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Trek for Joe / Brighton marathon

Kevin Pepper is raising money for Fight for Sight
“Walking Hadrian's wall / 2012 London Marathon”

on 10 January 2012

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Imagine being told that you, or someone you love, is losing their sight. In that moment, two profound questions demand urgent answers: Can this be stopped? How will I live my life? We fund the brilliant minds and bright ideas, putting change in sight for everyone impacted by vision loss.

Story

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;">In April 2012 a team of 10 intrepid middle aged men are walking Hadrian's Wall and as they begin their walk Dev Malhotra will be running the Brighton marathon.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;">Why you may ask?&nbsp; Kevin's son, Joe Pepper, has a condition called choroideremia which is a rare inherited eye disorder that causes progressive sight loss.&nbsp; We're raising money to help fund researchers at <a href="http://www.fightforsight.org.uk/project-display/items/52"><span style="color: black;">Imperial College London</span></a> who are investigating potential treatments for choroideremia.&nbsp; You can find out more about Joe's condition and about the team doing the Hadrian's Wall walk at <a href="http://www.trekforjoe.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: black;">www.trekforjoe.blogspot.com</span></a>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;">If you want to sponsor Darren, JP or Phil they've got their own fundraising pages (Darren and JP&rsquo;s employers may be able to match some of their donations).&nbsp; Click on the &ldquo;Trek for Joe&rdquo; fundraising team link below and you can donate in their name or click </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;">on</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"> <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/trekforjoe-daz">Darren</a>, <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/trekforjoe-jp">JP</a> or <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/philstrekforjoe">Phil</a>.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;">&nbsp; </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;">An easy way to donate is via text.&nbsp; Just text </span><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: red;">JOEP90</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;"> followed by the amount i.e. </span><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: red;">&pound;10</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;"> to </span><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: red;">70070</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;">.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;">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 - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black;">So please dig deep and donate now</span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£8,656.50
+ £1,429.84 Gift Aid
Online
£7,201.50
Offline
£1,455.00

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