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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #000080;">Update 29th May 2011. </span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;">Many thanks to our friends Nic and Dan, who auctioned their table decoration flowers at their recent wedding reception and donated the proceeds to charity.</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;">The Society also raises funds with used stamps. If you would like to donate yours, contact The Behcet's Syndrome Society <a href="http://www.behcets.org.uk/">http://www.behcets.org.uk/</a> </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;"> Please leave a small border around the stamps </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;"> Many thanks,</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;"> Bill, John and Rosemary xx</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;">The Pooley family and friends are taking part in the Orwell Sponsored Charity Walk, on 27<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><sup>th</sup> June 2010.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> We will be raising money for the Behcet’s Syndrome Society.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> Our aim is not just to raise funds, but also to raise awareness.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> The walk is between 3 and 25 miles. The start time is variable depending on distance intended.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><strong><span style="color: #000080;"> Mr John Smith is also raising funds the society by ‘being a Behcet’s sufferer for a day.’<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> He will live the life of someone with this disease, travelling from place to place in a wheelchair, giving out information, raising awareness and collecting funds.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> This will take place in Scotland.</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Just a few weeks to go until the sponsored walk! Thank you to everyone who has signed up for the walk and to those who have offered to help by sponsoring, donating refreshments and collecting. You can still sign up for the walk right up until the day. Online donations are accepted until September.</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Update, 22nd June. Just a few days to go now! Over 30 people signed up for the walk and many more sponsoring and donating. Thanks so much to those of you have donated via this page, all very much appreciated. For your information, Dan Pooley will be on Radio Suffolk from 1pm this Friday 25th June, talking about Behcet's Disease and fundraising.</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="color: #000080;"><strong>Many thanks to Dan who did a great job in his radio interview. Donations and pledges started coming in before he was offair! Thank you everyone.</strong> </span></span></span></p>
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