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Peter Lockey is raising money for Women's Aid Federation Of England
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Virgin London Marathon 2012 · 22 April 2012 ·

Last year alone, 1.4 million women experienced domestic abuse in England & Wales. Behind every statistic is a woman whose life has been shaped by control & fear. Women's Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse and create a safer world for women & children.

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<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">I'm going to be running the London Marathon on the 22nd April 2012</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"> to raise much needed funds for a lesser known charity, Women's Aid. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">Women's Aid is the national domestic violence charity that helps&nbsp;up to&nbsp;250,000 women and children&nbsp;every year.&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">They work to end violence against women and children, and&nbsp;support&nbsp;over 500 domestic and sexual&nbsp;violence services across the country.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">The charity has a comparably small fundraising income and <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">the monies you donate will make a huge difference to them</strong>, especially as the Government is reducing funding for a range of their essential services, including refuges.</span></p> <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 - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p> </p>

Donation summary

Total
£3,061.50
+ £237.13 Gift Aid
Online
£2,861.50
Offline
£200.00

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