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No smoking! No love making! One meal after 6pm(only eat fruits if I have to during the day)!! For 40 days and 40 nights!!

Marvin Porter is raising money for The National Bobath Cerebral Palsy Centre
“40 days and 40 nights”

on 9 May 2012

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The Bobath Centre is world-renowned for the life-long support of people of all ages with cerebral palsy and similar neurological conditions. Our highly trained team of therapists have a focused and deep understanding of cerebral palsy and we offer a tailored therapy program to each person we see.

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<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I am currently on a life changing journey which involves me putting myself through the biggest challenge of my life.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I am 31 years of age and have lived in south east London for most of my life having come to this country from Sierra Leone at the age of 8.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">At this stage in my life I have decided to become the master of each urge that has control over me.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Aim of this documentary is to show or share my journey as I try to free myself of the bondage of vices and other physical elements which have had control over my life for some time.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I will be doing this without any external aid. I believe that I can achieve this with will power alone!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I am trying to show others that the power of the mind is stronger than we know!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">1. SMOKING.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I have smoked from the age of 17 and know that it has had a strong hold over me. I could not go a day without smoking.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2. FOOD</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As my name may suggest, ("Starving' Marvin!"), I love food! I have always said that my hunger is different. There have been many occasions where I have spoilt other people's birthday parties due to my hunger! I l would eat whenever I felt the urge no matter the time or what I was doing.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">3.MAKING LOVE</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I don't think I need to say much about this!&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I feel extremely passionate about this and would love to hear from you. I feel that this documentary could make a difference in&nbsp;many&nbsp;people's lives.&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Thank you for your time!!</span></p> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£160.00
+ £40.00 Gift Aid
Online
£160.00
Offline
£0.00

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