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Julia's Coast to Coast walk

Julia Hawkins is raising money for Retina UK
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RP Fighting Blindness - C2C The Wainwright Way · 20 August 2012 ·

Retina UK is the only UK charity dedicated solely to working for people affected by inherited sight loss. We fund medical research to accelerate the search for treatments for the future, and provide information and support to help people lead better lives today.

Story

<p>There are well over 20,000 people in the UK with retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye condition that causes blindness. I have RP and have many friends with the condition. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>RP Fighting Blindness fund research into treatments that we hope will, one day soon, restore sight. Massive advances have already been made and the future is looking good.</p> <p>Last year a select band trekked across Iceland and raised over &pound;30,000, this year we're walking further and faster in an attempt to walk 200 miles from coast to coast- St Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hood's Bay in Yorkshire in just 10 days.</p> <p>It isn't going to be easy.&nbsp;</p> <p>Please support us.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>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 and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,500.00
+ £27.50 Gift Aid
Online
£515.00
Offline
£985.00

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