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Seb Duarte's Page

Fernando Duarte is raising money for Bliss
“The birth of my son, Sebastian Marcos Hicks Duarte”

on 24 February 2012

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Bliss is the leading UK charity for babies born premature or sick. We rely on donations to fund our work but with one baby admitted to neonatal care every five minutes we don’t have the resources to reach every baby who needs us. Your donation can help Bliss ensure every baby gets the best care.

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<p>&nbsp;</p> <ul class="clear form-list" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; clear: both; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; border: 0px initial initial;"> <li style="padding-top: 8px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 19px; display: block; margin: 0px; border: 0px none #1c1c1c;"> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Three months earlier than expected, Sebastian Marcos Hicks Duarte came to this world on Feb 16th 2012, giving mummy and daddy a big scare. He is currently putting on a good fight towards recovery, thanks to the coordinated efforts of teams of doctors from at least two different hospitals - Princess Royal (Haywards Heath) and St. George's (London).</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">We are trying to help other babies like Seb to rely upon the appropriate care, which is much more than a matter of equipment or personnel. That is the reason we are raising funds for Bliss, the national charity devoted to the cause of premature and sick babies. Their efforts are as diverse as psychological support to families and the funding of new techniques and therapies aimed at improving survival chances.&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">We have benefited greatly from this charity already and while Seb battles on we'd like to raise money for other little ones too.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">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.</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">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 - one case raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Seb's parents are Beatles fans, so with a little help from their friends...</p> </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£6,655.00
+ £1,584.50 Gift Aid
Online
£6,655.00
Offline
£0.00

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