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Nick Smith is raising money for Alzheimer's Society
“Nick Smith's fundraising”

on 22 July 2011

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At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today, and providing hope for the future by campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be and funding groundbreaking research.

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<p><strong>Win two tickets to a Cardiff Blues home game + a SIGNED rugby ball by visiting <a title="clicking here" href="http://fb.me/1c79rWAij">http://fb.me/1c79rWAij</a>. You can also text a donation by texting KILI60 +&nbsp;your donation in &pound; to 70070, eg. KILI60 &pound;10</strong>.</p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: black;">In Feburary 2012, I will take on the challenge of trekking the 5,896m high Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society and Alzheimer's Scotland.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: black;"><br></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; background: white;">My fundraising will aim to help 300 people live better with dementia</span><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; background: white;">&nbsp;for every day of the partnership. The Tesco Charity of the Year partnership will fund new research, provide dementia support professionals to help those living with the condition and a Dementia Community Roadshow that will travel around the UK raising awareness of dementia and encourage people worried about their memory to visit their GP&rsquo;s.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: &#39;lucida grande&#39;, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="display: inline;"><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; background: white;">This charity is very important to me because two of my relatives have suffered from this distressing and debilitating disease. I have witnessed the effect that Alzheimer&rsquo;s has, not just on the sufferer, but also their family, carers and friends. Taking part in this huge challenge will help p</span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; background: white;">eople living with, and to help families who have been affected by dementia in our local community and across the UK. Each step I take up Kilimanjaro will act as a huge morale booster as I will know that I will be helping more people live well with dementia.</span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; background: white;"><br></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; padding: 0cm; border: 1pt none windowtext;">Thanks for visiting my JustGiving page.<span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">&nbsp;</span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: black; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; padding: 0cm; border: 1pt none windowtext;">You can find out more about dementia and my trek by visiting these websites:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; padding: 0cm; border: 1pt none windowtext;"><a href="http://www.alzheimers.org.uk">http://www.alzheimers.org.uk</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; padding: 0cm; border: 1pt none windowtext;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/TrekKilimanjaro">http://www.facebook.com/TrekKilimanjaro</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; padding: 0cm; border: 1pt none windowtext;"><br></span></p> <p><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; background: white;">So please dig deep and donate now. Every single penny counts.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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+ £367.48 Gift Aid
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