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Lorna Broomfield is raising money for Room To Read

Participants: Lorna Broomfield

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Penguin Walk 2011 · 10 June 2011

Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Working with communities, partner organisations and governments, we develop literacy skills, a habit of reading, and support girls to complete school.

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<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Penguin is making it's mark again this year! Staff in offices all over the world will be joining to walk a&nbsp;range of distances all in aid of some fantastic charities!</p> <p>Here in the UK we are walking 10 miles through central&nbsp;London&nbsp;to raise money for Room to Read. We already work with Room to Read having sponsored&nbsp;the building of a new pre-school in Sri Lanka and raising money&nbsp;to stock the school's library with local-language books at&nbsp;last year's walk.</p> <p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This year, we're&nbsp;teaming up with Room to Read again, when they, and a group of co<span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-US">u</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-US">rageous Penguins, led by Operations Director Deborah Wright, embark on the challenge of a lifetime this October, trekking to Everest Base Camp. In support of their fundraising efforts, all donations will go towards this fabulous charity!</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"></span>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>

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