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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: Optima; color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Optima;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dear All</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: Optima; color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Optima;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: Optima; color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Optima;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">At the end of June, 30 M&S colleagues and myself will attempt the 5 Peaks Challenge, i.e. climbing the following mountains in 48 hours, inc travel:</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: Optima; color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Optima;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 19pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima; mso-bidi-font-family: Optima;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scotland - Ben Nevis</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 19pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima; mso-bidi-font-family: Optima;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">England - Scafell Pike</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 19pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima; mso-bidi-font-family: Optima;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wales - Snowdon</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 19pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima; mso-bidi-font-family: Optima;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">Northern Ireland - Slieve Donard</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 19pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima; mso-bidi-font-family: Optima;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">Republic of Ireland - Carrauntoohil</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: Optima; color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Optima;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: Optima; color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Optima;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is quite a stretch and a real physical challenge in that time scale, but we are attempting to raise £1 million throughout M&S for three cancer charities, who specialise in early detection, awareness and counselling of sufferers and their families:</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: Optima; color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Optima;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 19pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima; mso-bidi-font-family: Optima;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">Breakthrough Breast Cancer</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 19pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima; mso-bidi-font-family: Optima;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">Action Cancer (NI)</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 19pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Optima; mso-bidi-font-family: Optima;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Marie Keating Foundation (RoI)</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: Optima; color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Optima;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: Optima; color: purple; mso-bidi-font-family: Optima;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #333333;">Over 400,000 people are diagnosed with cancer every year. Very few of us will not come into contact with the disease at some point in our lives, either ourselves or through a family member or friend. Attached below is the direct link to my Justgiving page. It is a very good way of making a contribution as your payment has 25% Gift Aid added to it automatically if you are a UK Taxpayer. I would be very grateful for any contribution you feel able to make, even just posting your good wishes would be enough and would give me the encouragement to complete this gruelling event. </span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;">Thanks again and i look forward to sharing my successes (and pain) with you all!</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;">Stuart</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #000000;">The total money raised will be split between the three charities (80% Breakthrough, 10% The Marie Keating Foundation, 10% Action Cancer).</span></span></p>