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Commando Spirit Series - Escape the Dunker · 17 September 2011 ·

When Royal Marines and their families need help, we’re there - with practical, financial, and emotional support for life.

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<p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;" lang="EN-GB"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Welcome to my fundraising page;</span></span></strong></span></p> </p> <p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></span></strong></p> </p> <p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">As you probably know I have taken on the challenge of raising &pound;10,000 for our Royal Marines&ndash; </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">A&nbsp;terrifying exercise all Royal Marines face as part of their arduous training to gain their green beret. </span></span></p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><strong>So what will I be doing in September 2011? </strong></span></span></p> <p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Well, I will be trained at the Underwater Escape Training Unit and then I will be strapped into a fuselage and required to escape from a somewhat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>frighteningly realistic simulation of a helicopter crash at sea, in the dark, upside down, using the correct procedure. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>I would be hugely grateful for your sponsorship!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><strong>Why the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund?</strong></span></span></p> <p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund helps Royal Marines and their families when they need it most. They aid the wounded and injured. They give quality of life to those returning from operations. And when the worst happens, they support the families of those who die in service. The RMCTF has the widest purposes of almost any service charity - quite simply, the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund will help when others cannot.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Do take a look at the below video for more information:</span></p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1AUo1pnoVM"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: windowtext;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1AUo1pnoVM</span></span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;</span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></span></span></p> <p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </p>

Donation summary

Total
£11,007.00
+ £2,016.37 Gift Aid
Online
£9,907.00
Offline
£1,100.00

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