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Sue's Everest Challenge

Sue Day is raising money for Wooden Spoon
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Wooden Spoon Everest Challenge · 29 September 2011 ·

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RCN 326691 (England & Wales), SC039247 (Scotland)
Wooden Spoon is the children’s charity of rugby. Our vision is that through the power of rugby every child and young person across the UK & Ireland, no matter what their background has access to the same opportunities.

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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my Just Giving page.&nbsp; In October I&nbsp;am climbing to Everest base camp (height 5,500m) to raise money for the children&rsquo;s rugby charity Wooden Spoon and would be very grateful if you would consider sponsoring me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>Just to reassure you, I will be paying for the cost of my trip and so every penny you donate will go to the charity.&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN">In the UK, one child in every hundred suffers from a lifelong disability that will profoundly affect his or her ability to lead a full and happy life and more than 3.5 million young people grow up in low income households or live in an environment where they are subjected to poverty of aspiration.&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN;" lang="EN">Wooden Spoon is a rugby charity dear to my heart which is dedicated to helping&nbsp;these kids&nbsp;to live happier, richer lives through outreach programmes and capital projects to build community facilities.&nbsp;&nbsp;So please dig deep and donate now.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£4,815.00
+ £676.07 Gift Aid
Online
£3,105.00
Offline
£1,710.00

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