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Thalia Griffiths is raising money for Emmaus UK
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Virgin London Marathon 2012 · 22 April 2012 ·

Emmaus is a movement of charities that empowers people to overcome homelessness. We provide the foundation of a home and life-changing tailored support.

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<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Not my best ever race, but I finished! I ran a good first half, then my knee blew up and I hobbled the rest of the way. &nbsp;It was amazing how many supporters were still out there, cheering and handing out jelly babies.&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks to all of you who supported me last year! You helped equip rooms for the first phase of accomodation at the new Emmaus Hastings &amp; Rother community, but now we're ready to add a second phase.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; background: white;">Emmaus is a worldwide movement that aims to take people out of homelessness and give them a home and a job.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff;">Emmaus communities are self-supporting thanks to their recycling business selling donated furniture and household goods.</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Hastings &amp; Rother, where I'm a trustee, is the 21st community to open in the UK, and already has nine residents, with work under way to add rooms for another six this spring.</span></span><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;;">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 - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£2,123.00
+ £341.75 Gift Aid
Online
£1,697.00
Offline
£426.00

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