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Tackle Africa: Football Marathon 2011

Tawfique Choudhury is raising money for TackleAfrica

Participants: Toff Choudhury, Paul Mann, Jamie Hughes, Mike Holmes, Stu Waterman, Chris Smith, Michael Goulbourn, Richard Brown

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Tackle Africa - Football Marathon 2011 · 16 July 2011 ·

TackleAfrica uses the power and popularity of football to deliver HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) information and services to young people on football pitches across the continent

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<p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks for taking the time to visit our Just Giving Page.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">We're hoping to raise money for a charity called Tackle Africa (tackleafrica.org). Tackle Africa works to educate young people in sub-Saharan Africa about HIV and AIDS. Sub-Saharan Africa is the part of the world most affected by HIV and AIDS and young people are one of the groups most at risk of infection.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">We're hoping to raise money by taking part in what has tentatively been called a 'Football Marathon'. This event is taking place on Saturday, 16</span><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup><span style="font-size: small;"> July 2011, on Clapham Common and will involve playing football for 12 hours or so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Early hopes that the event would involve eating the chocolate bar formerly known as snickers have sadly been dashed.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Thankfully, w</span>e will be given a few breaks which will hopefully reduce the risks of any one or all of us keeling over.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">Obviously we&rsquo;ve all been involved in extensive and intensive training programmes and will undoubtedly give the opposition hell for the entire 12 hours. Alternatively, we will be left with no choice but to form a defensive wall in front of the goal and play for penalties.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">All in all, we&rsquo;re putting our bodies on the line for a great cause, and we&rsquo;d really appreciate any sponsorship money you could spare.</span></span></p> <p>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 - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p>

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£1,363.50
+ £130.88 Gift Aid
Online
£678.50
Offline
£685.00

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