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<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Hi</span> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> everyone!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Most of you will know that I have bravely (or stupidly!) signed up for next year's Homeless International Community Challenge which means that next July I will substituting hair straighteners and high heels for walking boots and insect repellent and heading to Namibia. There I will be spending some time working on a community building project, supporting local people before embarking on a three-day challenging trek <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">through Namibia’s desert lands.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">As well raising awareness of international housing issues, I am also hoping to raise money for an organisation which does such amazing work in supporting slum dwellers to improve their lives and find lasting solutions to urban poverty.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">By the way, please excuse the photo to your left - I got well and truly stitched up by work colleagues but in the name of charity I thought I may as well keep it for the wider world to laugh at! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’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’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Thanks so much for visiting my page :-) </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;amp; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Vikki </span></p>
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