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STL's Fire & Glass Walk Donation Page

Charlotte Burgess is raising money for SpecialEffect

Participants: Brendon Cross, Peppa Campbell, Peter Allen and Charlie Burgess

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STL Fire and Glass Walk · 29 March 2012

SpecialEffect enable fun, inclusion, independence and a better quality of life for physically disabled people across the world through the inspirational use of adaptive technology.

Story

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Thanks for taking the time to visit&nbsp;STL's JustGiving page.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">STL have put together a team with the aim to raise as much money as possible for SpecialEffect by taking part in a Fire &amp; Glass Walk event on 29 March 2012.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">SpecialEffect is a small West Oxfordshire charity dedicated to helping all young people with disabilities to enjoy video games and other creative interests through cutting edge technology - for rehabilitation, inclusion and pure fun!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The charity specialises in Eye Control Technology. Imagine: You wake up after an accident. You can&rsquo;t move anything except your eyes. And you can&rsquo;t speak. That&rsquo;s when SpecialEffect can help. Through eye-movement alone, they help people operate a computer for communication, independence, work and of course to experience the joy of games.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Two of the young people the charity help are Charlotte and Tim. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Tim has severe cerebral palsy and can be seen in this BBC coverage narrated by Dr Who David Tennant being helped by SpecialEffect Directior and Founder Mick Donegan, and shows the type of massive impact this small charity is having.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">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.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So please dig deep and donate now. Thank you!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">From the STL Team - Brendon, Peppa, Peter and Charlie</span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,440.00
+ £205.00 Gift Aid
Online
£1,440.00
Offline
£0.00

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