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Cherry & Loretta Trek China

Nola Calladine is raising money for THE CHRISTIE CHARITY

Participants: Cherry Jackson & Loretta Hagger

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The Christie - Elise For Life Great Wall of China Trek · 30 October 2011 ·

The Christie charity provides enhanced services over and above what the NHS funds. Your support can help us to fund life-changing and potentially life-saving projects that will benefit cancer patients both now and in the future.

Story

<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;" lang="EN-US">In October <strong>Cherry </strong>and <strong>Loretta </strong>(unfortuntely I, Nola,&nbsp;can no longer go as I am expecting my second child in November), along with 132 other friends, family and colleagues of Elise will be heading out to China to trek the Great Wall, this is all in aid of <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Elise for Life</strong>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;" lang="EN-US">Elise was our sister; she was diagnosed with a rare form of Skin Cancer, Malignant Melanoma, on 4<sup>th</sup> January 2010. After a courageous battle with this indiscriminate disease she died on 3<sup>rd</sup> October 2010. During her illness Elise and her husband Mark set up <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Elise for Life</strong> an appeal within The Christie, one of Europe&rsquo;s leading Cancer hospitals, to raise <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">&pound;1 million. </strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;" lang="EN-US">The funds raised will be split equally between <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Melanoma Research</span></strong><span style="color: black;"> and the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New Clinical Trials Unit.&nbsp; </strong></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;" lang="EN-US">It is a fact that <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">one in three</strong> people will be diagnosed with cancer at some time in their life, with these odds there is no doubt that you will know someone, or be that one, who has been affected by this disease. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;" lang="EN-US">Please give generously; any sum will be greatly appreciated and help us reach our &pound;1million target.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;" lang="EN-US">Thanks</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;" lang="EN-US">Nola, Cherry&nbsp;&amp; Loretta</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£11,907.50
+ £1,073.60 Gift Aid
Online
£11,734.50
Offline
£173.00

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