A big thank you also goes to Liz (my Mum) who walked with me on day 1 and Geoff (my Dad) and Eric (my father in law) walked with me on day 2 and kept me going when I was finding it tough towards the end.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">This web page is still open for donations, so if you haven't yet had time to donate, there is still time to support this fantastic cause.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">On 12 and 13 May I am going to walk the 32 mile London stretch of the river Thames – from Teddington Lock to the Thames Barrier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will be raising money for <a href="http://www.schoolsforafrica.co.uk/"><span style="color: #606420;">Building Schools for Africa</span></a>, a charity which works to fund the construction of schools in remote villages in some of the poorest areas of Cameroon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Their aim is to enable children in Cameroon to benefit from a full course of primary education.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">They do this by working with communities to build well-constructed schools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also provide schools with:</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Their projects also help to ensure the sustainability of the schools by supporting the community in developing ongoing income streams.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">I have set a fundraising target of £500 as this would fund the construction of a clean water supply to one of the 3 schools that they hope to build this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This would provide safe drinking water for the children and the whole local community, helping to safeguard against life threatening illnesses such as Cholera and Typhoid.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">To find out more about Building Schools for Africa, visit their website: <a href="http://www.schoolsforafrica.co.uk/"><span style="color: #606420;">www.schoolsforafrica.co.uk</span></a></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">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></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial;">Please give as generously as you can and help make a real difference for children in Cameroon.</span></p>
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