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Nick and Dan's Pound for Pound Challenge

Nick Burkmar is raising money for Forest Holme Hospice Charity
“Pound for Pound Challenge”

on 2 April 2012

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Forest Holme Hospice Charity ensures that everyone in our community affected by a life-limiting illness or bereavement gets the care and support they need, either at home or in our dedicated hospice facility.

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Updated on Nov 25th 2012 at 9:31 PM from the JustGiving API

Thankyou everyone for support!

<p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">In aid of&nbsp;<strong>Friends of Forest Holme</strong>, Nick and Dan would like to invite you for sponsor them for their&nbsp;<strong>&lsquo;Pound for Pound&rsquo;</strong>&nbsp;challenge that they will be participating in over the Summer from the 7&nbsp;of April to Saturday the 1&nbsp;of September.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">How the Pound for Pound Challenge Works</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Those that know Nick and Dan know the pair of them are no strangers to a few pints and more than a few fast food outlets in the local area!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">They are prepared to give that up, get in the gym and sweat the pounds off for your sponsorship.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">For every pound either Nick or Dan loses, we ask that &pound;1 be donated to Forest Holme, i.e. If one of them loses a stone over the period, we ask that &pound;14 would be donated as the sponsorship.&nbsp;(50p per lb optional)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The more pounds they shed, the more they raise for Forest Holme.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">If you could spare the money to sponsor either Nick or Dan for the challenge we would be extremely thankful and will do our utmost to shed the pounds.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">In giving your email address as well as signing up for sponsorship, we will provide updates of our progress in the middle of May, June, July and August so you can all check up on how the pair of us are getting on!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The final weigh in takes place on Saturday the 1st of September 2012. And ask that the final loss be donated at the end of the challenge.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">However, straight donations are also very much welcome to kickstart the challenge and give us the motivation we need to hit our target of &pound;500!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So please dig deep and sign up now by contacting us on either 'nburkmar@yahoo.co.uk' to sponsor Nick.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Or 'danrose_2@hotmail.com' to sponsor Dan.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Its going to be a long few months for us both but will all be worth it with your help!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">&nbsp;</span></p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> </span></p> </p> </p> </p>

Donation summary

Total
£662.32
+ £122.00 Gift Aid
Online
£662.32
Offline
£0.00

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