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Matthew Oakman is raising money for Karen Woo Foundation
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The Baldock Beast · 18 March 2012

The Karen Woo Foundation provides grants to provide healthcare to Afghans, in particular women and children, to train healthcare providers (eg doctors and midwives), to provide medical supplies to healthcare providers particularly in rural areas and to provide healthcare education to Afghan women.

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<p><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11.5pt;">Hello everyone!</span></p> <p><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11.5pt;">I got a lovely pair of Asics Gel Neutral running shoes for Christmas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This has helped incentivise me to get fit &ndash; something I&rsquo;ve been meaning to do for 6 years (since a long and fateful trip to the States where I discovered dream portion sizes and incredible new flavours). It turns out it's pretty difficult to run if you haven&rsquo;t exercised since the 6th form (a good 10 years ago) but I am making good progress and enjoying the challenge.</span></p> <p><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11.5pt;">To keep the training and momentum up, I have enrolled to run the Baldock Half Marathon on March 18th, known as the Baldock Beast, with a couple of good friends.</span></p> <p><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11.5pt;">I'm very excited to be running to help raise some money for a charity close to my heart - The Karen Woo Foundation. </span></p> <p><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11.5pt;">I can 96.23% guarantee I will finish the race without vomiting more than, say, 5 or 6 times but I am 100% guaranteeing I will finish. So please give generously and support this great cause.</span></p> <p><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11.5pt;">Thanks so much in advance for all the support I know you will give me</span></p> <p><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11.5pt;">Matt</span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,030.00
+ £252.50 Gift Aid
Online
£1,030.00
Offline
£0.00

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