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Rotary Club of Medway Santa Fun Run

Stephen Holmes is raising money for Demelza Hospice Care for Children
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on 15 September 2011

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Demelza believes in care that doesn't back down. We deliver extraordinary care to extraordinary children who are facing serious or life-limiting conditions, throughout Kent, South East London and East Sussex.

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<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em>Thank you&nbsp;for visiting our fundraising page which is created to assist in providing memory-filled holidays for families living with life-limited child illness.</em></span></strong></p> <p>The Rotary Club of Medway is organising a Santa Fun Run this year to raise funds&nbsp; for Demelza Hospice Care for Children (Rotary-Demelza EuroDisney Holidays).</p> <p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;">If you are unable to take part in this event, but would like to donate to this&nbsp;worthwhile cause, please donate through this page</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Most families see an infinite future for their offspring</strong> &ndash; <span style="color: #000000;">we certainly expect</span></span> our children to outlive us.&nbsp; However, for families with a child who suffers a life-limiting illness the spectre of the &lsquo;perfect family life with a natural order&rsquo; is a dream they cannot realise.</p> <p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Demelza Hospice Care for Children</span></strong> already provides invaluable support and respite care for such families, enacting its theme of &lsquo;adding life to days, when days can&rsquo;t be added to life&rsquo;.</p> <p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Rotary-Demelza EuroDisney Holidays</strong></span> is a new venture organised by the Rotary Club of Medway to&nbsp; provide the opportunity for Demelza families to experience the sights, sounds and thrills of EuroDisney with the support of appropriate medical staff and able bodied Rotarians.</p> <p>The 4 day visit will be provided at no cost to the families and support will be provided by Rotary and Demelza volunteers whose sole purpose will be to ensure that every wish of the family members is a<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lsquo;Dream come true&rsquo;.</p> <p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Rotary Club of Medway</span></strong>&nbsp; -&nbsp; has provided hands on organisation and support for hundreds of disabled children, able bodied buddies and respite for the families of disabled children through its Handicamp and Demelza holidays over the last 25yrs.&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Help from other Rotary Clubs</strong></span>&nbsp; These holidays have only been possible through the vital funding and support received from other Rotary Clubs throughout the South East of England.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">Financial and practical help from the community</span></strong> will be necessary to make Rotary-Demelza EuroDisney Holidays a reality.<br><br></p> <p><br>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>

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