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Mark and Scarlett's JustGiving page - Brighton Marathon 2012

Scarlett and Mark is raising money for The Clock Tower Sanctuary

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Brighton Marathon 2012 · 15 April 2012 ·

The Clock Tower Sanctuary is the only day centre service for young people experiencing homelessness in Brighton and Hove. We offer practical support as well as information, advice and guidance to provide our young people with the safe, supportive space they need to shape their futures.

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<p><span style="color: #a6a6a6;"><span style="font-size: 27px;"><strong> </strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #73645d; min-height: 11.0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #10bff2; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">26.2 Miles&hellip;</span></strong><span style="font-size: 20.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #10bff2; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border-image: initial; padding: 0cm; border: 1pt none windowtext;">&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #2d5d8e; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">As some of you may have heard we&rsquo;re going to be running the Brighton Marathon 2012.</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #2d5d8e; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #2d5d8e; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #2d5d8e; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We will be running, jogging, walking then in all likelihood crawling the 26 miles to the end of the Marathon on Sunday 15th April</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #2d5d8e; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #2d5d8e; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We have been training hard but it's definitely going to be tough. With all of your support I know we will have the motivation to get over the finishing line :-)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #2d5d8e; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #2d5d8e; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">This is our first marathon &amp; we&rsquo;re supporting the fantastic work of a local Brighton charity&nbsp;</span><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #2d5d8e; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Clock Tower Sanctuary</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #2d5d8e; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #2d5d8e; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The young people who use the services at The Clock Tower Sanctuary have usually experienced extremely challenging early lives. Many come from broken or dysfunctional homes. Occasionally their early experiences include neglect and/or abuse in households where alcohol or drug dependence or violence are routine. Others may have behavioural or mental health problems that become unmanageable for their families.&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #2d5d8e; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #2d5d8e; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">When they leave home, these young people often turn to other family and friends, becoming part of the &lsquo;hidden homeless&rsquo;. Once their hospitality has been exhausted, they may end up sleeping rough or in temporary/emergency accommodation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #2d5d8e; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Clock Towers Sanctuary&rsquo;s principal aim is to encourage, challenge and inspire young people who are homeless to transform their lives and, through early intervention prevent them from becoming homeless over the long-term.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;">Your donation will make a difference to these peoples' lives, and may even offer them some hope for a better life :-)</span></strong><strong></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border-image: initial; padding: 0cm; border: 1pt none windowtext;">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: #10bff2; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Thank you for visiting our JustGiving page</span></em></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£820.00
+ £192.50 Gift Aid
Online
£820.00
Offline
£0.00

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