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Malcolm Luxton is raising money for Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospice
“Pillars to Plough ”

on 11 January 2012

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Chestnut Tree House is the children’s hospice for East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton and Hove and South East Hampshire, caring for 300 children and young adults from 0-19 years of age, both at the hospice and in families’ own homes.

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<p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;;">Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;;">Well we did it!! &nbsp;We are so proud of ourselves and the achievement of the event. &nbsp;We did a combination of walking and running and completed the event in 4 hours 45 mins. &nbsp;Not too bad for our first attempt.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;;">We set off at 6.30am from the house to get to Crawley to get the coach that took us to the Pillars in Brighton on the A23. &nbsp;We then set off at 9am.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;;">The reasons we did the event have not changed and was in memory of our dear friend and Neighbour Ann. &nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 20.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;;">Ann was under the palliative care of St Barnabas Hospice, which offers palliative care for patients with advanced cancer and other advanced life-limiting diseases. &nbsp; They are also linked to the&nbsp;<strong>Chestnut Tree House&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;;">, which is the only children's hospice in Sussex and cares for children and young adults from 0-19 years of age with progressive life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses from all over the county.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 20.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;;">As our friend was someone who we know adores children, then we thought it fitting to raise money for the children's cancer branch of this amazing organization.&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 20.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;;">We want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has donated to our charity and I know that they will be delighted with the money raised and it will of course go to helping children with terminal, life limiting illnesses.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 20.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;;">Thank you, thank you, thank you. &nbsp;You are all very special.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;;">Thank you, as always</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Microsoft Sans Serif&amp;quot;;">Kevin and Malcolm &nbsp;XXX</span></p> </p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,745.26
+ £166.25 Gift Aid
Online
£705.00
Offline
£1,040.26

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