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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I know what it’s like this time of year, being inundated with endless links to sponsorship forms, so I apologise...However, it’s now my turn to ask and I would really appreciate you help and support.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m raising money for The Children's Society by taking part in the 10k run. </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As many of you know, I'm quite an active person but running has never really been my specialty, mainly due to countless football injuries. However, I'm hoping to do it under 50mins... so wish me luck!</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I've had a very privileged upbringing and always been surrounded by close friends and family. Unfortunately, this is not the case for many children who for various reasons find themselves on their own...</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">At The Children's Society, our priority is children who have nowhere else to turn. Like the 100,000 young people who run away from home each year, usually because family life has become intolerable. </span></em><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We work tirelessly to give the most disadvantaged and vulnerable young people a better start in life. We transform the lives of over 44,000 children and young people each year and we couldn’t do this without your help.</span></span></em></p>
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