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Tim and Yvonne's West Highland Way Challenge

Tim Stevens is raising money for Kidney Cancer UK
“West Highland Way Walk”

on 9 May 2012

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Kidney Cancer UK is the UK's leading kidney cancer charity. We support patients, carers and their families across the UK and fund research into improving survival rates of the disease. Thank you for your support. Kidney Cancer UK is the trading name of Kidney Cancer Care Ltd.

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<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: #1f497d;">We (Tim and Yvonne)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: #1f497d;"> have decided to walk the West Highland Way over the Jubilee weekend. For those of you that don&rsquo;t know, the West Highland Way or Slighe na G&agrave;idhealtachd an Iar, is a 96 mile trek which </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: #1f497d;">starts at<span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"> Milngavie</span> passes through <span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">Mugdock Country Park, </span>follows the shores of<span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"> Loch Lomond</span>, passing <span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">Ben Lomond</span>, through <span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">Glen Falloch</span> and <span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">Strathfillan</span>, crossing <span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">Rannoch Moor</span>, past<span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"> Buachaille Etive Mor </span>to the head of <span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">Glencoe,</span> up the<span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"> Devil&rsquo;s Staircase</span>, descending to cross the <span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">River Leven</span> at the head of <span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">Loch Leven</span> before entering <span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">Lairigmor</span> and <span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">Glen Nevis</span> and finishing in<span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"> Fort William&hellip;n</span>ot sure what we have really let ourselves in for!</span></strong></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: #1f497d;">We are planning to do this in 5 days (approx 19 miles a day) over<span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"> this</span> region of the beautiful <span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">Scottish Highlands, come rain or shine, midges or highland cows.&nbsp; </span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: #1f497d;">We</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: #1f497d;"> would be very grateful if you could support us in our cause to raise money for <em>The James Whale Fund</em>, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: #1f497d;">which is the UK&rsquo;s leading specialist kidney cancer charity. </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: #1f497d;">Sadly, we really don't need to mention the value in raising money for any cancer charity as the realisation that this disease will now affect us all at one stage of our lives, be it family members of friends.</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: #1f497d;">So dig deep and give us your pennies. In return, you can all help in dressing our blisters.</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: #1f497d;">Thanks as always.</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: #1f497d;">Wee Man and Y-Bird</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: #1f497d;">xxx<br></span></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,285.00
+ £245.00 Gift Aid
Online
£1,285.00
Offline
£0.00

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