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Matt Braves the Arctic for Make-A-Wish Foundation!

Matthew Burr is raising money for Loughborough Students Rag
“Arctic Dog Sledging Expedition to raise money for Make-A-Wish Foundation”

on 9 December 2011

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Loughborough Students Rag is the fundraising section of the Loughborough Students Union. Since records began (1979) LSU Rag has raised over £18 million! Rag have won Student Fundraising Group of the Year 2019 - 2020, all thanks to our wonderful volunteers. #Ragfamily

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<p><span style="color: #000080;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #1f497d; line-height: 140%; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">TEXT DONATIONS ARE NEW TO JUSTGIVING AND really QUICK AND SIMPLE TO DO!</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #1f497d; line-height: 140%; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">TO DONATE TO MY PAGE- TEXT XJXG88 followed by the amount you want to give (&pound;1, &pound;2, &pound;3, &pound;4, &pound;5 or &pound;10) to 70070. Quick, easy, free to text &amp; will come off your bill / credit later.</span></strong></p> </span> <p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 140%; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000080; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In March I am heading off to Norway to take part in a 200km dog sledging expedition across the Arctic Circle! As a team we will travel for 5 days braving the Arctic weather, frozen lakes and thick forests, we will push ourselves to the limit, travelling at least 7 hours a day, camping out in the freezing conditions and providing for ourselves. We are taking on this challenge all to raise money for a fantastic charity- <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Make-A-Wish Foundation</strong>!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 140%; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000080; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of thousands of children and young people across the UK, who are fighting life-threatening illnesses and have granted over 7,000 wishes since they were established! There are over 20,000 children and young people living in the UK with life-threatening and terminal illnesses, many of them have not been able to experience many of the things we enjoy and take for granted due to their treatment. Make-A-Wish Foundation aim to do all they can to make their dreams come true, giving them the happiness and joy they deserve. Make-A-Wish aim to grant 1000 wishes per year! And to do this they need our help! You can see an example of their amazing work by clicking on the link below:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 140%; background: white;"><span style="color: #000080;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MakeAWishUK#p/u/4/5M7huEpiOsM"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">http://www.youtube.com/user/MakeAWishUK#p/u/4/5M7huEpiOsM</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 140%; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000080; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I&rsquo;m aiming to raise &pound;3650 to help make these children&rsquo;s dreams come true; any amount of money you choose to donate would be extremely appreciated by me and the charity, so please donate now!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; background: white; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000080; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">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 <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer</strong>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; background: white; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000080; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So please dig deep and donate now!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; background: white; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000080; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Thankyou for you help!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; background: white; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000080; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Matt</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; line-height: 140%; mso-pagination: none; background: white; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">x</span></span></p> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #000080;"></span><span style="color: #000080;"><strong>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page!!</strong></span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£3,650.00
+ £201.25 Gift Aid
Online
£2,476.79
Offline
£1,173.21

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