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Matthew Adams is raising money for The Get A-Head Charitable Trust

Participants: Richard 'racing snake' Sherwin, Paul 'shinsplintz' Burden, Neil 'what wall?' Jenkins, Richard 'hobble' Wilson, Matt 'struggle' Adams, Charles Jaggard

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Brighton Marathon 2012 · 15 April 2012 ·

The Get A-Head Charitable Trust is dedicated to fighting head and neck cancer and other diseases by raising awareness, education, medical research, the purchase of vital medical equipment that the NHS cannot afford and the provision of free Complementary therapies such as Acupuncture, Reflexology, Reike and Chinese Massage.

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<p class="yiv1771227509MsoNormal" style="background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;">Paul Burden, Neil Jenkins, Richard Sherwin. </span></p> <p class="yiv1771227509MsoNormal" style="background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="yiv1771227509MsoNormal" style="background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;">These three unlikely lads </span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;">have foolishly signed up to haul their sorry, almost 40 year old, bodies around the 26.2 miles of this year's Brighton Marathon on April 15th </span></p> <p class="yiv1771227509MsoNormal" style="background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="yiv1771227509MsoNormal" style="background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;">Why on earth are we doing this? - Our mate Mel suffers from <span style="padding: 0cm; border: 1pt windowtext;">Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC), an incredibly rare and (currently) incurable form of cancer</span>. So we are all running to raise money and awareness for Get-a-Head, a fantastic charity that supports research into AAC. Mel and Charlie have recently had twin babies - so even more reason to find a cure ASAP</span></p> <p class="yiv1771227509MsoNormal" style="background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p class="yiv1771227509MsoNormal" style="background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;">To find out more about ACC, the research agenda that we are supporting please visit <a href="http://www.end2end4acc.co.uk/"><span style="color: #1f497d;">www.end2end4acc.co.uk</span></a>.</span></p>

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£3,227.40
+ £659.35 Gift Aid
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£3,227.40
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