Story
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Hiya Friends,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; color: #ff00ff; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Although I am pretty unfit!!!! (shocking I know<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but those of you who have seen me recently might not be so shocked!!!!!) ...<span style="color: #ff00ff;"> I am attempting to walk a huge distance of 22.09km (yes, all in one go!!!) </span>to raise money for The Army Benevolent Fund/The Soldiers’ Charity. <span style="color: #0000ff;">This very “odd distance” represents 10 metres for each of the 2209 servicemen/women who have been killed or wounded in action in Afghanistan since 2001, (as at 31 December 2011).</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 14pt;">As a school community, we are very lucky to have such great links with our friends in the Armed Forces, who regularly support us with helicopter visits, Blues & Royals marching bands, all-school-curry-on-the-field events cooked in field kitchens, fun assault courses & paintballing and, of course, our very own regiment of Army Cadets! :-)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Personally, I just like to look at the <em>muscles</em> when they come to visit us, but that’s just me!!!</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;">We want to help look after them, and thier families, when they need a bit more help than usual.</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">I’m being totally cheeky (normal behaviour!), </span>and asking my lovely friends if they would like to sponsor me and help our brave boys and girls and their families to get on with their lives after their injuries.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Alternatively, you might like to come for a 13mile hike with me one weekend to help me get into training .... belive me, it's not a pretty sight! It's soooo nice when it stops! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Thanks ever so much Hunnies, you're the best!!!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Sarah. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</span></p>
<p>
<p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’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’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>