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The Canal Challenge

Hello Scotland is raising money for Just A Drop

Participants: Bill Thomson, Elaine Hamilton, Lisa George, Kirsty MacNaughton, Kirsten McGuire

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The Canal Challenge · 21 April 2012

Just a Drop brings sustainable safe water, sanitation and hygiene projects to communities around the world. Safe water changes everything. It improves health, education, women's rights, leads to secure food sources, economic growth and brighter futures. It completely transforms lives.

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<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 16.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #71645e;">On the 21st April Hello Scotland, in partnership with Kingsfield Events, will be joined by friends from the Scottish tourism industry to cycle and canoe the Forth, Clyde and Union Canals from the west to the east of Scotland.&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #71645e;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 16.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #71645e;">TEAMS:<br>Hello Scotland<br>The Marriott Dalmahoy<br>Glengoyne Distillery<br>The Balmoral HotelDon't Have a Clue!<br>Water Weasels&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 16.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #71645e;">Teams of 4 will face a 55 mile cycle and 13 mile canoe in a bid to raise money for water charity Just a Drop.&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 16.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><em><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #71645e;">Just a Drop work on projects around the world striving to bring fresh water to those who need it most.&nbsp;A child dies every 20 seconds of a water-borne disease, and all it takes is just &pound;1 to provide a child with safe clean water for 10 years.</span></em><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #71645e;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 16.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #71645e;">As a group we hope that our friends, families, colleagues and industry partners will help us raise a fantastic &pound;5,000 for a special Just a Drop project.&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 16.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #71645e;">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-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #71645e;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£3,320.00
+ £445.00 Gift Aid
Online
£2,745.00
Offline
£575.00

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