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<span style="color: #365f91; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">THINK BIG <span style="color: #365f91; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">– where a little help can make a big difference. <span style="color: #365f91; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">With a little bit of money and a whole load of support and training, young people from all around the UK are leading projects to make their communities better – Thanks to Think Big <span style="color: #365f91; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Join us in believing in young people. <span style="color: #365f91; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Many of the young people we help have difficult backgrounds. Many come from places where there aren’t many opportunities. They come from places where people have little expectations of them, so they have little expectations of themselves. <span style="color: #365f91; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Already this year Think Big has helped over 250 projects, and thousands of young people. Would you like to help them? <span style="color: #365f91; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">By donating to Think Big you will directly give young people the chance to stand up and make a positive difference. You will help young people to create community gardens, to help them run football clubs for others; you’ll help them to help themselves. <span style="color: #365f91; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Two little examples: <span style="color: #365f91; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Kings Lynn Discovery Centre <span style="color: #365f91; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;">is located in the not so nice parts of Kings Lynn, the young people there come from low income families, with low prospects. Jimmy Yallop and his team guide these youngsters to do positive things for their community. One youngster who before was out causing trouble, is now transforming a piece of waste land into a community garden and another is setting up a family club for new migrant families – thanks to funding and support from Think Big. <span style="color: #365f91; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;">City Equals are a small group young people with learning difficulties and disabilities aged 13 to 25 yrs. They work hard to be the voice of others with similar challenges.  They do outreach work within their local area – Sunderland; Helping community and youth clubs in the area. Could you help them to help more young people. <span style="color: #365f91; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">If you would like to make a difference simple donate here through our JustGiving site. Your details are safe we’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, your money will go directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer.