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<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">In September 2011, a group of mad people will embark on a bike ride from Basingstoke to Paris for our chosen charity ‘Children in Need’. </span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">The mission of ‘Children in Need’ is to make a positive change to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people right here in the UK. The vision is for a society where each and every child and young person is supported to realise their potential. </span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">For every penny you give to ‘Children in Need’, a penny will go to children experiencing behavioural or psychological disorders; living in poverty or suffering through illness, distress, abuse or neglect.</span></span></em><em><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic;"> </span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><em><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 140%; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">You only need to watch the programme to be compelled to donate, even if you're not a parent, there are always others less fortunate than us and our families, and a small amount can make all the difference. </span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">We leave Shire UK Head Office in Basingstoke on Friday 30 September 2011, and after what will undoubtedly be a challenging 190 miles, aim to arrive at Shire France Head Office located in Paris on Sunday 2 October 2011.</span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><em><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 140%; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">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 - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></span></em><em></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><em><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 140%; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">We genuinely believe we will achieve our goal of cycling 234 miles to arrive in Paris on 2 October 2011, so please dig deep and donate with any amount you can and make all the pain worth it! There will be photos to prove we really did it!</span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><em><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 140%; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">Shire have agreed they will make a donation based on our fundraising efforts so every penny you give will be supplemented by Shire.</span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">Thank you</span></span></em><em><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic;"> </span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">Michelle, Sarah, Chris, Karin, Robin, Jamie, Hugo, Martin, Neil and Steve</span></span></em></p>
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