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<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">THANKYOU to everyone for your amazing support during 2008/09 where we raised a total</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">o</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">f</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> £16,299 </span></span><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="color: #000000;">for</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> predominantly </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #000080;">The ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL</span> and Leukaemia Research in memory of </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000080; font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">NEIL BARNARD. </span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000080; font-size: x-small;">2008 Page :<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/charlietipper">www.justgiving.com/charlietipper</a></span></span></span></strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000080;"><strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">The Ironman Distance Triathlon is a 2.4 Mile Swim, followed by a 112 Mile Cycle, concluding with 26.2 Mile Marathon Run. </span></strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><strong>I have completed Ironman UK in September 2008 in 12 hours 46 minutes; Ironman Australia in April 2009 in 12 hours 15, & finally Ironman UK at the new course in Bolton, on August 2nd, 2009 in 12 hours 5 minutes (305th/1381 Competitors)</strong></span></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">As many of you know raising funds for The Royal Marsden Hospital is a major goal of mine. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;">To</span> </span></strong></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>secure my place at IM UK 09 I have guaranteed personally to raise a £1000 for Scope, this years registered Charity at IM. Any sponsorship over £1000 will go <span style="color: #ff0000;">direct </span>to the Royal Marsden. So this years fundraising target would present The RMH with a much <span style="color: #ff0000;">bigger </span>cheque for 2009. (please refer to my 2008 fundraising page <a href="../charlietipper">www.justgiving.com/charlietipper</a> for more info).</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>My <span style="color: #ff0000;">primary</span> reason for competing in <span style="color: #ff0000;">any </span>of these events was to support The Neil Barnard Memorial Fund. Close family friends, Terry and Brenda Barnard, lost their son Neil to leukaemia in 1994 aged 21. He was a great guy who fought for four years against his illness with much dignity. Neil was treated at the Royal Marsden Hospital, </strong><strong>the worlds’ oldest hospital, dedicated to cancer treatment, research and education. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Terry has maintained a close tie with the hospital, creating a relationship with Amanda Heaton (the Fundraising and Community Development manager at the RMH). This has enabled the proceeds he has raised in the last 15 years through various fundraising activities to <span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #000080;">directly benefit the patients</span></span>,</span></strong> <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #000080;">which the NHS does not automatically supply.</span></span> These Funds have provided medical provisions such as a blood cell counting machine and automatic blood pressure monitors. Also electric beds, exercise bikes, televisions and dvd players help to make the patients recovery more comfortable.</strong> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Our sponsorship will go <span style="text-decoration: underline;">directly</span> to the ward Neil was a patient on. With the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">help</span> of Terry and Amanda, my sponsors will know <span style="text-decoration: underline;">exactly</span> what they have helped to provide with their generosity. I receive a cheque personally from scope which I will immediately give direct to the Royal Marsden - <span style="color: #ff0000;">it could not be more direct - NOT 1 PENNY WASTED.</span></strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">All the Very Best,</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Charlie </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: small;">(<span style="color: #0000ff;">Sponsor-Tip</span>)</span></strong></p>
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