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William Standen is raising money for Macmillan Caring Locally

Participants: Will Standen, Maria Standen

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Rajasthan Tiger Challenge · 2 December 2011

Every year, our dedicated teams care for over 2,200 patients with life-limiting illnesses in our community. With your support, we can continue to offer this specialised care to those who need it. Please note that we are a small independent charity supporting the Macmillan Unit.

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<p><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: #000080; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666699; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #365f91; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;">Thank you for taking the time to visit&nbsp;our JustGiving page</span><span style="color: #365f91; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;">. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: #365f91; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We are taking part in a cycle challenge to raise funds for the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Macmillan Caring Locally</strong> charity based at <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Christchurch Hospital</strong>, which provides specialist cancer care and support for cancer and other terminally ill patients and their carers in the Christchurch and Bournemouth area of Dorset. </span></span></p> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: #365f91; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The charity is very close to our hearts, as Maria&rsquo;s Mum, who has been bravely battling with cancer for a number of years, attends the <strong>Macmillan Unit Day Centre </strong>at the hospital regularly and is very well looked after by them.</span></span></p> <p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: #365f91; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The challenge will take place in December in Northern India: up to 120 kilometres a day for 6 consecutive days in hot,&nbsp;humid &amp;&nbsp;dusty conditions&nbsp;on pot-holed poorly maintained roads in some of the more remote areas of the country. We&rsquo;re not looking forward to the saddle-sores!<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: #365f91; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In case you are thinking &lsquo;Why should I pay for them to go travelling round India?&rsquo;, let us reassure you that we are covering <span style="text-decoration: underline;">all</span> the costs of the challenge ourselves, so every penny you donate will go directly to this relatively small local charity. Anything you can donate would be very gratefully received.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #365f91; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">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 class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #365f91; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Many thanks,</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #365f91; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;">Maria &amp; Will x</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: #365f91; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #666699;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,592.50
+ £398.13 Gift Aid
Online
£1,592.50
Offline
£0.00

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