<p>&nbsp;</p> <h2><strong>Intergalatic Towel Day - Friday 25 May 2012</strong></h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Towel Day</strong> is an annual celebration, as tribute to the late author <strong>Douglas Adams</strong> (1952-2001). It is customary on this day to proudly carry a towel in his honour.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="http://www.towelday.org/">http://www.towelday.org/</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000;">To anyone that has either read, listened or watched the &ldquo;Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy&rdquo;, the utility of knowing where your towel is, at all times, is beyond measure.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000;">Thales eSecurity will be supporting <strong>Towel Day 2012</strong> at each of its UK sites, and will be collecting on the day for the &ldquo;<strong>Alzheimer&rsquo;s Society</strong>&rdquo; from all participants. We certainly encourage individual sponsorship for participation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000;">Staff who do not bring their towel, or don&rsquo;t know where it is will be fined two earth pounds! Payments in <a title="8 Ningys to one Galactic PU" href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ningy">Ningys </a>will not be accepted.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000;">If you wish to participate, but will not be on site on the 25 May, <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>DON&rsquo;T PANIC!</strong></span> &nbsp;You can make your donations/fine-payments at your local reception prior to the event, or on the JustGiving website (<a href="http://www.justgiving.com/TeS-TowelDay2012">http://www.justgiving.com/TeS-TowelDay2012</a>).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000;"><em>All funds raised from this event will be donated on behalf of Thales e-Security to the Alzheimer&rsquo;s Society UK. For any further information on this event, please contact Jonathan Jenkyn (<a href="mailto:jonathan.jenkyn@thales-esecurity.com">jonathan.jenkyn@thales-esecurity.com</a>).</em></span></p> <h2><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; border-image: initial; font-weight: normal; padding: 0cm; border: 1pt none windowtext;">Thales Chosen Charity 2012</span></strong></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; color: #000000;">In 2012, Thales is supporting the Alzheimer's Society. The Alzheimer's Society supports people to live well with dementia today and funds research to find a cure for tomorrow. They rely on voluntary donations to continue their vital work.</span></p> <h2><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; border-image: initial; font-weight: normal; padding: 0cm; border: 1pt none windowtext;">JustGiving</span></strong></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; color: #000000;">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. 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 - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #000000;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span><em>&nbsp;</em></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>