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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Sefton Children's Trust provides support for the children and families of Sefton in Liverpool. Every year they take around 90 children away for a week long residential experience giving them the<strong> </strong></span><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN;">opportunity to spend time being children, having fun and developing their skills and confidence in a safe and secure environment.</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">These children are aged between 8 and 12 years old, and are young carers, or bereaved, or living in families where there is terminal illness or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are sadly, abused or in care. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This week away gives the kids an opportunity to develop self confidence, have fun and simply be children again without the stresses of their everyday lives.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It costs the Trust around £35,000 to run this trip and th</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Futura Bk';">ey rely on fundraising and donations.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Futura Bk';"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Darren and Mark work for Santander based at the Bootle office in Sefton near Liverpool – both now in their early 30’s (no wise cracks) They aim to combine keeping fit with supporting a very worthy local charity running the Marathon of Wales on the 10 of June 2012.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 140%;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">So please dig deep and make a donation.</span></span></strong></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 140%;"></span></p>
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