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Nick Winter is raising money for Living Paintings
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Milton Keynes Marathon 2012 · 29 April 2012 ·

Living Paintings is the only charity in the UK that creates audio tactile books for children who are blind or visually impaired. These special books are available completely free of charge through our postal library, bringing the magic of stories and learning to blind children across the UK.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Hi I&rsquo;m </span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #ff6600; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Nick</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> and </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I&rsquo;m running the </span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #ff6600; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Milton Keynes Marathon </span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">on 29th April 2012, so I thought I&rsquo;d raise some money for </span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #ff6600; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Living Paintings</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">. My girlfriend works for the charity plus my mum volunteers too, and I grew up in Kingsclere, where they're based.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Living Paintings are a<a href="http://www.livingpaintings.org/?attachment_id=3426"></a><a href="http://www.livingpaintings.org/?attachment_id=3426"></a><a href="http://www.livingpaintings.org/?attachment_id=3427"></a><a href="http://www.livingpaintings.org/?attachment_id=3431"></a> </span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #ff6600; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">FREE</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> library of </span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #ff6600; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Touch to See </span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">books that bring to life the visual world for blind children and adults. They make the cool <strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">tactile+audio </span></strong>books in their production room and distribute&nbsp;them, UK wide, via their postal library. They have a small staff team and an army (just over 250!) of dedicated volunteers. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #ff6600; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Donate now </span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Text </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">NRUN76 &pound;2</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">/</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&pound;5</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">/</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&pound;10 </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">to 70070 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>eg. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">NRUN76 &pound;5</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #ff6600; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">THANK YOU for your support</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #ff6600; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #ff6600; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt; 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 make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So please dig deep and donate now. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£550.00
+ £78.63 Gift Aid
Online
£326.50
Offline
£223.50

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