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Lucy & Nigel's page

Nigel Organ is raising money for Marie Curie
“Nigel Organ's fundraising”

on 12 February 2011

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Marie Curie provides care and support for people living with any terminal illness across the UK. Our nurses work night and day in people’s homes and our hospices offer specialist care. We also support people emotionally, provide practical information, and match them with trained volunteers.

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<p><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">On May 9<sup>th</sup> 2010 I lost my lovely dad John to prostate cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>He spent the last few weeks of his life in a Marie Curie hospice where he received the most amazing care.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This year Nigel and I decided we wanted to show our appreciation by raising money for Marie Curie Cancer Care and we will be taking part in the Staines annual 10K run which takes place on May 15<sup>th</sup> 2011.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN;" lang="EN"><span style="font-size: small;">Marie Curie has 2,000 nurses in the UK and last year they worked for 1,200,000 hours caring for terminally ill patients.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN;" lang="EN"><span style="font-size: small;">Marie Curie also has&nbsp;nine hospices and is the biggest provider of hospice beds outside the NHS. In total, Marie Curie spends over &pound;80 million a year on providing care as well as on research and development. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">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 - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Lucy &amp; Nigel</span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,130.00
+ £163.78 Gift Aid
Online
£720.00
Offline
£410.00

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