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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>RAISING MONEY FOR CANCER TREATMENT & RESEARCH TRUST (CTRT) … <span style="color: #c34e00;">INCREASING AWARENESS OF MOLAR PREGNANCIES …</span> 25 GIRLS 'BARING ALL' …<span style="color: #c34e00;">1 TOP PHOTOGRAPHER</span> … HUGE PR !</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c34e00; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Companies, families and individuals are invited to sponsor the calendar.</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c34e00; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>It's quick and easy to do…</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c34e00; font-size: 10pt;">£500 to sponsor a ‘tastefully naked photo’</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c34e00; font-size: 10pt;"><strong> </strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c34e00; font-size: 10pt;">£250 to sponsor a ‘Month’</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c34e00; font-size: 10pt;"><strong> </strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c34e00; font-size: 10pt;">£100 to sponsor a ‘Week’</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c34e00; font-size: 10pt;"><strong> (click 'read more' icon below for more info!) <br /></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c34e00; font-size: 10pt;">£50 to sponsor a ‘Day’</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c34e00; font-size: 10pt;"><strong> </strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c34e00; font-size: 10pt;">All other donations are of course more than welcome</span></strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c34e00; font-size: 11pt;"><em>Thank you so much for your support</em></span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c34e00; font-size: 11pt;"><strong><em> </em></strong></span></p>
<p>Having had a molar pregnancy I know this cause is extremely worth while and am happy to be able to help my friend Charlotte in raising money for it. Fortunately for me my molar pregnancy did not result in chemotherapy treatment but unfortunately there are many like Charlotte that have... please read on to find out about the charity and Charlotte's story. xxxxxx</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">BACKGROUND</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">So what is a Molar Pregnancy?</span></strong></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"> – a rare condition that arises during pregnancy and causes pre cancerous cells to develop in the womb.<span> </span>Usually after a person miscarries the body naturally rids itself of these cells, but in other cases a cancerous tumour develops, which if not treated quickly enough can spread to other parts of the body. This condition is not hereditary and is completely random. The cause of it is still not fully understood. Although rare, the frightening thing is it could happen to anyone and at any age – whether it be your first, second or third pregnancy.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What Exactly will the money raised go towards?</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">The Medical Oncology Department at Charing Cross Hospital, have a specialized team who monitor and treat ‘Molar Pregnancies’. They are pioneering for special technology that would allow them to diagnose, much sooner that currently possible, whether or not cells will remain benign or turn cancerous. The equipment costs £2million but as with any form of cancer, time is of the essence. This would make the most enormous difference and hopefully enable any future patients to get back to ‘normal’ life far sooner. <strong><em> </em></strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">How the campaign began … a note from ‘Charlotte’</span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>“L</em></span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>ast year I suffered from something that at the time, I had never heard of - a ‘Molar Pregnancy’. I sadly miscarried, but it’s what transpired after this that has now changed my life forever.<span> </span>My remaining cells from the miscarriage developed into a cancerous tumour and I had to go through 9 painfully traumatic months of intensive chemotherapy to beat this. To go from one of the most beautiful moments in life, to the despair of miscarriage to then discovering you have a critical illness, is certainly the most challenging thing I’ve ever had to deal with.</em></span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>Thankfully my luck changed and in April of this year I was given the ‘all clear’. Only now am I beginning to get my life back – although it’s still far from easy. Having been through this, I’m incredibly passionate about helping anyone else who will unfortunately have to go through the same experience as me.<span> </span>I’ve begun a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">‘national fundraising campaign’</span> and contacted all other people within the UK who have had ‘molar pregnancies’ with the aim of us collectively reaching our £2m goal. The ‘2012 Calendar’ is my first personal fundraising initiative. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, make this worth our while, and even if you don’t want to see us ‘baring’ all (!) dig deep to help us raise our first £10,000 target.</em></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong> </strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">The Campaign </span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">As well as numerous sponsorship opportunities, we are generating a lot of PR and have already gathered interest from national newspapers and magazines, with <strong>The Times already confirming that they will run a story</strong></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">! We’re also incredibly fortunate, as top photographer, <strong>‘Chris Dunlop’</strong>, who regularly works for the likes of Vanity Fair and Vogue has agreed to shoot this! </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d54f29;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Please email <a href="mailto:lucyjpearl@hotmail.com">lucyjpearl@hotmail.com</a> should you have any queries.</strong></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #d54f29; font-size: 10pt;">For more information on ‘Molar Pregnancies’ and the work of Charing Cross Hospital visit <a href="http://www.hmole-chorio.org.uk/">http://www.hmole-chorio.org.uk</a></span></p>