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<p> <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Hi, my name is Molly and this summer I am planning, along with my best friend Deborah and my mum, to cycle from Land’s End to Jon O’Groats for charity and also to celebrate the year of my mum’s 50<sup>th</sup> and Deborah and mine’s 16<sup>th</sup> birthdays. We are doing our bike ride for two charities, Wateraid and the Ear Foundation.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #4f81bd; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1;">On the first day at my new secondary school I was scared but in no time at all I made a new friend. She was born profoundly deaf and at first I was unsure of how to approach her as I had never had experience with any deaf people before. In no time at all we were firm friends. She was welcoming and such a nice person to be around, if I had not been told I don’t think I would have even realised she was deaf because she has brilliant speech and confidence. To interact further I learnt sign language and can now communicate fluently with her although her lip reading skills are also amazing!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #00b050; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I would really like some of our bike ride funds to go to the Ear Foundation. The Ear Foundation is a local charity which aims to give all deaf people the opportunity to hear and communicate using the latest technology. It offers support and guidance to deaf children and their families.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #cc66ff; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I know just how much this organisation has helped both her and her family and so many other people. I have been to conferences and trips out with her and some of her deaf friends and have experienced first-hand what this charity has done. But they can’t continue this work without support and that is why I would love for you to support us, so that we can support them. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #cc66ff; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span><span style="color: #cc66ff; font-family: Calibri;">If you would prefer to donate to water aid then please follow this link: <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/Tessa-Angell">http://www.justgiving.com/Tessa-Angell</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #f79646; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6;">Thank you for taking the time to read this and please donate as generously as you can to this wonderful cause.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #f79646; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6;">Molly</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #f79646; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6;">Visit this link below to find out more.</span></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.earfoundation.org.uk/">http://www.earfoundation.org.uk</a></p>
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