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Sam's Friends of the Elderly page

Samantha Grant Young is raising money for Friends Of The Elderly

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Nice-Cannes Marathon · 20 November 2011

We aspire to a society where all older people are treated with respect and have the opportunity to live fulfilled lives. Our caring and grant services help older people experiencing loneliness, poverty or age related conditions, including dementia.

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;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</span></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;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm running a marathon. I'm doing it for lots of reasons but mostly:</span></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;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. I love running</span></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;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Raise money! The Friends of the Elderly provide practical services to support older people in day centres and care homes, and in their own homes. In the home they improve quality of life by offering things like regular companionship, help with shopping, meals, hairdressing, chiropody, bathing and laundry... little things that make a big difference. </span></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-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">But all this takes funding!</span></strong><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> If you can help a little or a lot, it makes a difference. &nbsp; </span></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;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">Donating through JustGiving is easy and totally secure. Your details will not be sold on and you will not receive unwanted emails. Your money will go directly to the charity. </span></span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£217.40
+ £50.60 Gift Aid
Online
£217.40
Offline
£0.00

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