<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Romanian Orphanage</span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">As you know, for many years I have been taking lorry loads of charitable goods to a number of orphanages in Romania and I am planning another trip this July.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The economic crisis has hit Romania particularly hard and, for example, in one of the orphanages the local authority has not been able to pay the staff there for many months. Both the staff and the children are in a very precarious position.</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">I am writing to ask if you are able to help with a donation, both to help fund the costs of the trip and also to provide much needed supplies for the orphanages. I am seeking to raise &pound;7,500. The tractor unit and trailer are being provided free of charge and I have a sponsor for the fuel cost so I only need to cover the ferry, tolls and insurance costs (about &pound;1,500). Any additional funds will go towards the load and to the charity. </span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> </p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">Thank you in advance for your help.</span></p>